APPROP. – exhibition by ax710 and Jurjen Galema

20th & 21st June, 16:00 – 19:00 h.
NP3 | RE:Search:Gallery, Hofstraat 21, Groningen

APPROP.

A concept by ax710, in collaboration with Jurjen Galema.

APPROP. is a shortened, autonomous title derived from appropriation, freeing the term from its traditional art-historical definition.
Through its abbreviation, the word itself becomes a fragment: active, unfinished, and in motion.
It refers not only to the appropriation of existing material, but also to processes of selection, displacement, 
and reinterpretation through which meanings are continuously transformed.

In an open and dynamic collaboration, ax710 and Jurjen Galema reinterpret iconic images from an earlier era. 
Through both critical inquiry and artistic intervention, they shift established meanings and place them within a contemporary context.
The exhibition demonstrates how images are never fixed or definitive, but can continually be reread, questioned, and re-experienced.

APPROP. explores the space between the familiar and the unfamiliar, between what we recognize and what we learn to see anew. 
Within this movement, attention is given to the multitude of stories, experiences, and perspectives that shape our society.
The exhibition invites an open gaze, where differences are not positioned in opposition to one another, but can contribute to 
understanding, connection, and mutual respect.

The period (dot) at the end of APPROP. functions both as an interruption and as an opening:  the concept is not brought to a close,
but rather continued through an ongoing process of critical inquiry, reflection, and change.