Each artist functions almost as a musical key signature of their own, which together 'refuse the orchestral bombast and goose-step military marches and come alive in the quiet tones, the lower frequencies.' That description comes from Rasha Salti, one of the exhibition advisors who spoke at yesterday's announcement of the roster. It's an apt invitation to think of curation as an act of composition, with Kouoh's vision singing at every turn.
The artists [selected] are channels to the minor keys. [They all] stand as a collective score... artists who work at the boundaries of form. These are artists whose practices seamlessly bleed into society. The structure is not abstractly determined... it is not organised in sections but in respect to undercurrent priorities.
