The exhibition Still Shifting, Mother Field, by artist Jennifer Tee includes newly commissioned ceramic sculptures, textile installations, performances, and collages.
A central element of Jennifer Tee’s exhibition at Kunstinstituut Melly is her Tampan Tulip series. It’s a series of collages made from pressed tulip petals, with motifs taken from Tampan weavings. These textiles can be found in the Lampung region of southern Sumatra, a part of a crucial trade route for hundreds of years. The area has long been a crossroads of cultures and artistic traditions. The square-shaped woven Tampans were exchanged during important rites of passage. The motifs often include a ship with human souls, animals, and plant-like forms in motion to the afterlife: references that explore diasporic narratives, migration, and the tree of life in relation to genealogy and ancestry.
As part of the solo-exhibition Still Shifting, Mother Field at Kunstinstituut Melly, Dutch artist Jennifer Tee is staging a performance developed with Korean improvisation choreographer and dancer Miri Lee.
Credits
Artist Jennifer Tee Choreographer Miri Lee Performers Marilou Fortuné, Karlijn Hu Chuan Roest, Edward Lloyd, Ivan Montis, Kalin Morrow, Kya Su and Alex Wreiman With the support of AMMODO, Henry Moore Foundation, Mondriaan Fund, Stichting Jaap Harten Fonds
Performance History
Kunstinstituut Melly, Rotterdam, The Netherlands | 20, 22, 29 January | 10, 12, 17 February | 4, 17, 19 March | 14, 16 April | 19, 21 May 2023
