The article discusses an ambitious exhibition "What Is Seen and Unseen: Mapping South Asian American Art in Chicago" at the South Asia Institute. It highlights the dual exhibitions, "Shadows Dance Within the Archives" and "Are Shadow Bodies Electric," focusing on their exploration of South Asian culture's integration into midwestern history. The piece examines the author's work in the context of contemporary themes like corporeality, while emphasizing the sensory experience created by combining text, imagery, sound, and video, ultimately revealing the lasting impact of historical artworks.
The dual exhibitions, "Shadows Dance Within the Archives" and "Are Shadow Bodies Electric" revealed the "unexpected afterlives of artworks" through the resounding metaphor of Shadows, released by the light of knowledge and curiosity in this digital age.
This archival project embodies what archives can do by channeling the past into a future that responds to contemporary dialogues.
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