Featured Artists
Dahn Gim, Ivonne Yáñez, Mayumi Amada, Peng Wu, Prima Jalichandra-Sakuntabhai, Rituparna Rana, Roshan Ganu, Shafrin Islam, and Ziba Rajabi.
Curatorial Statement
What do you pack when leaving home for a long journey? What do you learn and what do you contribute? When placed in unfamiliar spaces - liminal, exceptional ones - how do you find yourself? What objects, stories, rituals do you carry with you to connect with memories, and to relate with others? This exhibition features artworks created by international artists based in Minnesota, whose practices are distributed across a variety of media. Mirrors and vessels of attempts to belong while in motion, these media are transient by nature (dance, storytelling, poetry), responsive to place and time (site-specific, interactive or participatory installations), hybrid, multicultural and multidisciplinary (expanded painting, mixed media sculptures, experimental animation).
An exhibition is a dot in the vast history of art, it’s a momentary yet recorded dialogue among narratives. Both permanent and ephemeral, itself an exercise in transiency. In this land and time, upon your witnessing, the work of nine artists convene - taking space, belonging, being celebrated. We invite you to listen, engage and respond: what can be learned from their paradoxical and extraordinary experiences of living with one foot in the present and the other in space of memory, longing, reconciliation and perpetual discovery?
The exhibition is accompanied by an original short documentary directed by Pawan Sharma with interviews by Rituparna Rana, that “explores how movement, memory, and cultural histories shape artistic expression.” Captions and/or transcripts are available in the gallery and in this page.
All videos in the show were transcribed and captioned by Oleb Media.
Press:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_VpqCdZ8U34&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rochesterartcenter.org%2F&embeds_referring_origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rochesterartcenter.org&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE
Reception for Extraordinary Elsewhere
Event Schedule
1:00 - 2:00 PM | Exhibition Tour with the Curator and Artists
2:00 - 5:00 PM | Art Activities and Refreshments by @ivo_misterio and the Art Center’s program staff
3:30 - 4:00 PM | Performance by Rituparna Rana
After the tour, experience a solo performance by Rituparna Rana, expanding on themes from her video piece Rooted in Motion, which is featured in the exhibition. Bhromi: Rooted in Motion. Derived from the Bengali word for “wanderer” or “nomad,” this performance explores how a migrant artist locates “home” not in place, but in movement and in her dance. Drawing from Indian classical dance traditions and shaped by lived experiences across geographies, this piece embodies how art becomes both sanctuary and compass. As Rana moves through unfamiliar landscapes, it is the rhythm, discipline, and memory of her art form that sustains and anchors her.
In addition to the tour and performance, enjoy refreshments and engage in hands-on art activities for all ages. Exhibiting artist Ivonne Yáñez will lead an art activity in the studio classroom from 2 - 3:30pm. This event promises to be a rich exploration of global narratives and artistic expression—an afternoon not to be missed!
Event Schedule
1:00 - 2:00 PM | Exhibition Tour with the Curator and Artists
2:00 - 5:00 PM | Art Activities and Refreshments by @ivo_misterio and the Art Center’s program staff
3:30 - 4:00 PM | Performance by Rituparna Rana
After the tour, experience a solo performance by Rituparna Rana, expanding on themes from her video piece Rooted in Motion, which is featured in the exhibition. Bhromi: Rooted in Motion. Derived from the Bengali word for “wanderer” or “nomad,” this performance explores how a migrant artist locates “home” not in place, but in movement and in her dance. Drawing from Indian classical dance traditions and shaped by lived experiences across geographies, this piece embodies how art becomes both sanctuary and compass. As Rana moves through unfamiliar landscapes, it is the rhythm, discipline, and memory of her art form that sustains and anchors her.
In addition to the tour and performance, enjoy refreshments and engage in hands-on art activities for all ages. Exhibiting artist Ivonne Yáñez will lead an art activity in the studio classroom from 2 - 3:30pm. This event promises to be a rich exploration of global narratives and artistic expression—an afternoon not to be missed!
Documentation by Kali Morrison and Zoe Cinel