the züber gallery

I'd like to take on the most daring of all the spaces at Villa Terrace. The Züber Gallery interests me for several reasons. For me it is the space that perfectly illustrates to me the European imperialist 'feel' of Villa Terrace. With the Züber wallpaper, and the Decor Chinois, there is an obvious attempt to emulate a European appropriation of objects and culture from that of their colonies. Considering that Züber wallpaper was most popular during the nineteenth century, it interests me further as this is the time period that Europe was discovering or categorizing sexuality and gender roles. Colonial racism was coupled with "racial eroticism" which is the area I would like to develop my installation around. I feel I could use the Züber Gallery to incorporate my work within the space and its objects to create my own Kunstkammer (or room of curiosities) incorporating colonial ideas of sexuality and racism.


Attached is one of several objects I will make, along with an image of a plate from Verum et Historicam descriptionem Avriferi tegni guineaa.