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SUMMARY:Cultured Pallets Stencil Workshop 
LOCATION:Queen's Square\nQueen's Square
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DESCRIPTION:Join artist\, Soheila Esfahani\, in creating the next version 
 in her ongoing Cultured Pallets series.  .\nhttps://ideaexchange.libnet.in
 fo/event/7500056
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>As part of Esfahani&rsquo\;s ongoing <stro
 ng>Cultured Pallets </strong>series\, this drop-in workshop invites the pu
 blic to participate in stencilling the stacks of pallets in the lobby at C
 ambridge Art Galleries\, Idea Exchange - Queen's Square on Sunday November
  27th\, 1:30-4:00 pm. The stencilled design is based on a floral motif ins
 pired by one of William Morris&rsquo\; designs entitled &ldquo\;Persian&rd
 quo\;. This design is simultaneously specific yet ambiguous: a subtle nod 
 to Esfahani&rsquo\;s cultural roots contextualized within Morris&rsquo\; i
 nfamous and familiar floral designs. The design also connects back to the 
 textile industry in Cambridge.</p>\n<p>Inspired by Esfahani&rsquo\;s exper
 ience of living in both Western (Canadian) and Eastern (Iranian) cultures\
 , her work focuses on the concept of cultural translation and uses shippin
 g pallets to embody and facilitate the act of cultural translation. These 
 transient installations emerge from ongoing process of marking shipping pa
 llets with various designs and ornamentation and a hashtag. After exhibiti
 ng the work\, the pallets return to circulation and can be tracked by enga
 ging in correspondence through social media with those who find them.</p>\
 n<p>Returning to the etymological roots of translation as &ldquo\;carrying
  or bringing across\,&rdquo\; the <strong>Cultured Pallets </strong>series
  explores the concept of cultural translation as the act of &ldquo\;carryi
 ng or bringing across&rdquo\; units of culture. In these installations\, t
 he decorated pallets metaphorically serve as objects of holding: &ldquo\;b
 earers of culture&rdquo\; that continuously circulate across peoples and c
 ultures. As a result\, Esfahani&rsquo\;s installation also evokes issues o
 f migration as people\, ultimately\, function as &ldquo\;bearers&rdquo\; a
 nd &ldquo\;translators&rdquo\; of culture in our current globalized state.
 </p>\n<p>This workshop is part of Soheila Esfahani's solo exhibition\, <st
 rong><a href="https://ideaexchange.org/cambridge-art-galleries/exhibition/
 soheila-esfahani-been-there">Been T[here</a></strong>]\, on view at Presto
 n gallery December 17\, 2022 - March 5\, 2023.</p>\n<p>All are welcome to 
 attend.</p>\n<p><strong>Cost</strong>: Free</p>\nhttps://ideaexchange.libn
 et.info/event/7500056
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