October 02, 2024, 4.30 pm
Many thanks to the gallery owner & director Luca Barbeni introducing our participants to the concept, program & history of NOME and guiding us through the solo exhibition NIGHT AS ROOT by Kite, aka Dr. Suzanne Kite. The visit is part of the BAI Studio Program | Berlin Artist Residency, Art School, Arts Incubator, and Live Online Courses & Classes.
Exhibition Date: September 11 – November 08, 2024
Location: NOME Gallery
Opening Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 1 pm – 6 pm
Address: Potsdamer Str 72, 10785 Berlin
“NOME is pleased to announce the first European solo exhibition by Kite, entitled Night as Root (haŋ-). Kite’s practice focuses on the intricate interplay between artificial intelligence and Lakȟóta philosophies of the nature of being. Pointing specifically to concepts of the enfolding past and present, the connection to place, and the complex spiritual personhood of non-human beings, she explores contemporary Lakota ontology through research-creation, computational media, and performance.
Kite’s exhibition at NOME presents recent stone sculptures and hides that explore the movement of knowledge through dreams into this world, using Lakȟóta visual language. An installation of her 2021 short film Winyan Yamni: Three Dreams proposes a Lakota filmic gaze, and ziŋtkátȟó, wíhiyayela (bluebird, time), a sculpture from 2017, makes time, history, and space wearable. The title references the root word signifying “night,” the foundation of all Lakota words connected to dreaming, symbolizes that night is at the core of all dreams and visions.” (Text excerpt from the press release by courtesy of NOME)
More information on the NOME Website.
