until Sunday December 22 2019

KADIST Paris
T : +33 (0)142 51 83 49
19bis/21 rue des Trois Frères
75018 Paris
France

https://kadist.org/program/superhero-sighting-society/

KADIST, Paris is pleased to present the first public presentation of Superhero Sighting Society, a project that follows Sabih Ahmed and Taus Makhacheva’s residence during 2019. This exhibition gathers witness accounts of superhero sightings from all around the world and presents a scenography by Super Taus.

Maintaining anonymity of its members, the Society raises awareness and promotes conversations around new figurations of power that have emerged amidst the seismic planetary and geopolitical shifts of the 21st century. An impetus behind this exhibition is to open a question that first brought Superhero Sighting Society together: How have different landscapes and geographies demanded different superpowers of the heroes arising from there? Furthermore, this exhibition asks, what kinds of superpowers can we imagine today in the different locations and milieus we inhabit?

Prior permission has been taken from all witnesses for sharing their stories. All the stories are open to interpretation.

Superhero Sighting Society is conceived by the Society’s Founding Secretary Members, Sabih Ahmed and Taus Makhacheva, in collaboration with the Society’s Records Clerk, Jessica Saxby. Scenography by Super Taus.