Artist: Zarina Bhimji

This is one of a collection of five stills and a short film Zarina Bhimji exhibited for the turner prize in 2oo7 . These images were collected over a period of many months when bhimji spent days travelling the trade and imigration routes in Uganda, talking to people from all the places she came into contact with. Uganda has a colourful history partly from suffering from Idi Amin and the migration and uproar that this causes. Ifound it particularly relevent her as she closely anlysis the movement and pathways of people and place.

Title: Shadows and Disturbances
Date: 2007
Media: Ilfochrome Ciba Classic Print
Dimensions: 1270mm x 1600mm
Additional info: Aluminium mount, TrueVue Museum Acrylic and frame (2007)

Guy Debord

Guy Debord, The Naked City, 1957

dérive

My initial idea of dériving is to explore the environment without preconceptions of where to go or a reason behind why you are going there. I don't think i have ever dérived without a purpose for going to a certain place at a certain time. I like this idea of "going with the flow" and allowing yourself to drift. What fascinates me most is the idea of what you will encounter when dériving and if you will encounter anything which is unusual to your familiar routine strolls. I also like the concept of ambiance, and how ambiance can change suddenly in different environments and even in different times of the day or night......