Raqs Media Collective Curates New Disobedience Archive Installation Focused on Human Gathering

Asya Yaghmurian

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This article covers the latest iteration of Marco Scotini's Disobedience Archive, curated by Raqs Media Collective. The exhibition focuses on the significance of human gathering through videoworks that blend artistic practice with political activism. The installation features five canopy-like structures inspired by the South Asian shamiana (ceremonial tent), made from materials like fabric, acrylic glass, and LEDs, paired with over 100 video works that explore themes of disobedience and collective action.

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Initiated in 2005 by curator and critic Marco Scotini, the Disobedience Archive is an expanding collection, with no fixed location, of more than 100 videoworks that intersect artistic practice and political activism.

Five canopylike structures, inspired by the shamiana, a South Asian ceremonial tent, and made from a variety of materials including fabric, acrylic glass and LEDs, are paired wi

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This iteration of Marco Scotini's ‘Disobedience Archive’ focuses on the significance of human gathering