Roo Dhissou: Courses for Dis-Course(s)
GLOAM presents: Roo Dhissou’s Courses for Dis-Course(s)
In Courses for Dis-Course(s), artist Roo Dhissou conjures up a space for dining, eating, cooking and gathering that manifests in a sort of kitchen, dining room, café, restaurant, chill space. The project includes a series of exhibitions and dining events for British South Asian artists that will take place at GLOAM in Sheffield and Primary in Nottingham. Roo wants to explore who gets a seat at the table, the politics of orthodoxies, the art space, the home, the kitchen and the gallery by presenting a new body of sculptural, functional and architectural works that employ a variety of British Asian visual languages, culinary traditions and materiality.
Langar Thalis inlaid with gut health tips, Cha stations, posh tea sets, Manjis, Rugs, Yoga Mats, seed charts, tablecloths embroidered with political and theoretical texts, as well as Spotify playlists made during the course of the project will fill the spaces. Questioning how hosting through conviviality, cooking, eating together and conversation can create complex spaces for complaint, lament, bonding, stickiness, nuance, and the opportunity to be both comfortable and discomforted in our differences, similarities and oppositions. The installation will be used by visitors and animated with additional public events. A publication and podcast will be produced documenting conversations and other outcomes.
Courses for Dis-Course(s) is a programme created by Roo Dhissou in partnership with GLOAM and part of Primary’s Nourishment programme, a long-term project that delves into food justice, nourishment, growing and sustainable food systems.Together along with the artist, GLOAM and Primary are working on a new form of artist-institution relationships that nurture equity and reciprocity. This project is supported by Arts Council England.
Afternoon Launch (all welcome): 1 July (12–4)
Exhibition Open: 1 July – 29 July 2023
Opening Times: This exhibition included a mix of public and closed events.
Open to the public on weekends (Saturday & Sundays 12-4).
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https://roodhissou.com/
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