Opening Reception: Friday, March 4, 2011 20.00
Exhibition: March 5 - March 27, 2011
Saturday 13.30 - 18.00, Sunday 11.00-18.00 or by appointment

Urban Dialogues© (UD) examines the complex interactions between artists, cultures, nature,
urban interventions, cities, and technology, via photography, digital art and video, capturing
the contradictions and analogies of our individual and collective histories, reflecting today's
new era of global engagement. UD artists all met via an artist social networking website,
came together and virtually exchange photos of their cities and art. The collaborative
artworks are hybrids of each artists' unique vision, time and place.
Never before in human history have we faced so many rapid changes in technology
and lifestyles. Our world and our lives are becoming more and more global, complex
and interdependent. Current day technologies are creating a world with very different
boundaries, bringing those from distant shores closer together. At the same time, everything
is very fragmented and we feel disconnected. In the middle of the crowded streets, or in an
art studio, one can feel isolated.
The Exhibition Center De Bijl Zoersel presents Urban Dialogues©, a group of nine artists
from different cities and cultures experimenting with collaborations which bridge their global
diversity and artistic similarities. "Urban Dialogues©" is questioning the nature of artistic
practices in today's digital age: is art made by the sole artist alone in their studio or can
collaborative works push us to new heights?

www.urbandialogues.com

Urban Dialogue artists:
Amy Bassin, New York City, USA;
Sonia Gil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil;
José Javier Gonzalez, Madrid, Spain;
Jana Hunterova, Liberec,
Czech Republica;
Frie J. Jacobs, Zoersel, Belgium;
Aditi Kulkarni, Mumbai, India;
Emeka Ogboh, Lagos, Nigeria;
Uma Ray, Kolkata, India;
Hidemi Shimura, Shanghai, China

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