Bibliophilia
Bibliophilia
Exhibition organised by the AEEII at the Faculty of Philology, University of Cordoba, Spain.
May - August 2022
Galerias Salazar, Facultad de FilosofÃa y Letras, Córdoba.
Exposición organizada por la Asociación Española de Estudios Interdisciplinares sobre India y Aula Galerias Salazar. En el marco de Proyecto- Embodiments, Gender and Difference: Cultural Practices of Violence and Discrimination. Ref. 1252965 ( Junta Andalucia / Feder/UE
Con la colaboración de Embajada de India en España y UCO cultura, Universidad de Córdoba.
Una serie de fotografias que plantean el reconocimiento del ser humano en toda su complejidad como un todo, desde una perspectiva interseccional, puede servir como antÃdoto a la ignorancia y a la marginación.
Esta mirada holÃstica se manifiesta en las salas de las bibliotecas, que sirven de escenario en cada pieza fotográfica de la que se compone Bibliophilia, obra de la artista indobritánica Soniya Amrit Patel.
En los distintos edificios, como fondo de cada muestra, albergamos el gran abanico de saberes, el afán por el descubrimiento y el respeto por la pluralidad de visiones, ya que las bibliotecas recogen la epistemologÃa de la Humanidad: saberes ancestrales, teorÃas diversas, experiencias eclécticas y estudios punteros contemporáneos.
La presente exposición representa la rica diversidad que anida en una nueva juventud, que abraza las bibliotecas con una pasión liberadora en común. AsÃ, la artista ha sabido plasmar un futuro lleno de esperanza, que reconoce y respeta las múltiples identidades en su vulnerabilidad y resiliencia, para dar paso a relaciones libres en ausencia de confrontación violenta de ideas.
Antonia Navarro Tejero
Comisaria de la exposición
Bibliophilia
Recognising and understanding humans wholly, in all their complexity and from an intersectional perspective could serve as an antidote to ignorance and marginalization. This holistic view is manifested in the premises of the different libraries which provide the setting for the photographic pieces that make up Bibliophilia, creations by the Indo-British artist Soniya Amrit Patel.
The different rooms and buildings which are the backdrop to each of these pieces allude to the immense and varied knowledge housed in libraries, the desire to discover and the importance of respect for plurality of visions and values. Libraries bring together the epistemology of Humankind: civilisation, ancestral knowledge, diverse theories, eclectic experiences and leading contemporary studies.
This exhibition represents the rich diversity that nestles in a new youth who embrace libraries with a common liberating passion. Thus, the artist has captured the vision of a future full of hope, one which recognizes and respects multiple identities, both in their vulnerability and resilience, giving way to the possibility of relationships which are free from aggression and violent confrontations of ideas and beliefs.
Antonia Navarro Tejero
Exhibition curator
TÃtulo: Identidades plurales, el tesoro secreto de la Biblioteca nacional, Madrid
Año 2020
Técnica: Arte digital y fotografÃa sobre aluminio dibond cepillado
Tamaño: 157 x 82 cm
Edición: 1
Plural Identities: The Secret Treasure of Libraries
Artworks that strive to underline the importance of a path towards respect and recognition of the rich plurality and intersectionality of identities and the intellect. The treasure of knowledge that can only be achieved through centuries of text beckons indiscriminately, into an illuminating embrace.
These artworks also pay tribute to the treasure of knowledge and its liberating capacity, guarded as gifts in some of the most beautiful libraries.
1- National Library, Madrid, Spain
2- Library of the Faculty of Classical Philology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
3- Library and House Museum of Menéndez Pelayo, Santander, Spain
4- Royal Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
5- Library of the University of Salamanca, Spain
6- Admont Abbey Library, Austria and Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland
What are libraries? Places rich in learning, where the mind is invited to open up to all the possible pluralities of humanity.
Nobel Prize-winning Indian economist Amartya Sen highlights the importance of maintaining multiple identities in his book Identity and Violence. Sen notes that during life's journey, we all see ourselves as members of a variety of groups. âThe same person can be, without any contradiction, a US citizen, of Caribbean origin, of African descent, Christian, liberal, female, vegetarian, long-distance runner, historian, school teacher, novelist, feminist, heterosexual, believer in rights from gays and lesbians, theatre lover, environmental activist, tennis fan, jazz musician, and someone who is deeply committed to the idea that there are intelligent beings in outer space who are very urgent to talk to (preferably in English)".
Sen adds, that none of these identities can or should stand above the rest or determine the complete identity of that individual at any time. Rather, "we have to decide on the relative importance of our different associations and affiliations in any particular context."
Without the recognition of our plural and multiple identities, conflict and violence break out. People become trapped in an identity that overrides other affiliations and relationships.
In fact, Sen states, "the art of building hatred takes the form of invoking the magical power of some supposedly predominant identity that stifles other affiliations [â¦]".
Moreover, the Nobel Prize laureate points out that many of the conflicts and barbarities in the world are sustained through the illusion and intent to sustain only simple identities without bearing in mind the complexity of the human condition; intersectionality.
Exhibition organised by the AEEII at the Faculty of Philology, University of Cordoba, Spain.
May - August 2022
Galerias Salazar, Facultad de FilosofÃa y Letras, Córdoba.
Exposición organizada por la Asociación Española de Estudios Interdisciplinares sobre India y Aula Galerias Salazar. En el marco de Proyecto- Embodiments, Gender and Difference: Cultural Practices of Violence and Discrimination. Ref. 1252965 ( Junta Andalucia / Feder/UE
Con la colaboración de Embajada de India en España y UCO cultura, Universidad de Córdoba.
Una serie de fotografias que plantean el reconocimiento del ser humano en toda su complejidad como un todo, desde una perspectiva interseccional, puede servir como antÃdoto a la ignorancia y a la marginación.
Esta mirada holÃstica se manifiesta en las salas de las bibliotecas, que sirven de escenario en cada pieza fotográfica de la que se compone Bibliophilia, obra de la artista indobritánica Soniya Amrit Patel.
En los distintos edificios, como fondo de cada muestra, albergamos el gran abanico de saberes, el afán por el descubrimiento y el respeto por la pluralidad de visiones, ya que las bibliotecas recogen la epistemologÃa de la Humanidad: saberes ancestrales, teorÃas diversas, experiencias eclécticas y estudios punteros contemporáneos.
La presente exposición representa la rica diversidad que anida en una nueva juventud, que abraza las bibliotecas con una pasión liberadora en común. AsÃ, la artista ha sabido plasmar un futuro lleno de esperanza, que reconoce y respeta las múltiples identidades en su vulnerabilidad y resiliencia, para dar paso a relaciones libres en ausencia de confrontación violenta de ideas.
Antonia Navarro Tejero
Comisaria de la exposición
Bibliophilia
Recognising and understanding humans wholly, in all their complexity and from an intersectional perspective could serve as an antidote to ignorance and marginalization. This holistic view is manifested in the premises of the different libraries which provide the setting for the photographic pieces that make up Bibliophilia, creations by the Indo-British artist Soniya Amrit Patel.
The different rooms and buildings which are the backdrop to each of these pieces allude to the immense and varied knowledge housed in libraries, the desire to discover and the importance of respect for plurality of visions and values. Libraries bring together the epistemology of Humankind: civilisation, ancestral knowledge, diverse theories, eclectic experiences and leading contemporary studies.
This exhibition represents the rich diversity that nestles in a new youth who embrace libraries with a common liberating passion. Thus, the artist has captured the vision of a future full of hope, one which recognizes and respects multiple identities, both in their vulnerability and resilience, giving way to the possibility of relationships which are free from aggression and violent confrontations of ideas and beliefs.
Antonia Navarro Tejero
Exhibition curator
TÃtulo: Identidades plurales, el tesoro secreto de la Biblioteca nacional, Madrid
Año 2020
Técnica: Arte digital y fotografÃa sobre aluminio dibond cepillado
Tamaño: 157 x 82 cm
Edición: 1
Plural Identities: The Secret Treasure of Libraries
Artworks that strive to underline the importance of a path towards respect and recognition of the rich plurality and intersectionality of identities and the intellect. The treasure of knowledge that can only be achieved through centuries of text beckons indiscriminately, into an illuminating embrace.
These artworks also pay tribute to the treasure of knowledge and its liberating capacity, guarded as gifts in some of the most beautiful libraries.
1- National Library, Madrid, Spain
2- Library of the Faculty of Classical Philology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
3- Library and House Museum of Menéndez Pelayo, Santander, Spain
4- Royal Library of the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial, Spain
5- Library of the University of Salamanca, Spain
6- Admont Abbey Library, Austria and Trinity College Library, Dublin, Ireland
What are libraries? Places rich in learning, where the mind is invited to open up to all the possible pluralities of humanity.
Nobel Prize-winning Indian economist Amartya Sen highlights the importance of maintaining multiple identities in his book Identity and Violence. Sen notes that during life's journey, we all see ourselves as members of a variety of groups. âThe same person can be, without any contradiction, a US citizen, of Caribbean origin, of African descent, Christian, liberal, female, vegetarian, long-distance runner, historian, school teacher, novelist, feminist, heterosexual, believer in rights from gays and lesbians, theatre lover, environmental activist, tennis fan, jazz musician, and someone who is deeply committed to the idea that there are intelligent beings in outer space who are very urgent to talk to (preferably in English)".
Sen adds, that none of these identities can or should stand above the rest or determine the complete identity of that individual at any time. Rather, "we have to decide on the relative importance of our different associations and affiliations in any particular context."
Without the recognition of our plural and multiple identities, conflict and violence break out. People become trapped in an identity that overrides other affiliations and relationships.
In fact, Sen states, "the art of building hatred takes the form of invoking the magical power of some supposedly predominant identity that stifles other affiliations [â¦]".
Moreover, the Nobel Prize laureate points out that many of the conflicts and barbarities in the world are sustained through the illusion and intent to sustain only simple identities without bearing in mind the complexity of the human condition; intersectionality.