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Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa
A Brush for Robben Island, 2008
A long corridor led to a bare, harshly lit institutional space with exposed electrical trunking, grey carpeting, an MDF bench, a table displaying three etched plates, and two speakers. From these came the hushed sound of hands brushing together – palm-to-palm – a form of applause devised by prisoners on Robben Island to express their secret appreciation for the contestants in their silent ballroom dancing competitions. The ‘brush’ of the title, in this quiet work, not only expresses the artist’s own profound appreciation of the prisoners’ act of resistance but, like the work itself, also attests to the potential for a political aesthetic, an art of resistance.
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa
Born Scotland, 1976
Lives and works in London
www.wolukau-wanambwa.net
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, A Brush for Robben Island, 2008
Multi-media installation with 6-minute surround sound loop, 3 x photo-etched zinc plates, carpet, bench and table
Overall dimensions are site-specific
Individual plate dimensions: 153 mm x 220 mm
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, A Brush for Robben Island, 2008
Multi-media installation with 6-minute surround sound loop, 3 x photo-etched zinc plates, carpet, bench and table
Overall dimensions are site-specific
Individual plate dimensions: 153 mm x 220 mm
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, A Brush for Robben Island, 2008
Multi-media installation with 6-minute surround sound loop, 3 x photo-etched zinc plates, carpet, bench and table
Overall dimensions are site-specific
Individual plate dimensions: 153 mm x 220 mm
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, Test Passages, 2007
Multi-media installation with 4-volume card index, lamp, chair and table
Overall dimensions variable
[The card index comprises 192 cards intotal. Individual card dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm.]
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, Test Passages, 2007
Multi-media installation with 4-volume card index, lamp, chair and table
Overall dimensions variable
[The card index comprises 192 cards intotal. Individual card dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm.]
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, Catch, 2008
Multi-media installation comprising wall-mounted flat screen monitor, stereo speakers, 14-minute video loop, 51-minute stereo sound loop
Overall dimensions are site-specific
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, Untitled = The Vaults, The Institute, 2007
Sight-specific installation of light boxes and found objects
Commissioned for the Spill Festival of Performance, Shunt Vaults, London, UK.Overall dimensions are site-specific
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, Untitled = The Vaults, The Institute, 2007
Sight-specific installation of light boxes and found objects
Commissioned for the Spill Festival of Performance, Shunt Vaults, London, UK.Overall dimensions are site-specific
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, Untitled = The Vaults, The Institute, 2007
Sight-specific installation of light boxes and found objects
Commissioned for the Spill Festival of Performance, Shunt Vaults, London, UK.Overall dimensions are site-specific
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Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa
A Brush for Robben Island, 2008
Au bout d'un long couloir, on arrive dans un espace quelconque éclairé d'une lumière froide, les câbles électriques visibles le long du mur, une moquette grise, un banc en bois médium, trois planches gravées posées sur une table et deux enceintes. On entend le bruit de deux mains qui se frottent l'une contre l'autre, palme contre palme, une façon pour les prisonniers de Robben Island d’applaudir en secret les concurrents de leurs concours de danse sans musique. Cette œuvre subtile et muette exprime non seulement la profonde empathie de l'artiste pour l'acte de résistance des prisonniers mais aussi le potentiel d'une esthétique politique, un art de la résistance.
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa
Née en Écosse, 1976
Vit et travaille à Londres
www.wolukau-wanambwa.net
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, A Brush for Robben Island, 2008
Multi-media installation with 6-minute surround sound loop, 3 x photo-etched zinc plates, carpet, bench and table
Overall dimensions are site-specific
Individual plate dimensions: 153 mm x 220 mm
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, A Brush for Robben Island, 2008
Multi-media installation with 6-minute surround sound loop, 3 x photo-etched zinc plates, carpet, bench and table
Overall dimensions are site-specific
Individual plate dimensions: 153 mm x 220 mm
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, A Brush for Robben Island, 2008
Multi-media installation with 6-minute surround sound loop, 3 x photo-etched zinc plates, carpet, bench and table
Overall dimensions are site-specific
Individual plate dimensions: 153 mm x 220 mm
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, Test Passages, 2007
Multi-media installation with 4-volume card index, lamp, chair and table
Overall dimensions variable
[The card index comprises 192 cards intotal. Individual card dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm.]
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, Test Passages, 2007
Multi-media installation with 4-volume card index, lamp, chair and table
Overall dimensions variable
[The card index comprises 192 cards intotal. Individual card dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm.]
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, Catch, 2008
Multi-media installation comprising wall-mounted flat screen monitor, stereo speakers, 14-minute video loop, 51-minute stereo sound loop
Overall dimensions are site-specific
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, Untitled = The Vaults, The Institute, 2007
Sight-specific installation of light boxes and found objects
Commissioned for the Spill Festival of Performance, Shunt Vaults, London, UK.Overall dimensions are site-specific
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, Untitled = The Vaults, The Institute, 2007
Sight-specific installation of light boxes and found objects
Commissioned for the Spill Festival of Performance, Shunt Vaults, London, UK.Overall dimensions are site-specific
Emma Wolukau-Wanambwa, Untitled = The Vaults, The Institute, 2007
Sight-specific installation of light boxes and found objects
Commissioned for the Spill Festival of Performance, Shunt Vaults, London, UK.Overall dimensions are site-specific
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