Exhibit B
T0287918584
Exhibit B lies somewhere between performance and exhibition. 13 tableau vivant installations featuring black performers look at the themes of racism, 'othering' and the colonial history of Europe in Africa. This deeply moving work, researched and created by South African artist Brett Bailey, gazes into the hidden Curiosity Cabinets of European racism. It focuses on the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when Europe's powers scrambled for Africa's rich resources, and the continent's scientists formulated the pseudo-scientific racial theories that continue to warp perceptions, with horrific consequences. Drawing on the 'human zoos' and ethnographic displays so popular during this period, this site-specific exhibit places Africans and African asylum-seekers in display cases, unpacking the histories, and turning the gaze back on Europeans.
Archive :: production:T0287918584, play:S203276675, venue:V1233
Third World Bunfight
Running time: A walk through performance lasting 25mins approx. Part of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. Funded by the City of Edinburgh Council, and Creative Scotland through National Lottery funding Supported by the Department of Arts and Culture, South Africa. Edinburgh International Festival. This event takes place at Playfair Library Hall, Old College, South Bridge, University of Edinburgh EH8 9YL
