Caroline Monnet | Resilient to the Bones

SETAREH

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Caroline Monnet | Resilient to the Bones

SETAREH

29 days left

SETAREH is thrilled to present "Resilient to the Bones", an exhibition by Canadian artist Caroline Monnet. Including photography, sculpture and multimedia wall pieces, the exhibition presents a diverse range of recent work. Having presented an extensive exhibition of video work at the Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt, in 2021, this will be the first presentation of Monnet’s experimental forms in Germany.
Caroline Monnet draws from her studies in Sociology and Communications for a research based practice which investigates Indigenous experience through history and into today. By interweaving the geometries of past and present, her work realises complex hybrid forms to express this bicultural experience. Often incorporating contemporary building materials, multiple graphic traditions are conjoined in the works, exploring the interrelated aspects of Modern and Indigenous image making. This unique language expresses itself as a porthole of understanding, a space that both exposes imperialist structures and offers aesthetic potentials of cross cultural fertilisation towards a commonality.
Caustics Lights, 2023
"Caustic Lights" is a diptych composed of under-flooring, a dense material used beneath floorboards for insulation and sound absorption. The lines are adapted from traditional Anishinaabe designs, patterns used on regalia or moccasins to tell stories and identify families at gatherings. Monnet’s contemporary interpretations are made on the computer. She sees this as a form of futurism, the lines sharing visual similitude with QR codes or digital mapping.
Laser-cut on underfloor styrofoam, diptych, each 117 x 71 cm
Caustics Lights, 2023
Installation view, Caroline Monnet, Resilient to the Bones, SETAREH, Berlin
Wanagay (Scales), 2024
Polyethylene (vapour barrier), 117 x 117 cm
Installation view, Caroline Monnet, Resilient to the Bones, SETAREH, Berlin
Tagging the Underground 01-09, 2021
Silkscreen on waterproofing membranes, 122 x 97.8 cm
Installation view, Caroline Monnet, Resilient to the Bones, SETAREH, Berlin
About the artist
Caroline Monnet's work has been included in the Whitney Biennial, New York; the Toronto Biennial of Art; KØS museum, Copenhagen; Contemporary Art Museum Montréal; National Art Gallery of Canada, Ottawa and presented solo exhibitions at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt; Arsenal Contemporary, New York; and the Art Museum at the University of Toronto.