Meriem Bennani: Life on the CAPS
- Poster for Meriem Bennani, Life on the CAPS, 2022. Courtesy the artist.
Nottingham Contemporary presents Life on the CAPS, the New York-based Moroccan artist Meriem Bennani’s largest solo exhibition in the UK. Bennani’s acclaimed eight-channel video installation Party on the CAPS (2018–19) will be shown for the first time in the UK, alongside its newly commissioned sequel, Bennani’s most ambitious film to date.
Bennani’s films follow the inhabitants of a fictional island in the middle of the Atlantic. Over three generations, what started as an internment camp on the island of the CAPS has developed into a bustling, geographically-isolated megalopolis where refugees and immigrants – who ‘illegally’ teleport across oceans and borders – are held by the state. The sequel – a collaboration with musician and producer Fatima Al Qadiri – continues Bennani’s exploration of displacement and biotechnology. Themes of privacy, protest and public gathering emerge through playful animation, with Bennani offering joy and humor as forms of resistance.
Life on the CAPS (2022) is a co-commission with The Renaissance Society, Chicago where it will be presented 26 February – 17 April 2022.
Exhibition:
Meriem Bennani: Life on the CAPSDates:
7 May 2022 – 4 Sep 2022Curated by:
Olivia Aherne & Nicole Yip
Supporters:
Life on the CAPS (2022) is a co-commission with The Renaissance Society, Chicago. This commission is generously supported by CLEARING, New York/Brussels.
Supported by:
