Nomadic Subjects
The exhibit works to illicit a response to the question: “who are you?” by exploiting the provocative nature of labelling. The exhibit asks people to reflect on the significance of difference in the construction of identity with the simultaneous inadequacy/destructive perception of the labels themselves.
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L'exposition vise à susciter une réponse à la question: «qui êtes-vous?» En exploitant le caractère provocateur de l'étiquetage. L'exposition demande aux gens de réfléchir à la différence entre la construction identitaire et la perception simultanée d'inadéquation / de destruction des étiquettes elles-mêmes.
This interactive exhibit will provide participants the resources to create their own labels to answer simple but provocative questions, such as: “who are you?” or “where are you from?” First attaching their labels to a length of string, the participants will have the chance to weave this thread onto a simply-constructed, unobtrusive armature, creating a web that will progress from simplistic to complex throughout the night as more labels are added or connected. This self-organized spatial response to the theme will act to deconstruct the idea of identity while visually representing a collective idea of community.
