Exhibitions

Liminal Circularity

28 April 2023 - 24 June 2023

Galerie Barbara Thumm / Berlin, Germany

Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, Untitled, Gouache on paper, flowers, framed 118 x 249 x 6,5 cm, 2021.

Liminal Circularity is a solo exhibition by Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons. The show convenes two works by the artist. Recently exhibited at Sharjah Biennial (2023), this constellation reflects on vibrant legacies. As stated by Campos Pons, circularity refers to geographical and spiritual implications of creolization. In her new multi-channel video, Family Whisper, Campos Pons introduces three screens corresponding to three spiritual planes; Babalú Ayé, Obalata, and the oceanic horizon at the center. On this occasion, her video installation is accompanied by an invocation to Yoruba goddess Oshun, summoned by the ancestral symbol of sunflowers.

Galerie Barbara Thumm
Markgrafenstrasse 68
Berlin, Germany
https://bthumm.de/

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