Readytex Art Gallery has yet another interesting group exhibition scheduled, for your enjoyment. It is the first in a series of three group exhibitions for which artist Sri Irodikromo is the designated curator. This within the framework of the larger ALAKONDRE: A Space in Time project running at our gallery until the end of this year. The new exhibition, titled Lost in Nature opens in our gallery on Thursday evening August 4th, and we hope to welcome you.
For Sri Irodikromo, nature has long played an important role in her creative process. As a visual artist she often experiments with the use of natural materials. Her last solo exhibition in particular, was a striking manifestation of artworks in which she substituted acrylic paint with natural pigments derived from among other things, coffee, turmeric and pemba. As curator, she continues her dialogue with nature, intrigued by the possibilities that it offers. Materials produced by nature, thus become the focus for the group exhibition that she names Lost in Nature. But unnatural or synthetic materials and traces of human activity that end up in nature as waste, also play a role in order to reflect on our ecological footprint. The ‘Local Master’ in Lost in Nature is Peter Holman. He uses waste materials to make unique artworks, which Sri displays in the exhibition alongside the work of other artists. From the collection of Readytex Art Gallery, Sri adds works by the artists Dhiradj Ramsamoedj, Hanka Wolterstorff, John Lie A Fo, Kenneth Flijders, Leonnie van Eert, Miguel Keerveld, Roddney Tjon Poen Gie, Shaundell Horton, Steven Towirjo and also herself. The guest artists in Lost in Nature are: Clerence Ranoesetiko, Coco Duivenvoorde, Latoya de Gama and Marianne Hiralal. All artists have their very own way of incorporating that which nature has to offer in their work. The materials that they use can vary from natural pigments to wood, branches and lianas, from ceramics to plastic or paper waste, and even to fragments from old wooden houses. As such, the exhibition displays the incredible diversity that is evident in Surinamese artworks.
Lost in Nature opens in Readytex Art Gallery on Thursday August 4th, 2022, at 7:30 pm. On this evening you are welcome in our gallery from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. From this day on, the exhibition is open during the regular opening hours of the gallery from Monday-Friday from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm and on Saturday from 8:30 am – 1:30 pm. Lost in Nature is a unique exhibition and we kindly encourage you not to miss it.
We look forward to your visit.
Team Readytex Art Gallery
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