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email info@motthavenart.org for more information |
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MottHavenArt is a new initiative to promote advocacy as well as provide information for and about artists living in the NYC's newest artist community located in the South Bronx |
An ongoing series of events featuring art, music, performance, and film/video. Next event is at the synthetic zero loft, July 6, 6pm, and July 9, 7pm. |
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Yasmine AwaisI began photographing aquariums while living in Japan. As I never visited my parents' homes of Pakistan or the Philippines, this was my first visit to Asia. I found myself in an environment that allowed me to understand my identity while being completely removed from it. This contradiction of examining identity both intimately and objectively is the basis of my work. Though photographing aquariums, I examine its purpose. I am conscious of the glass that separates me from what is inside, yet the result that I am after is relatedness. The viewer does not see the glass and feels close to the image. I am viewing cultural identity in a similar manner. Seeking an intimacy while being separate. In recent work, I extend this question by representing various aspects of cultural identity through pie charts. Separate pieces of the self are represented in relation to the whole. |
For more information about the studio tour and happenings, email info@motthavenart.org or call 718.665.7470
Through various community, advocacy and promotional initiatives, the Coalition of Mott Haven Artists, an artist run organization, is dedicated to cultivating and generating public awareness of Mott Haven as an artist community. MHOAST is sponsored by the Bronx Tourism Council, Bronx Council on the Arts, The Bronx Museum, ARIVA, WhatWorks Advertising, PCM Consulting, Elite Signs, the Blue Ox Bar and the Coalition of Mott Haven Artists.