Canibala will feature performance art and ephemera framing the "other" body of the Americas, through the metaphorical lens of cannibalism. The exhibition will feature non-object art that relies purely on the body as a site of sensorial knowledge, ritual, memory, history, labor, and a measure of time. Cannibalism has all too often been referenced when framing the "savage" indigenous body. Conversely many artists such as Aimé Césaire, Hélio Oiticica, Lygia Clark, and Enrique Chagoya have used cannibal imagery in post-colonial discourse to express critical perspectives on Western culture and as a device for inverting conventional boundaries of civilization and morality. The metaphor of the cannibal has deep roots in the Americas, from the etymology of the word with Columbus' accidental translation of the word to the highly influential writing of the Cannibalist Manifesto by Brazilian poet Oswald de Andrade.
Canibala will open at Diaspora Vibe Gallery, Miami, Florida in October 2008. Other venues will be announced.
Artists interested should submit up to 10 images of actual work to be included in exhibition or relevant media documentation, artist statement, image list, and CV to archipelaga@gmail.com.
Deadline 1/15/08
