Babson Art Exhibit October 22- December 18, 2009
“Delirium II”- A Site Specific Installation by Elshafei Dafalla Mohamed
What: The Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson College presents Delirium II
Who: New Work by Elshafei Dafalla Mohamed When: Exhibit: October 22- December 18, 2009
Hours: 9 am-6 pm Monday – Friday
Welcome Reception/Project Information: Thursday October 22, 4-6 pm
Artist’s Talk: Tuesday November 10, 6 pm, Carling Sorenson Theater
Opening Reception: Tuesday November 10,7-9 pm Hollister Gallery
Where: Babson College, Hollister Hall, Hollister Gallery
Info: Contact Artist-in-Residence Danielle Krcmar; dkrcmar@babson.edu; 781-239-5888
Elshafei Dafalla Mohamed (http://www.shafeiart.com/) is a sculptor, painter, photographer, installation artist, and human rights activist who will visit Babson for a three week residency in conjunction with the Arts and Humanities Foundation course, Dwellings: Body, Home, and City.
Originally from Sennar, Sudan, Elshafei has lived and worked in the U.S. since 2001. During his residency, Elshafei will work with members of the Babson community to produce a public art project based on his award-winning installation, Delirium, which “commemorates the struggle of refugees, immigrants, and other diaspora population as they cross borders into new lands. It celebrates their resilience and their ability to overcome the boundaries of cultures and identities, despite surveillance at checkpoints and border control, passports, and even the demands for fingerprints.”
Delirium has been created from a collection of over 250 fingerprint stamps collected from friends and acquaintances of African, European, Asian, and American backgrounds. For Delirium II, Elshafei will be expanding that group of friends and acquaintances as he collects fingerprint stamps from members of the Babson community. They will then be scanned, magnified, and printed onto 16”x16” canvases. These fingerprint portraits presented en masse speak simultaneously to our individuality, our interconnected humanity, and the impact we have on the world and one another.
