Roo Dhissou | Courses for Dis-Course(s)
Sketchbook pages, Roo Dhissou (2023)
PREVIEW: Friday 6 October, 6-9PM
EXHIBITION: 7 October – 9 December 2023
OPENING TIMES: Thursday - Saturday, 10AM-6PM, or by appointment.
Artist Roo Dhissou conjures up a space, for dining, eating, cooking and gathering that manifest in a sort of kitchen, dining room, café, restaurant, chill space.
The project includes a series of exhibitions and dining events for British South Asian artists. Roo wants to explore who gets a seat at the table, the politics of orthodoxies, the art space, the home, the kitchen and the gallery by presenting a new body of sculptural, functional and architectural works that employ a variety of British Asian visual languages, culinary traditions and materiality.
Courses for Dis-Course(s) is a programme created by Roo Dhissou in partnership with GLOAM (Sheffield) and part of Primary’s Nourishment programme. Together along with the artist, GLOAM and Primary are working on a new form of artist-institution relationships that nurture equity and reciprocity. This project is supported by Arts Council England.
Participating artists: Sonia Odedra, Kajal Patel, Pasha Kincaid, Mita Solanky, Yasmeen Thantrey, Usha Mahenthiralingam, A J Mills, Jagjit Kaur, Janhavi Sharma, Minder K Athwal, Xi’an and Sufea Noor.
With thanks to: Kavitha Balasingham, Fred Hubble, Miranda Corral, Modern Clay, Joanne Masding, Tom Harris, Sancha, Rebecca Beinart, Jade Foster, Colette Griffin, Billy Hughes, Conor Smith, Hana Fredericks, MJM Bespoke, Gloam Gallery and all the participants from the first iteration.
Sketchbook pages, Roo Dhissou (2023)
Artist Bio:
Roo Dhissou is an artist and doctoral researcher who works with communities, diasporas and her own histories. Using socially engaged practice, craft, cooking, performance and installation she explores how communal and individual identities are formed.
Access:
Courses for Dis-Course(s) will be located in our ground floor gallery space which has full level access from our new main entrance on Seely Road. Please be aware that due to the nature of Courses for Dis-Course(s) this exhibition will include a mix of public and closed events and activity, please check opening times provided before visiting.
If you would like to make a group booking or visit our exhibitions at a quiet time please contact us on admin@weareprimary.org or 0115 924 4493 to arrange.
Large print and braille versions of the exhibition text will be available, please ask our Front of House Assistant for details.
Please email admin@weareprimary.org or call 0115 924 4493 with any access inquiries.
Click below to access an audio version of the exhibition text.