"Memory Lands", the new exhibition of the B#SIDE WAR FESTIVAL's opening in Treviso (Italy)

Gordon Belray,
'STUDY FOR THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME.
TWO PEASANT WOMEN IN FIELD'
print, 2014
MEMORY LANDS

Vernissage: Friday the 10th November 2017 at 06.30 p.m., at B#S GALLERY (Via Isola di mezzo 3/5, Treviso, Italy).

Exhibition's details: the exhibition will be available from the 11th November to the 2nd December, from Monday to Saturday with timetable 10.00 a.m. - 06.00 p.m. (free visited tours available in location).

Jane Glynn,
'TRENCHES IN THE FLANDERS SALIENT'
digital print on aluminium, 2015
New perspectives on the everlasting advancing of history in war’s territories invite us to a profound consideration on the memory of the soil, through the techniques and the looks of international contemporary artists from Ireland, China, Canada, UK, Belarus. Memory Lands is the new exhibition of the B#SIDE WAR FESTIVAL's fourth edition, which enjoys the patronage of UNESCO and the Municipality of Treviso: the vernissage is planned on Friday the 10th November at 6.30 p.m., at the B#S Gallery (Via Isola di mezzo 3/5, Treviso). The exhibition will be available from the 11th November to the 2nd December, from Monday to Saturday with timetable 10.00 a.m. - 06.00 p.m. (free visited tours available in location).
On the occasion of the Opening, the artist Jane Glynn will present the brand new preview of her photographic reportage. The Irish artist is the protagonist of the new edition of the B#Side War Artists in Residence project: the photographer has spent a whole month on the Carso Upland (between cities of Trieste, Gorizia, Nova Gorica, Fogliano Redipuglia, Monfalcone), where she has dedicated herself to a reportage on the karst territory. The Glynn feels particularly attached to the idea of the karst soil: in fact, her country of origin counts a vast number of karst territory, so she has developed a special bond with the Italian/Slovenian border lands as well. The element more attracting for her attention is the flow of historical rivers, such as the Isonzo, the Tagliamento and the Piave: they were silent protagonists of numerous battles and with their vibrant flow, they represents metaphorically the passing of time and memory.
Victoria Lucas
'CONFLICT'
digital video, 2014
In Memory Lands, soil as a natural element is the protagonist of a dynamic memory, captured by photos and videos which are able to underline its invaluable testimonial essence. Starting as a static document, thanks to the artists memory becomes alive and vibrating, transmitted from generation to generation, leaving an unchangeable trace in the History of the land (like the rivers that cross it).

In the exhibition, artworks by: Jane Glynn (Ireland), Victoria Lucas (UK), Ting Bao (China), Gordon Belray (Canada), Lesya Pchelka e Vasilisa Palianinа (Belarus).

Contacts:

Event link: http://www.bsidewar.org/en/highlights/3090/
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