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Alia Ali

ALIA ALI

FLUX Galerie—Peter—Sillem 2 November–14 December 2019 Frankfurt
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In her series ‘FLUX’, multi-media artist Alia Ali draws the viewer’s attention to the textile as a document in which politics, economics and histories collide. ‘FLUX’ is a series of shifting photographic artworks that embody silhouettes that are warped by textile, saturated in colours and a medley of motifs. Each frame is uniquely upholstered with wax print sourced from Cote d’Ivoire. While some of the images distort visibility, others create hyper-visibility almost negating themselves into animated forms of camouflage. 



The outburst of saturated colours and hyper-optic motifs in these images, lend themselves to vibrating results obscuring the complex and sometimes iniquitous conditions by which these textiles came into fruition and destabilising the source(s) from where they came from. The multiple dimensionality creates a kaleidoscope of perspectives, horizontally and vertically. Horizontally, in that this material has come into existence across borders over land and water, and vertically in that they draw from and evoke cosmic, mythical and religious inspirations. Furthermore, these particular wax prints are a key to mapping the colonial trade routes. While they certainly can be seen as escapist dreamscapes, they are also objects of oppression and capitalism.

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Atomic Flower by Alia Ali contemporary artwork print
Alia Ali Atomic Flower, 2019 Archival pigment print on cotton rag, mounted, upholstered frame in African wax print
48 x 36 inches
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Beat by Alia Ali contemporary artwork photography print
Alia Ali Beat, 2019 Archival pigment print on cotton rag mounted, UV laminated, frame upholstered by the artist in Masai wool
124 x 91 x 6.5 cm
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Blue Pearls by Alia Ali contemporary artwork print
Alia Ali Blue Pearls, 2019 Archival pigment print on cotton rag, mounted, upholstered frame in African wax print
48 x 36 inches
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Crystalinks by Alia Ali contemporary artwork print
Alia Ali Crystalinks, 2019 Archival pigment print on cotton rag, mounted, upholstered frame in African wax print
48 x 36 inches
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Flamingo Suns by Alia Ali contemporary artwork print
Alia Ali Flamingo Suns, 2019 Archival pigment print on cotton rag, mounted, upholstered frame in African wax print
48 x 36 inches
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Ochre Waves by Alia Ali contemporary artwork print
Alia Ali Ochre Waves, 2019 Archival pigment print on cotton rag, mounted, upholstered frame in African wax print
48 x 36 inches
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Orange Palms by Alia Ali contemporary artwork print
Alia Ali Orange Palms, 2019 Archival pigment print on cotton rag, mounted, upholstered frame in African wax print
48 x 36 inches
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Pulse by Alia Ali contemporary artwork print
Alia Ali Pulse, 2019 Archival pigment print on cotton rag mounted, UV laminated, frame upholstered by the artist in Masai wool
124 x 91 x 6.5 cm
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Radio by Alia Ali contemporary artwork print
Alia Ali Radio, 2019 Archival pigment print on cotton rag, mounted, upholstered frame in African wax print
48 x 36 inches
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Throb by Alia Ali contemporary artwork print
Alia Ali Throb, 2019 Archival pigment print on cotton rag, mounted, upholstered frame in African wax print
48 x 36 inches
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Warp by Alia Ali contemporary artwork print
Alia Ali Warp, 2019 Archival pigment print on cotton rag, mounted, upholstered frame in African wax print
48 x 36 inches
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Warrior Lips by Alia Ali contemporary artwork print
Alia Ali Warrior Lips, 2019 Archival pigment print on cotton rag, mounted, upholstered frame in African wax print
48 x 36 inches
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About the Artist

Alia Ali (Austria, 1985) is a Yemeni-Bosnian-American multi-media artist. Having traveled to sixty-three countries, lived in seven and grown up among five languages, her most comfortable mode of communication is through image and multi-sensory mediums. Her extensive travels have led her to process the world through interactive experiences. As a child of two linguists, Alia believes that the interpretation of verbal and written language has dis-served particular communities and presents more of a threat than a means of understanding. 


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Founded in 2017 the Frankfurt-based Galerie—Peter—Sillem focuses on contemporary international photography, exhibiting both emerging and well-established artists from all around the globe. The gallery—a member of the Association of German Galleries and Fine Art Dealers (BVDG)—also performs an advisory role for private and corporate photography collections.

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