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East Gallery – located at the heart of the Norwich campus, the gallery hosts international exhibitions.
Tuesday 1 October 2024 – Saturday 2 November 2024
Norwich University of the Arts is pleased to present the first exhibition of the East Gallery Fellows 2023-4, with Divine Southgate-Smith.
Tuesday 1 October – Saturday 2 November 2024 | East Gallery
There will be a launch event for this project on Saturday 28 September, 1-3pm at East Gallery.
Free refreshments will be served and all are welcome.
Over the past year, Southgate-Smith has used the research-based Fellowship programme to ‘launch a speculative and material investigation into the archive of African expression through craft and design’. ‘The archive is porous’, Southgate-Smith comments, alluding to the many voids in the official record of indigenous peoples. The resulting history, often constructed through colonial collecting and cataloging processes, she/they conjecture, cannot be considered as representing time or people in a linear manner.
“Am I porous or am I imploding?” is a rumination on a familiar and ubiquitous form: the bead. Present in all cultures, in all times across the world, and particularly speaking to Southgate-Smith’s Togolese heritage, it holds equal significance for maker and viewer. Five artworks created while on residency offer a set of artifacts for a new, pluralistic history which interweaves the archive, and a contemporary lived experience.
East Gallery is based in the heart of Norwich, our address is:
Cavendish House
St Andrews Street
Norwich
NR2 4AE
East Gallery – located at the heart of the Norwich campus, the gallery hosts international exhibitions.
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The first exhibition of the East Gallery Fellows 2023-4, with Divine Southgate-Smith.
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The second in a series of talks connected to the exhibition EASTinternational: Unpacking the Archive
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The first in a series of talks connected to the exhibition, EASTinternational: Unpacking the Archive
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Please join us for what promises to be a fantastic evening with a range of artworks on display
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Opening times:
Tuesday – Friday 12–5pm, Saturday 12–4pm
Admission free
East Gallery: 01603 610561
+44 (0)1603 610561