'Complicating the Narrative' (In a Time of False Simplicity): D.Rad: De-Radicalisation in Europe and Beyond Curatorial Exhibition

Exhibition Programme

Abstract

As part of this exciting project, D.Rad utilises the universal language of art as a means of exploring the concept of ‘Complicating the narrative’, while also engaging with findings from project reports. The collected works culminate in this exciting exhibition of works in Belgrade and Paris. The core concepts of the exhibition are that of complicating violent extremist binary narratives of the other: to disrupt toxic narratives and shine a light on commonalities between, and the complexities of, perceived them-and-us characters, including highlighting shared grievances, but also how the fear of the other feeds not only one’s own imagined cause but paradoxically, the ‘other side’ also...