
DFA ARTS EXCHANGE PRESENTS: ‘STATES OF EXCHANGE’

Public Programme
DFA Arts Exchange presents ‘States of Exchange’
1st April to 2nd June 2023, Thursday to Sunday 12-6pm
50 Celebration Avenue, Stratford, London E20 1DB
PRIVATE VIEW Friday 31st March 5-9pm
An exhibition exploring social interaction through place, memory and time. Reflecting on relations between cooperation, exchange, inequality, power and status. “Reflections on social exchange through creativity”
Curated by Jacqueline Rana and Anne Isaksson
As in quantum theory, properties can be understood as the effects of interactions. Our approach is inspired by physicist Carlo Ravelli’s proposition that a good scientific theory should not be about how things ‘are’, or what they ‘do’, but rather about how they affect one another: ‘we can understand reality better if we think of it in terms of interactions, not individuals’. How do we, as individuals and communities, emerge in time and place through our entanglements, interactions and relationships, and with what effects on the worlds of which we are part?
States of Exchange configures artwork in transitory domestic social space constructed within a former supermarket. Through temporal and spatial intersections, we reimagine social relations reflecting on solidarity, status and inequality.
A creative programme running throughout April and May includes readings, performance, pop ups, talks and screenings. Taking place in an informal atmosphere – our space becomes a home from home. We welcome local artists and performers to respond and add to the exhibition. Visitors are invited to contribute objects, images and sounds that connect them to Stratford creating new conversations and expanding and altering the exhibition over time.
Participating Artists:
Jacqueline Rana, Sara Bor, Andrew Brown, Anne Isaksson, Hassan Aliyu, Lester Korzilius, Jaeyeon Choi, Ali Darke, Paul Greenleaf, Pippa Healy, Justine Hounam, Ruth Jones, Anita Kroo, Ade Ogundimu, Ralph Overill, Dan Polak, Rupert Record, Rachel Shannon, Monika Tobel, K J J Warren, David Watkins, Sue Withers, Jane Wollatt
Supported and facilitated by Hypha Studios and Get Living

Contact Information
Email: Jacqueline Rana [email protected]; Anne Isaksson [email protected]
Socials: @jacqueline.rana @saraborartist @_andrewjohnbrown @anneevakristina @hassan_aliyu_artist @pippahello @rachelshannonartwork @tobel.art @anita_kroo @rupert_record @danieljamiepolak @david_s_watkins @gudums @ruthkathrynjones @k.j.j.warren @lesterkorzilius @wollattjaneart @justinehounam @paulgreenleaf @between_the_monopoly @ali_darke

Hassan Aliyu
‘Deep Blue Sea’ (2023)
Mixed media, canvas board
195cm-diameter
Not for sale

Sara Bor
Textiles on wooden table, broken wooden chair, ceramics, butter knives
90 x 90 cm
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Sara Bor
Starched textile and paper marche
1 m x 33 cm
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Sara Bor
Starched textile and paper marche
1 m x 33 cm
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Andrew Brown
Five monochrome giclée prints
210cm x 297mm
£300 (framed, £500)
Edition of 6

JAEYEON CHOI
Acrylic, gouache on metal
85 x 69 x 42
£1070

JAEYEON CHOI
Acrylic and gouache on metal
75 x 88 x87
£1370

Joan Cipriani
Black and white photographic transfer on aluminium frying pan
30cm diameter
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Paul Greenleaf
Single channel HD video, stereo sound 16m 10sec
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Pippa Healy
2 x colour photograph
77 cm x 114 cm in aluminium frames
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Pippa Healy
2 x colour photograph
77 cm x 114 cm in aluminium frames
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Justine Hounam
Bedsheet, household emulsion and acrylic paint
Suspended sculpture 350 cm x 190cm
Not for sale

Justine Hounam
Bedsheet, household emulsion and acrylic paint
Suspended sculpture 300 x 300cm
Not for sale

Anne Isaksson
Fuji Film XT4 16-80mm lens 4K UHD 30fps
Moving Image 10min 18sec
Not for sale

Ruth_Jones
Textile, bench, screen
Moving Image Installation, 13 min 21 secs
Not for sale

Lester Korzilius
Household emulsion on wire and canvas
Freestanding sculpture 144 cm x 86 cm x 54 cm
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Anita Kroo
Fabriano paper
70 x 100cm
£500

Anita_Kroo
Fabriano paper
70 x 100cm
£500

Anita_Kroo
Fabriano paper
70 x 100cm
£500

Ade Ogundimu
Mixed media on wood base
122 x 153 cm
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Dan Polak
Interactive digital game
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Jacqueline Rana
Acrylic on acyrlic
77 cm x 47 cm
Not for sale

Jacqueline Rana
Acrylic on acrylic
94 cm x 122 cm
Not for sale

Rupert Record
Acrylic on canvas
140 x 160 cm
Not for sale

Rachel Shannon
Oil on canvas
1m x 1m
Not for sale

Rachel Shannon
Oil on canvas
1m x1m

Monica Tobel
Colour photo mounted on board
66 cm x 117cm
A4 Poem on paper
Not for sale

KJJ Warren
Ink on paper
200 x 60 x 230 cm
Not for sale

KJJ Warren
Ink on paper
200 x 60 x 230 cm
Not for sale

David Watkins
Paint, wood, branches, tables
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David Watkins
Ink and household paint on paper
2m x 2m
£1000

Sue Withers
Shelves, cardigans wool-filler
25 x 25 x 190 cm
Not for sale

Jane Wollatt
Cotton sheet with linen insert
Suspended textile, hanging 286 cm x 88 cm
Not for sale
OPENING NIGHT 31st March 2023


Selected By

Celia Hempton (born 1981, Stroud, UK) is currently included in British Art Show 9, (touring), and My Life in the Metaverse, curated by Dr. Omar Kholeif, Manarat Al Saadiyat, Abu Dhabi. A monograph has been published this year by Phillida Reid with accompanying text by Amia Srinivasan. Her work has been included in many institutional shows, including ICA Boston, Whitechapel Gallery and Serpentine London, as well as Performance Space New York, Gwangju Biennale, Art Night with ICA London, amongst others. It is held in the collections of the Museo de Arte Moderno de Medellin, Colombia, The British Council and the Government Art Collection, UK.
@hempton’s work explores concepts of voyeurism in the post-digital age. In her paintings, performances and installations, she investigates the blurred lines of comfort and consent; desire and subjugation, visibility and opacity; seeking to deconstruct the ways in which we engage with each other in a rapidly evolving age of hyper-mediation. Formally, Hempton’s paintings, which range in scale from intimate to life-size, acknowledge the tropes of history painting and the often subjugated female body. Hempton’s richly layered paintings directly play with and confront this historical dynamism, producing tactile celebrations of the body, alongside multiple perspectives on how the bodily gaze is constructed.
In partnership with @wearegetliving
Photo Holly Whittaker.
