On her visit to the United Arab Emiratesin September 2011, artist Gabriella Sancisi photographed athletes from the country, recording each likeness in a similar way to create a uniform group of images despite their disparate locations and times. A selection of these photographs are on exhibition at the Brunei Gallery,School of Oriental and African Studies, London. In these images, Sancisi tries to capture a moment of self-consciousness or connection, where the relationship between artist, viewer and subject meets.
The exhibition was first shown in Abu Dhabi by the British Council, in collaboration with the National Olympic Committee and the National Paralympic Committee, and in partnership with British Embassy, UK Trade & Investment, Emirates Foundation and BBC Arabia in November 2011, it continues to tour the region. This is the firstU.K.showing of this work.
The exhibition runs until 22 September 2012
Further information can be found at: http://www.soas.ac.uk/gallery/olympians/
