Ayman Ramadan
29 May - 15 Jun 2011
AYMAN RAMADAN
Until
29 May – 15 June , 2011
The individual’s ability to patiently endure is subtly put to the test in Ayman Ramadan’s newest work, Until. Conceived of prior to January 25, Until is a poignant testimony to the pre-revolutionary moment. In the video, a painful operation is enacted upon the subject, in the same way that certain historical narratives are enacted upon us by the higher powers that author them. And so, Ramadan asks, when will the man in the video no longer be able to endure the pain? When will we gain agency over the authorship of our own histories?
The viewer is left to decide if, with the revolution, these questions have been answered.
Until
29 May – 15 June , 2011
The individual’s ability to patiently endure is subtly put to the test in Ayman Ramadan’s newest work, Until. Conceived of prior to January 25, Until is a poignant testimony to the pre-revolutionary moment. In the video, a painful operation is enacted upon the subject, in the same way that certain historical narratives are enacted upon us by the higher powers that author them. And so, Ramadan asks, when will the man in the video no longer be able to endure the pain? When will we gain agency over the authorship of our own histories?
The viewer is left to decide if, with the revolution, these questions have been answered.