KENZI كنزي BENABDALLAH, CONCEPTUAL ARTIST; b. 1989, BATNA, ALGERIA.
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NICHT GEBOREN AUF DEUTSCHEM GRUND / NICHT GEBOREN AUS DEUTSCHEM GRUN
"HOW DO LABOUR SYSTEMS TRANSFORM THE BODY IN FRAGILE SITUATIONS?" –
A CENTRAL QUESTION OF MY RESEARCH AND WORK "NICHT GEBOREN AUF DEUTSCHEM GRUND/NICHT GEBOREN AUS DEUTSCHEM GRUND" THAT MATERIALISES INTO A SERIES OF INSTALLATIONS.
IT BEGINS WITH PERSONAL STORIES AND ARCHIVAL MATERIAL2 OF MY FATHER AND MOVES INTO THE PRESENT.
THIS WORK TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE MALE ALGERIAN DIASPORA THAT FORMED IN THE GDR AFTER 1975.
THIS WORK TRACES THE HISTORY OF THE MALE ALGERIAN DIASPORA THAT FORMED IN THE GDR AFTER 1975.
AN OFFICE CHAIR AS THE VISUAL LANGUAGE OF PRODUCTIVITY, MADE FROM CASTED ALUMINIUM. THE SPIKE AT ITS CENTRE RENDERS IT A REVERSAL OF ITS OWN FUNCTION – AND THEREFORE UNUSABLE.
THE BODY FINDS NO PLACE HERE. EXPLOITATIVE SYSTEMS, LIKE THAT OF CONTRACT LABOUR, CONTINUE TO EXIST IN DIFFERENT FORMS TODAY. IT IS IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THIS HISTORY IN ORDER TO RECOGNISE ITS PARALLELS IN CONTEMPORARY FORMS OF THE SYSTEMATIC EXPLOITATION OF PEOPLE IN FRAGILE LIFE SITUATIONS.
CREATIVE SERVICES AND CONSULTING FOR MUSIC, ART AND FASHION COMMUNICATION.