On the occasion of Berlin Art Week, The Little Black Gallery and CHAUSSEE 36 Photography present the exhibition Uncensored by AdeY.
AdeY’s art is in the borderland of photography and performance and depicts the naked body in playful formations and in minimalistic rooms and empty landscapes.
No one really knows who AdeY is. The British-Swedish artist’s real name, age and place of residence are still unknown. AdeY left a career as a professional dancer, something evident in the photographs which combine photography, choreography, and performance.
AdeY highlights our right to be different in terms of body type, gender, sexuality, religion, and skin tone with both humour and tenderness. The work shows the human body in its most stripped-down, naked form, but strives to create non-sexualized and unprejudiced images based on the ideal of acceptance.
He has published a series of poetic photobooks and zines and exhibited in several of the world’s best known galleries and museums, including in London, New York, Los Angeles, Helsinki, and Stockholm.
“I began taking photographs when I worked as a professional dancer and felt the need to erase what I had done before to be taken seriously. People doubt you when you change art forms. I also do not want people to focus on my background but rather my body of work.” says AdeY.
The forms of the exhibition Uncensored began to take shape in 2015–2016, when AdeY, during a period of intense travel, was struck by the sexualization of bodies in advertising images. Then and there, a desire was awoken to show the body just as “only” a body, without reducing it into a sexualized symbol. This series was also conceived in direct response to Instagram’s constant censorship of his work.
The images in the exhibit are playful and experimental, with bodies often depicted in choreographed poses or formations. The viewer is given the right to interpret the images, an important part of AdeY’s artistry.
“We are thrilled to welcome AdeY for his first exhibition in Germany during Berlin Art Week. I have followed AdeY’s career and progress with great interest, and felt it was time we introduced him to a German audience. Berlin Art Week is the perfect time to launch his solo exhibition to the thriving creative arts community here, we can’t wait to welcome you all!” – Brandei Estes, Director of Chaussee 36 Photography
This is the final stop in AdeY’s UNCENSORED world tour which has been exhibited in New York (Clamp), Los Angeles (Galerie XII), London (The Little Black Gallery), Stockholm (Fotografiska), Oslo (Vasli Souza), and Falsterbo Photo Art Museum in Sweden.
AdeY : Uncensored
from 13 September – 30 November 2024
CHAUSSEE 36 Photography
Chausseestraße 36
10115 Berlin
Germany
www.chaussee36.photography
