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THE UNBEARABLE LIKENESS
ABDELKADER BENCHAMMA, 14 March - 5 May 2016

THE UNBEARABLE LIKENESS: ABDELKADER BENCHAMMA

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THE UNBEARABLE LIKENESS, ABDELKADER BENCHAMMA

Curated by Yasmina Reggad

 

For his second solo show at the gallery, French-Algerian artist Abdelkader Benchamma presents works on paper and sculptural installations, which use the gallery space as a stage to develop new demonstrations and theories. While Benchamma's Blue Beam Project from his 2013 show at the gallery meticulously studied the conspiracy theories of a NASA satellite project and the construction of social projections and popular knowledge, The Unbearable Likeness draws on this research to address one of the key elements in the formation of the collective unconscious: the rumour.

 

While the state and secret agencies were plotting in the dark in the Blue Beam Project, in this exhibition the human mind becomes the protagonist and individuals witness events as reported accounts are passed through the word of mouth. Actions, time and places are distorted to give birth to multiple narratives that the artist has been collecting with a predilection for fantastical and extraordinary apparitions or visions. Benchamma builds on our abilities to perceive the world the way we do and highlights the unprecedented phenomena that ultimately either sheds light on grey areas or opens new territories in scientific theory.

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Installation Views
  • The Unbearable Likeness, 2016

    The Unbearable Likeness, 2016

  • The Unbearable Likeness, 2016

    The Unbearable Likeness, 2016

  • The Unbearable Likeness, 2016

    The Unbearable Likeness, 2016

  • The Unbearable Likeness, 2016

    The Unbearable Likeness, 2016

Works
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, The Call, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, The Call, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, L.A. Battle, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, L.A. Battle, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, L.A. Battle, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, L.A. Battle, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Pareidolia, 2014
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Pareidolia, 2014
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Simulacre S, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Simulacre S, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Simulacre O, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Simulacre O, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Simulacre E, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Simulacre E, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Simulacre I, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Simulacre I, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Simulacre V, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Simulacre V, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Simulacre W, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Simulacre W, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Simulacre D, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Simulacre D, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Cloud, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Cloud, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Fossile, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Fossile, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Airship 2, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Airship 2, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Airship 3, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Airship 3, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Airship 4, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Airship 4, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Bois Géologique, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Bois Géologique, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Fausses Pierres, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Fausses Pierres, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Pareidolia, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Pareidolia, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Pareidolia, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Pareidolia, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Untitled, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Untitled, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Tas et Structure, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Tas et Structure, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Zeitoun, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Zeitoun, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Zeitoun, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Zeitoun, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Zeitoun, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Zeitoun, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Zeitoun, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Zeitoun, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Zeitoun, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Zeitoun, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Rorschach, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Rorschach, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Tas et Sculpture, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Tas et Sculpture, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Pierre rayonnante, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Pierre rayonnante, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Blue Beam - Workers, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Blue Beam - Workers, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Blue Beam, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Blue Beam, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Blue Beam, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Blue Beam, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Blue Beam - The Actors, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Blue Beam - The Actors, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Cloud Scenery, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Cloud Scenery, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Dark Matter, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Dark Matter, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Blue Beam, 2015
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Blue Beam, 2015
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Faux Paysage de Nuit, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Faux Paysage de Nuit, 2016
  • Abdelkader Benchamma, Pareidolia V, 2016
    Abdelkader Benchamma, Pareidolia V, 2016
Publications
  • Unbearable Likeness

    Unbearable Likeness

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