DFA Arts Exchange Presents: ‘States of Exchange’

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.

Supported and facilitated by Hypha Studios and Get Living

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