The Syn Festival Edinburgh presents the exhibition “Odysseys” at the Upper Church at Summerhall, from the 9th to the 22nd of March 2018. The exhibition comprises works by eighteen emerging artists who live and work in Scotland and constitutes one of the dozens of events that will debut at this year’s festival, which aims to promote multiculturalism and diversity.
Taking as a starting point the turbulent era of Brexit and international migration, the participating artists present their own reflections on the contemporary sociopolitical context. As the title reveals, on a conceptual level the exhibition embarks from the idea of the Odyssey and the journey of the mythical hero, inviting the creators to renegotiate the concepts of homeland, enemies and the “other”.
Including a wide spectrum of artworks, from installations to video art, the “Odysseys” touch upon issues of identity and alterity, simultaneously offering multiple readings to the spectators, who are confronted with different cultural “journeys” and personal stories.
Artists: Rachael Bibby, Mary Blindflowers, Indigo Branscombe and Natalie Wearden, Emanuele Centi, Michael Dawson, James Fallan, Agelos Papadakis & Elvina Gountouna, Sin Park, Despina Petridou, Peter Rossiter, Alan Rutherford, Marissa Stoffer, Rhona Taylor, Christopher Philip Ward, Jamie Watt and Matthew Wilson.