© 2024 FLAT // LAND, Amsterdam
ALPHA // FEMALE
28 & 29 SEPTEMBER
HET GLAZEN HUIS | ZONE2SOURCE
AMSTELPARK | AMSTERDAM
FLAT // LAND
[>> For full press release see link below]
On Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th September, FLAT // LAND presents its new exhibition, ALPHA // FEMALE. The show invites us to exchange the old gendered frames we have used to look at animals for the glass walls of Amstelpark’s Het Glazen Huis, and to celebrate the diversity of nature. Exhibited works invite us to consider: how do our own prejudices and (gender) stereotypes influence our understanding of the animal world? And further, how can rethinking animals help us to rethink ourselves, as part of nature at large.
Participating artists include:
Kim Boske
Marlene Dumas
Stelios Karamanolis
Minyoung Kim
Leila Jeffreys
Vincent Munier
Awoiska van der Molen
Anoek Steketee
Paolo Ventura
Though working with different media – as photography, drawing, and tapestry - these artists share a gentle conviction, a poetic perspective on what constitutes nature, life, and the animal realm. In awe of the sublime diversity of nature, they invite us to realise that changing how we think about nature changes how we relate to the world around us.
The exhibition ALPHA // FEMALE explores the behaviour of individuals in natural social systems. Focussing on the socially dominant traits associated with “alphas” of different species, ALPHA // FEMALE questions our gendered stereotypes of dominance in the animal world. “Alpha” refers to the highest-ranking individual of a social group: the leader of the pack (Frans de Waal), who exerts what biologists refer to as “dominance hierarchy” over other group members. Alphas exert their authority in many different ways and, contrary to common belief, they often avoid fighting, unless it is to re-stablish stability within their group.
For more information see our press release here below:
