Monuments both remind and warn. They speak to the future and the past, publicly marking what a culture needs to be reminded of. This project seeks to open dialogue about this play between the past and the future, offering alternative and augmented views of what society chooses to remember and forget, and what underlying values and ideologies are embedded in markers of "public memory." Monument Recall challenges the conventional definition of monuments, presenting work by a range of contemporary international artists, designers, architects and writers that expand the breadth, voice, appearance or materiality of what we are accustomed to seeing in public monuments or memorials, offering new imagery and concepts of what a monument can be.
Some contributors question what the public values by presenting unconventional content that represents collective memory within the framework of conventional monuments, as defined by our culture. Others address the impact of changing politics upon the public topography of cultural or historical memory. Contemporary political events have weighed heavily upon the demands for, and responsibilities of monuments to form a bridge between individual lives and larger institutional values. At the heart of the all these works presented in this exhibition, is a broader discussion around the practice and expectations of public commemoratives.
Selections submitted from nine countries, featuring a unique and diverse selection of works which interpret and present the notion of "Monument" in public spaces. Artists include: Wolfgang Bittner, Amy Harrison, Ellen Lake, Rudy Lemcke, David Fenster, Sandro Del Rosario, Irina Botea, Roderick Hietbrink, Karen Vanderburght, Niharika Hariharan, Amy Youngs and Roger Beebe. Curated by Joel S. Bachar (Microcinema International
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SF Camerawork is a 28 year-old non-profit, artists' organization whose purpose is to stimulate dialogue, encourage inquiry, and communicate ideas about contemporary photography and related technologies through a variety of artistic and educational programs.
Through exhibitions, publications, an on-going lecture series and innovative educational programs, Camerawork provides a forum in which to address broad social and aesthetic issues using the photographic medium as its focus.
Established in 1974 to exhibit the work of emerging photographers, Camerawork has continually expanded the scope of its services for the photographic community and public-at-large.
