Lydia Ourahmane “low relief”
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GLOSSARY
in Norwegian the ability to see; masc. a vision, fem. hallucination - syn
hard reddish-brown timber from a tropical tree, used for quality furniture - mahogany
a container with a flat base and sides, typically square or rectangular and having a lid - box
the amount of space that a substance or object occupies - volume
fine thread-like strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and some other animals - hair
a single length of hair, rope, or other material made up of three or more interlaced strands - plait
a limitation or restriction on feeling or action - bound
to make an opening, incision, or wound in (something) with a sharp-edged tool or object - cut
a yellowish-brown alloy of copper with up to one-third tin - bronze
a device or substance that is used to join two things together so as to prevent them coming apart or to prevent anything passing between them - sealed
a soft, ductile material, used figuratively as a symbol of something heavy, poisonous when heated - lead
a woman’s chest as measured around her breasts - bust
the part of the human body below the ribs and above the hips, often narrower than the areas above and below - waist
the circumference of the body at the buttocks - hip
classified according to the height of the figures’ projection or detachment from the background - relief
quantitative data concerning the population, such as the number of births, marriages, and deaths - vital statistics
the conversion of something from one form or medium into another - translation
to secure or identify something precisely - nail
remain poised uncertainly in one place or between two states - hovering
the act of wiping something clean - mop
disinfectant, preparation - antiseptic
provide a substitute for (something that is broken, old, or inoperative) - replace
Lydia Ourahmane (b. 1992, Saϊda, Algeria) lives and works in Algiers. Exhibitions include Vies en Video, Museum of Modern Art, Algiers (forthcoming); Crude, Jameel Art Center, Dubai (2018); Manifesta 12, Palermo, Sicily (2018); Jaou, Tunis (2018); Droit du Sang (blood right), Kunstverien München, Munich (solo, 2018); 2018 New Museum Triennial: Songs for Sabotage, The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York (2018); The you in us, Chisenhale Gallery, London (solo, 2018); a good neighbour, 15th Istanbul Biennial (2017); Social Calligraphies, Zachęta National Gallery of Art, Warsaw (2016); and Bloomberg New Contemporaries, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London (2014).
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from April 27, 2019 to June 16, 2019