“Le Département des Expositions et des Collections d’Art de la BA lance une exposition intitulée : « L’art de rester à la maison : », le mardi 8 décembre 2020, à 13 heures, dans les deux salles d’Exposition Est et Ouest, au Centre de Conférences de la BA.

L’exposition est organisée à la lumière de ce que le monde entier a vécu depuis le début de l’année 2020, et de la situation difficile à laquelle est confrontée la génération actuelle en raison de la pandémie de coronavirus (COVID-19), et des procédures mondiales imposées de confinement et de distanciation sociale.

L’exposition se tient jusqu’au lundi 28 décembre 2020. Elle est ouverte au public du samedi au jeudi de 9h30 à 18h00, sauf les vendredis et les jours fériés.”

“The Art of Staying at Home
Who could have foreseen the events that overtook the world at the start of this year? We are already in December 2020! Where has the time gone? Work has halted, personal plans have been disrupted, and people have been confined to their homes. Time has evaporated between quarantine, isolation, precautionary measures, fear, anxiety, stress, and boredom. Among those who were confounded on how to spend this abnormal period were artists; like most people, some knew how to use their time wisely, while many closed in on themselves, feeling confused and anxious about these unusual circumstances. Their impressions of how they felt about that time were what we sought to observe in this exhibition, with the aim of sharing our own experiences and feelings during this critical phase with each other.”

Gamal Hosni,
Director Art Exhibitions and Collections Department

Bonnie Baxter, LOCKDOWN, 2020, 50 x 70 cm, Impression numérique sur aluminium / Digital Print on Aluminum

Bonnie Baxter, Phase One, 2020, 50 x 70 cm, Impression numérique sur aluminium / Digital print on Aluminum

“The Confinement Series began while working on my eco-dystopian series, RatKind. The shocking images of children in cages, separated from their parents by the order of the American president Donald Trump made an irreversible impression of the North American morality, and deeply impacted my optimism for a positive response to climate change. With the event of the SARS-CoV-2, this impression has been reinforced in unimaginable ways. It has given new depth to the image of a younger generation held captive by the limited imagination, empathy, and courage of several governments around the world. The images were shot and then processed through standard and infra-red spectrums.” Bonnie Baxter