Peripheral Vision

"Fatmi was invited to the Setouchi Triennale in Japan, where he exhibited an installation in a disused schoolyard on Awashima Island. He used stick-like materials placed around an existing statue of children. He also exhibited an installation inside the school building using clocks and world maps, suggesting relative relationships between space and time. This installation occupied many rooms, including a former music room and the head teacher’s office, but giving visitors the impression of an integrated storyline. fatmi also uses sound as the material of his installations and has created many video works. In this sense, he can be called a storyteller in many, varied materials and in a truly liberated manner. This solo show by mounir fatmi uses the limited space of the gallery to give a symbolic glance into his diverse modes of expression."