08.07. – 24.11.2024
Jameel Arts Centre. Dubai, UAE.
Installation view of artist’s room: augustine paredes. jameel arts centre, dubai, uae.
Augustine Paredes artist's room explores his relationship to identity and family. Focusing on his personal journey as a migrant - constantly navigating between time, places and identities - the works delve into the complexities of his own experiences and the enduring effects of colonialism.
Augustine's practice has primarily centred on photography. Gradually moving away from the camera as a main source of image-making, he has embraced a more process-based approach that focuses on the inherent qualities and agency of materials used within his work. This shift has led him to reconnect with his own history and memories, while confronting the challenges and violence he's endured as a migrant.
One central work in the exhibition, Mother is a portrait of Marife, Augustine's mother, an important figure in his life that embodies his connection to nome and sense or belonging. Other works present traces of burns, verses of poems, paintings, ink stains, fibres, pearls and wool threads. Together these works explore the artists reflections on guilt, desire and devotion.
Curated by Dawn Ross