Party's Over
Something always comes before and that before is a story of power; we walk among ghosts. A surface that receives an image is no different. Stacked and staggered canvas banners suggest a flattened array of styles and intentions, a kind of screen space–like having multiple windows open on your desktop. They can also allude to identity, which for me is provisional and always under construction. These disparate images remain distinct and become unified through form and color. It is a way to embody a relational system materially.
Nadir Souirgi grew up in New York City and Miami, born to a Haitian mother and a Moroccan father. Adopting the position of the trickster, his work considers notions of authenticity—both in terms of categorization and gesture—and where those contracts fail. He draws from visual histories such as branding, speculative fiction and abstraction. Nadir lives and works in New York City and New Haven, Connecticut.
Nadir Souirgi grew up in New York City and Miami, born to a Haitian mother and a Moroccan father. Adopting the position of the trickster, his work considers notions of authenticity—both in terms of categorization and gesture—and where those contracts fail. He draws from visual histories such as branding, speculative fiction and abstraction. Nadir lives and works in New York City and New Haven, Connecticut.