Dawit L. Petros: Spazio Disponibile

31 March 2020

Magazine C& Magazine

1 min de lecture

Afterlives of History

Post-colonial

Colonial history

Italy

Dawit L. Petros

Spazio Disponibile – Italian for ‘Available Space’ – scrutinizes historical gaps in European memory, particularly that of modern Italy. Alluding to vacant advertising sections that appeared in Rivista Coloniale, a widely circulated early 20th century magazine and the official organ of the Italian colonial project, the title is also a reference to the colonial gaze …

Spazio Disponibile – Italian for ‘Available Space’ – scrutinizes historical gaps in European memory, particularly that of modern Italy. Alluding to vacant advertising sections that appeared in Rivista Coloniale, a widely circulated early 20th century magazine and the official organ of the Italian colonial project, the title is also a reference to the colonial gaze that viewed the lands of Africa as ‘available’ space to occupy and exploit.

Dawit L. Petros, Spazio Disponibile, 2020. Installation view: The Power Plant, Toronto, 2020. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid.

Dawit L. Petros, Spazio Disponibile (Detail), 2020. Installation view: The Power Plant, Toronto, 2020. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid.

Dawit L. Petros, Spazio Disponibile, 2020. Installation view: The Power Plant, Toronto, 2020. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid.

Dawit L. Petros, Spazio Disponibile (Detail), 2020. Installation view: The Power Plant, Toronto, 2020. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid.

Dawit L. Petros, Spazio Disponibile, 2020. Installation view: The Power Plant, Toronto, 2020. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid.

Dawit L. Petros, Spazio Disponibile (Detail), 2020. Installation view: The Power Plant, Toronto, 2020. Photo: Toni Hafkenscheid.

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