Location
The Peltz Gallery,
43 Gordon Square,
London,
WC1H 0PD
Dates
This exhibition runs from Thu, 25th Apr 2024 to Fri, 12th Jul 2024.
Forthcoming dates:
Cost: Free of Charge
Description
Who gets remembered, and who forgotten? This exhibition examines a collection of works on paper made by British colonialists in nineteenth-century India. Seen in public for the first time, the collection is placed into dialogue with contemporary artworks by Ravista Mehra and Divya Sharma. PAPER CUTS critically reflects on the silencing effect of the colonial archive - and points toward a more equitable future.
More information
The British governed India by paper as much as by force. Reams of it circulated in the form of records, contracts, and trade receipts. Taxation and other methods of extracting wealth likewise relied on paper.
Paper also created a visual record. In 1851, Scottish engineer George Turnbull arrived in India tasked with building its first long-distance railway. While there, Turnbull collected drawings and watercolours by his colleagues, creating an archive that depicts the region from the perspective of the British engineers building the railway. Paper Cuts is the first time these images have been publicly displayed.
Like many colonial archives, the Turnbull Collection foregrounds the British while silencing the stories of the Indian people portrayed. How can we remember what has been forgotten? This exhibition invites two Indian artists, Ravista Mehra and Divya Sharma, to intervene through contemporary artworks. Combining past and present, we can create a more equitable future
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Disclaimer
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All images are supplied by the exhibition organiser.
This exhibition runs from Thu, 25th Apr 2024 to Fri, 12th Jul 2024
This event runs over several days/weeks. Dates include:
May 2024
- Tue, 21st May 2024
Closed - Wed, 22nd May 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Thu, 23rd May 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Fri, 24th May 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Sat, 25th May 2024
Closed - Sun, 26th May 2024
Closed - Mon, 27th May 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Tue, 28th May 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Wed, 29th May 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Thu, 30th May 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Fri, 31st May 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm)
June 2024
- Sat, 1st Jun 2024
Closed - Sun, 2nd Jun 2024
Closed - Mon, 3rd Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Tue, 4th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Wed, 5th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Thu, 6th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Fri, 7th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Sat, 8th Jun 2024
Closed - Sun, 9th Jun 2024
Closed - Mon, 10th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Tue, 11th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Wed, 12th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Thu, 13th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Fri, 14th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Sat, 15th Jun 2024
Closed - Sun, 16th Jun 2024
Closed - Mon, 17th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Tue, 18th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Wed, 19th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Thu, 20th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Fri, 21st Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Sat, 22nd Jun 2024
Closed - Sun, 23rd Jun 2024
Closed - Mon, 24th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Tue, 25th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Wed, 26th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Thu, 27th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Fri, 28th Jun 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Sat, 29th Jun 2024
Closed - Sun, 30th Jun 2024
Closed
July 2024
- Mon, 1st Jul 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Tue, 2nd Jul 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Wed, 3rd Jul 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Thu, 4th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Fri, 5th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Sat, 6th Jul 2024
Closed - Sun, 7th Jul 2024
Closed - Mon, 8th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Tue, 9th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Wed, 10th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Thu, 11th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm) - Fri, 12th Jul 2024
(10:00am - 8:00pm)
Location
The Peltz Gallery,
43 Gordon Square,
London,
WC1H 0PD