Alexis Cordesse: Talashi

January 17–April 6, 2024

Talashi (Arabic for fragmentation, erosion, disappearance) is a video composition made up of personal photographs entrusted to French artist Alexis Cordesse by refugees fleeing the Syrian civil war, ongoing since 2011. Cordesse’s long, patient process of amassing intimate snapshots of family celebrations and quotidian activities challenges the never-ending flood of tragic and violent images produced and widely disseminated by the mainstream media.

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Opening Reception

Tuesday, January 16, 2024 | 7:30-9:30 pm

Conversation: Alexis Cordesse and Jérémie Molho (CERC Migration and Integration)

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 | 6 pm

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