Still Moving
Jayr
On view from August 21st—31st
Still Moving is an exploration on time, migration and memory through the lens of a personal yet collective narrative. At its core is a 2008 JVC camcorder; once held by the artist’s father, and now taken up by the artist. This act of continuation transforms the device into an artifact of memory, a witness to the landscape and to the people that shape it. Through this exhibition the artist invites viewers to reflect on migration, memory, and the identity of Dubai, to recognize that even in stillness, movement persists.
Jonathan Edora Sarmiento Jr., known as JR, is an architecture student, artist, and photographer based in Dubai. The artist’s practice draws from the lived conditions that shape memory and time. The exhibition is structured as a dialogue between the past and the present, where visual mediums and stills showcase the transformation of Deira, one of Dubai’s oldest districts, through the eyes of its migrant inhabitants. While the cityscape changes, the emotions, struggles, and aspirations of those who move through it remain constant.