The Unhomely - Camden Art Centre

The exhibition 'The Unhomely' at Camden Art Centre marked the first U.K institutional solo presentation by Atiéna R. Kilfa (b.1990, FR).

Kilfa uses photography, sculpture, video and installation to explore personal and cultural memories that conflict and overlap. Recent work draws upon her interest in the composition of models, dioramas, still lifes, and tableaux vivants, which she reinterprets as sites loaded with inherited narratives and social codes. 

Located across Gallery 3 and the Reading Room, The Unhomely was comprised of a new video work integrated into an architectural structure. The work placed the viewer within a movie scene, unfolding in an undisclosed staircase. This movement is perceived as a Huis Clos, a never-ending loop whereby the viewer encounters “architectural ghosts” that collapse the distinction between the real and the imagined, past and present. 

The exhibition The Unhomely by Atiéna R. Kilfa was curated by Anna Gritz and Matt Williams and co-produced in partnership with KW Institute for Contemporary Art in Berlin, where an iteration of the exhibition was staged from 22 October 2022 to 15 January 2023. 

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Atiéna R. Kilfa on her exhibition 'The Unhomely' at Camden Art Centre, 2023. Produced by Jared Schiler.

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The Artist

Atiéna R. Kilfa (b.1990, France),  lives and works in Frankfurt am Main where she recently graduated from Staedelschule. In her practice, Kilfa uses photography, sculpture, video, and installations to explore how personal and cultural memories tend to conflict and overlap. The Unhomely at Camden Art Centre marks the first institutional solo exhibition by the artist in the UK.

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Fluxus Art Projects
Goethe-Institut
OCA Norway