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Cigdem Aydemir

Cigdem Aydemir A-M Gallery Newtown

Extremist Activity

28 March – 14 April 2012

EXTREMIST ACTIVITY is a series of performances that explore body politics, feminism and Islamophobia, in particular the idea of the Niqab and Burqa being a security threat. These performances, documented in both in video and photography, are about reclaiming body-space.
Cigdem Aydemir A-M Gallery Newtown
Cigdem Aydemir A-M Gallery Newtown

The forms worn on the body (or rather the body worn on the forms) create and exaggerate voids whilst also parodying the proper concealment, or disclosure, of that space. Extremist Activity explores the concept of the body as an occupied space and creates a dialogue between the viewers (both in and out of the gallery) and their perceptions of this culturally, historically and politically significant garment and the women who wear them.

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Cigdem Aydemir A-M Gallery Newtown
Cigdem Aydemir A-M Gallery Newtown