SCAFFOLDING / Palatti China: Exploring Chongqing, Southwest University Art Museum, Beibei, Chongqing 2007  SCAFFOLDING, intervention untitled slide show (40 images)    EXPLORING CHONGQING Early September 2007, Palatti set out for China’s heartland, to the municipality of Chongqing. Laying at the banks of the Yangtze, the Great River, Chongqing is the designated economic hub and area of growth of southwest China. A place where the spirit of modern China is present in full; its ambitions, energy and constant flux. Not a place well suited to the nostalgic European soul, changing more rapidly than one can look back. A place were anything seems to go. It could be the embodiment of the fascinating relationship the Chinese have with their future: the future is always perfect. On September 30th, an exhibition opened at Southwest University, in the district of Beibei. PALATTI CHINA: EXPLORING CHONGQING Exhibition from September 30 – October 7, 2007 Southwest University Art Museum, Beibei, Chongqing/ China Participating artists: Audrey Bakx, Anna Bas Backer, Mirya Gerardu, Aurelio Kopainig, Julia Mensch, Sara Pape García, Betty Ras, Paul Steenberghe PALATTI Palatti is an artist-run collective that organises exhibitions at international locations. The exhibitions are preceded by a short residency, ranging from three to six weeks, during which the works are created and the exhibition is put together. The group is an informal network of visual artists of different nationalities, working in different countries. Most of the artists participating, met during their period of study at the Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The media they use range from painting, drawing, and photography to installations, animation and other new media. Their approach varies, from formal or poetic, to socially engaged and political. Their common background serves as a foundation, allowing the individual practices to converge in a single but collaborative exhibition. Palatti projects create a framework and catalyst for experience and interaction. The participating artists live and work closely together in an unfamiliar context, exchanging their ideas and inspirations while absorbing the physical and cultural environment. During this time they engage with the local community, creating interaction, dialogue and further understanding. The creation of works in situ is considered an essential part of the project. The resulting exhibition can thus be seen as a dialogue between the artists and the local situation. www.palatti.net |
