The artists Arjuna Neuman and Denise Ferreira da Silva have been collaborating on several moving image works over the last decade that propose to decentre the human in how we think about the world.
Spectacular footage of nature mixes with animation and text excerpts with soundtracks that include classic Blues tracks and creole rap music. Together, these elements form a sensual universe where traditional hierarchies are undermined and alternatives to global crises, related to climate change, war and colonialism, begin to take shape. With the four elements of earth, water, fire and air as central the exhibition presents alternative sources of knowledge and ways of thinking inspired by poetry, philosophy, tarot cards, quantum physics and nature itself.
The title is derived from Denise Ferreira da Silva book Unpayable Debt (2022), which uses African American sci-fi author Octavia Butler’s book Kindred to show the racist and colonialist underpinnings of the concepts of “debt” and “value”.
The reference material for the films is presented in the exhibition, inviting deeper engagement with the broader framework of Corpus Infinitum.
Corpus Infinitum is organized by MUNCH in collaboration with MACBA Museum d’Art Contemporani.
Image above: Installation view of the exhibition Corpus Infinitum, Apr. 28th to Oct. 15th, 2023. MACBA Collection. Study Centre. MACBA Historical Fonds. © MACBA Museum d’Art Contemporani © Artwork: Arjuna Neuman, Denise Ferreira da Silva. Photo: Miquel Coll
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