{"id":3499,"date":"2025-03-12T12:00:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T11:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.torunnskjelland.com\/exhibitions-and-art-projects\/bananarepublic\/"},"modified":"2025-03-12T12:00:49","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T11:00:49","slug":"bananarepublic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.torunnskjelland.com\/en\/exhibitions-and-art-projects\/bananarepublic\/","title":{"rendered":"BananaRepublic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BananaRepublic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Katrineholm Konsthall, Katrineholm, Sweden<\/strong>
September 29 \u2013 November 6, 2011 Group exhibition with Kjersti Sundland, John K. Raustein, and Fredrik Raddum<\/p>\n

In BananaRepublic<\/em>, I explore how Africa and its people have been represented over time \u2013 from 1950s figurines and so-called \u201cNegro ladies,\u201d to contemporary media portrayals of a continent marked by violence, corruption, and famine. Through a visual-anthropological lens, I seek to question these clich\u00e9d and reductionist depictions by juxtaposing them with personal experiences and imagery.<\/p>\n

The project aims to challenge both my own and the audience\u2019s assumptions, using unexpected visual connections and a critical perspective on the Western gaze. Humor plays a key role, offering a way to subvert expectations and open up space for alternative narratives.<\/p>\n

Ved Katrineholm Konsthall presenterte jeg veggmalerier, lerretsarbeider og et egendesignet flagg. The visual material is based on my own photographs taken in The Gambia and South Africa. The motifs include portraits of proud individuals, lush landscapes, and scenarios that might appear absurd when filtered through a Western lens. By removing these images from their original context and reconfiguring them into new visual narratives, I aim to create a setting where background becomes secondary\u2014and the act of reinterpretation takes center stage.<\/p>\n\n \n

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