Farida Sedoc's exhibition 'Social Capital' features a monumental triptych created for the Stedelijk's _IN SITU_ series. The work utilizes photography, graphic design, and textiles to explore how social capital, collective relationships, and mutual trust guide a community towards a shared future, reflecting on themes of intersectionality, heritage, and economic inequality.
Farida Sedoc's monumental triptych, _Social Capital_, commissioned for the Stedelijk's _IN SITU_ series, transforms the museum's mezzanine floor into a space exploring the tangible impact of social capital. Through a combination of photography, graphic design, textiles, and screen printing, Sedoc visualizes how networks of relationships and mutual trust can unite a community and pave the way towards a shared future. Intersectionality, the influence of the monetary economy, and heritage are central to Sedoc's practice, prompting reflection on contemporary societal issues such as solidarity, migration, activism, and economic inequality. Each of the three works in _Social Capital_ is based on group portrait photographs from Sedoc's personal archive, emphasizing the strength of collectivity, shared direction, and connection within communities. The exhibition's setting within the Stedelijk's mezzanine actively embraces the constant movement and evolving composition of groups, supported by the environment that brings them together.
Sedoc, a visual artist recognized with the Amsterdam Prize for the Arts in 2024, works with diverse media to articulate polyphonic narratives. Her practice draws upon elements from protest movements, countercultures, and subcultures, integrating photography, graphic design, and screen printing. Recurring themes in her oeuvre include cultural identity, heritage, politics, and economics, often contextualized by significant historical events like transatlantic trade. The Stedelijk has previously commissioned work from Sedoc, including a poster for the Black Lives Matter movement, and holds several of her works in its collection, which are currently on display.