‘a space’ arts presents GHT.2058: Asylo-جنّت: a major new commission by London-based Iranian multimedia artist Bijan Moosavi. This immersive exhibition submerges the viewer in a fictional near-future climate dystopia created by neoliberal negligence and greed.
About the exhibition
Part of ‘a space’ arts’ Art for Climate Action Programme, this immersive exhibition submerges the viewer in a fictional near-future climate dystopia created by neoliberal negligence and greed. Comprised of various materials and media hinting at climate catastrophes, science fiction dystopias, marketing overhype and Islamic Kitsch, the exhibition is a portal into a deeply neoliberal refugee centre from the year 2058, which houses Middle Eastern asylum seekers displaced due to a global failure in dealing with the climate crisis.
About the artist
Bijan Moosavi is an Iranian multimedia artist based in London. He makes films, installations, music and performances which look at the impact of neoliberalism from a Middle Eastern point of view. Bijan’s work draws upon the aesthetics of corporate advertising, sci-fi movies, popular culture and the Islamic Kitsch in order to tell dystopian tales from speculative futures drowned in deep neoliberalism.
Access and Quiet Spaces: The artwork for this exhibition can be found in the Main Gallery and Project Space which are both served by a lift and will be open all evening.
Please be aware, the Main Gallery and Project Space will have very low lighting.
The ground floor bar and cafe to GHT have step free access from Town Quay Road. For information on parking and travel please visit the Plan your Visit page of our website.
If you’d like to familiarise yourself before your visit you can take a virtual tour of the spaces on our website. You’ll also find a visual story so that you know what to expect and how to identify members of the GHT Team. Please note that the Stories Behind the Stones exhibition will not be open for this event: https://godshousetower.org.uk/accessibility-at-ght/
