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Relate to the Matter As I Drop the Bomb

Starts: Wed, 18 May 2011, 10:00 a.m.

Ends: Wed, 15 June 2011, 08:00 p.m.

Location: Traffic

With his new body of work UBIK examines the recent socio-political tectonic shift in the MENA region. He explores the optimism of the new wave "social media 9-5 weekday anarchists" who seem to promote a sense of optimism that is both convenient and sceptical. UBIK references his views through a mash-up of pop-culture laced with his usual dose of dark humour. In his own words, "suddenly everyone's a political pundit in this new world diss-order! "

UBIK expresses his views by creating works in various mediums that combine pop-culture with his usual dose of dark humour. His works pose a kind of experiment where the artist displays the work and awaits a response from the audience. Viewers are urged to explore their reactions and emotions, often in a cynical, sarcastic and humorous way. 

The exhibition title ‘Relate to the Matter As I Drop the Bomb,’ is a lyric from the song "I'm Housin," by the American political rap metal group RATM (Rage Against the Machine). The title also refers to a piece of text written by UBIK that deals with the current socio-political and dys-utopian idealistic fever that has managed to capture the imagination of the MENA region. 

‘Relate to the Matter As I Drop the Bomb’ touches on different themes relating to revolutions, from power and domination, to revolt, radicalism and anarchy, freedom and oppression, mass and social media, truth and fabrication. 

Private Preview: Wednesday, 18 May 2011, from 7pm.

 

 

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Created by: Amy Sutcliffe
on: May 5, 2011
at 3:39 p.m.
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