Artists in Conversation
Jelena Prljević, Farideh Sakhaeifar, and Francis Estrada
ARTISTS IN CONVERSATION is an online gathering organized to celebrate two ongoing survey exhibitions featuring years of committed work by HEKLER members Jelena Prljević and Farideh Sakhaeifar. The artists will be in conversation with friend, artist and educator, Francis Estrada, to share their work that encompasses storytelling and a range of media to transform intimate and collective experience of displacement, conflict and fear.
In the spirit of our work, we are honored to bridge geographies, perspectives, and communities to thoughtfully engage with the processes behind artworks in respective solo shows, too much remembering. too much forgetting: drawing as metabolizing memory, currently on view at Reflektor Gallery (Užice, Serbia) and You are in the war zone, presented by KODA and Trotter&Sholer (New York, NY).
For this occasion, Jelena and Farideh have made their works, animation Sisterhood and video work Halabja, 1988 available for online viewing until April 17.
UMETNICI/E U RAZGOVORU je onlajn okupljanje organizovano sa ciljem da proslavi dve aktuelne samostalne izložbe Jelena Prljević i Farideh Sakhaeifar, kojima se predstavljaju godine predanog rada članica HEKLER-a. Umetnice će u razgovaru sa prijateljem, umetnikom i edukatorom, Francisom Estradom, podeliti svoj rad koji obuhvata multimedijalno pripovedanje sa fokusom na transformaciju intimnog i kolektivnog iskustva izmeštanja, sukoba i straha.
U duhu našeg rada, čast nam je da napravimo most između geografija, perspektiva i zajednica kako bismo se promišljeno uključili u procese koji stoje iza umetničkih dela u okviru samostalnih izložbi, previše pamćenja. previše zaboravljanja: crtanje kao metabolizirajuće pamćenje, trenutno se može pogledati u galeriji Reflektor (Užice, Srbija) i Vi ste u ratnoj zoni, predstavljaju KODA i Trotter&Sholer (Njujork, USA).
Jelena i Farideh su za ovu priliku svoja dela, animaciju Sestrinstvo i video rad Halabja, 1988 učinile dostupnim za onlajn gledanje do 17. aprila.
Sisterhood / Sestrinstvo
The animated film Sisterhood uses an abandoned house from childhood as a metaphor of home and stability. The story, written in the form of a dialogue between sisters, as signifiers of past and present, describes an intimate experience of early maturing from a child’s perspective. The bond between sisters freezes time, capturing the emotional transitions that shape the landscape of a dissolving country.
Animirani film Sestrinstvo koristi napuštenu kuću iz detinjstva kao metaforu doma i stabilnosti. Priča, napisana u obliku dijaloga između sestara, kao označitelja prošlosti i sadašnjosti, opisuje intimno iskustvo ranog sazrevanja iz perspektive deteta. Veza između sestara zamrzava vreme, hvatajući emocionalne prelaze koji oblikuju pejzaž zemlje koja se raspada.
Halabja, 1988
"Halabja, 1988" is about the chemical attack Saddam -- with support from his western allies including the U.S -- carried out against the Kurds of Halabja of Iraqi Kurdistan. Saddam committed the genocide in the closing year of the eight years war between Iraq - Iran in which Iraq invaded parts of Iran. He used chemical weapons in Halabja forty-eight hours after the Iranian forces peacefully entered the village. As a result of the attack, 3,200 to 5,000 lives perished and 7,000 to 10,000 were gravely injured. To this date, the chemical attack on Halabja remains the largest case of using chemical weapons against civilians.
„Halabdža, 1988“ govori o hemijskom napadu Sadama – uz podršku njegovih zapadnih saveznika, uključujući SAD – koji je izveo protiv Kurda iz Halabže u Iračkom Kurdistanu. Sadam je počinio genocid u posljednjoj godini osmogodišnjeg rata između Iraka i Irana u kojem je Irak izvršio invaziju na delove Irana. On je upotrebio hemijsko oružje u Halabdži četrdeset osam sati nakon što su iranske snage mirno ušle u selo. Kao rezultat napada, poginulo je 3.200 do 5.000 ljudi, a 7.000 do 10.000 je teško povređeno. Do danas, hemijski napad na Halabžu ostaje najveći zabeležen slučaj upotrebe hemijskog oružja protiv civila.
ABOUT ARTISTS
Jelena Prljević is a visual artist from Serbia, currently based in New York, whose practice exists in the intersection between drawing, animation, and installation. A natural storyteller, she builds her narratives through layering of light, erasure, and the regenerative power of shadows. She is a co-founder of HEKLER, an artist-run platform that fosters the critical examination of hospitality and conflict through collaborative programming, pedagogy and archiving. Prljević holds a BFA from the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Serbia and an MFA in Studio Art in the Art & Art History Department, School of Fine Arts at the University of Connecticut, USA. In 2019, Prljević's work was presented by Galerie Liusa Wang in Paris (FR). Prljević's animated film "Sisterhood" was premiered at 13th AthensAnimFest in Athens (GR), and was officially selected by ProFiFest 2018, International Film Festival in Prokuplje (SR); SEE a Paris 2018, South East European Film Festival in Paris (FR); Balkanima 2018, European Animated Film Festival in Belgrade (SR). During this period she participated in many national and international group exhibitions and collaborative projects. She is a recipient of several awards for painting, drawing, and pedagogy, including The Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant Award (2017).
Farideh Sakhaeifar is a multidisciplinary artist, educator based in New York City. Sakhaeifar’s work investigates the politics of conflict, collective history, and personal accounts. Since 2018 she has been working collaboratively as a member of HEKLER, an artist-run collaborative platform that fosters the critical examination of hospitality and conflict. She received her MFA from Cornell University (2011) and her BFA from Azad Art and Architecture University in Iran (2008). Sakhaeifar has awarded the Shed first Open Call (2019) and has been an artist in residence at Queens Museum Studio Program (2018), Residency Unlimited (2017), BRIC media fellowship (2017), BRIC Doc Intensive (2017), and Workspace Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) (2012-13). Sakhaeifar’s work has been shown nationally and internationally and has been widely covered, including ArtFuse, The Guardian, and Hyperallergic.
Born in the Philippines and currently residing in Brooklyn, Francis Estrada is a visual artist who has a fine arts degree in painting and drawing from San Jose State University, a museum educator at the Museum of Modern Art, and freelance educator. He has taught in a variety of studio, classroom, and museum settings to diverse audiences, including programs for adults with disabilities, cultural institutions, and after-school programs. He was also an administrator and educator at the Museum for African Art in New York, where he enjoyed teaching about the amalgamation of art and culture through objects. In his artwork, Estrada interrogates how visual cues found in historical photographs, mass media, political propaganda, and personal archives influence or inflect social or cultural narratives. Francis exhibits his work internationally, including online publications.
ABOUT HOSTS
HEKLER is an artist-run platform and transnational community of artists, cultural workers, and activists that fosters the critical examination of hospitality and conflict through collaborative programming, education, residencies, and archiving.
KODA is a New York-based social practice residency dedicated to supporting the artistic and professional growth of mid-career artists. KODA Arts Inc. is a 501(c)(3). Your contribution is tax-deductible to the extent allowable by the law.
O Umetnicama
Jelena Prljević je vizuelna umetnica iz Srbije, koja trenutno živi u Njujorku. Njena praksa postoji na preseku između crteža, animacije i instalacije. Koristeći se pripovedanjem, ona gradi svoje naracije kroz slojeve svetlosti, brisanja i regenerativne moći senki. Ona je suosnivačica HEKLER-a, platforme koju vode umetnici i koja podstiče kritičko ispitivanje gostoprimstva i sukoba kroz zajedničko programiranje, pedagogiju i arhiviranje. Prljević je diplomirala na Akademiji umetnosti u Novom Sadu i magistrirala studijsku umetnost na Odseku za umetnosti i istoriju umetnosti Fakulteta lepih umetnosti Univerziteta Konektikat, SAD. Od 2019. godine je reprezentuje Galerie Liusa Vang u Parizu (FR). Jelenin animirani film „Sestrinstvo“ premijerno je prikazan na 13. AthensAnimFest-u u Atini (GR), a zvanično je izabran od strane ProFiFest 2018, Međunarodnog filmskog festivala u Prokuplju (SR); SEE a Paris 2018, filmskom festivalu jugoistočne Evrope u Parizu (FR); Balkanima 2018, Festivalu evropskog animiranog filma u Beogradu (SR). Tokom ovog perioda učestvovala je na mnogim domaćim i međunarodnim grupnim izložbama i saradničkim projektima. Dobitnica je nekoliko nagrada za slikarstvo, crtanje i pedagogiju, uključujući nagradu Fondacije Elizabet Grinšilds (2017).
Farideh Sakhaeifar je multidisciplinarna umetnica, edukatorka sa sedištem u Njujorku. Sahaeifarin rad istražuje politiku sukoba, kolektivnu istoriju i lične ispovesti. Od 2018. angažuje se kao članica HEKLER-a, platforme za saradnju koju vode umetnici i koja podstiče kritičko ispitivanje gostoprimstva i sukoba. Magistrirala je na Univerzitetu Kornel (2011) i magistrirala na Univerzitetu umetnosti i arhitekture Azad u Iranu (2008). Sakhaeifar je dobitnica nagrade prvog konkursa Shed (2019), umetničkog rezidencijalnog boravka Queens Studio Program (2018), Residency Unlimited (2017), BRIC media stipendije (2017), BRIC Doc Intensive (2017) i Workspace Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) (2012-13). Sahaeifarin rad je prikazan na nacionalnom i međunarodnom nivou i naširoko propraćen, uključujući portale ArtFuse, The Guardian i Hiperallergic.
Rođen na Filipinima sa trenutnim boravkom u Bruklinu, Francis Estrada je vizuelni umetnik koji ima diplomu likovnih umetnosti na smeru slikarstva i crteža na Državnom univerzitetu San Hoze, muzejski edukator u Muzeju moderne umetnosti (MoMA) i slobodni edukator. Predavao je u različitim studijima, učionicama i muzejima za različitu publiku, uključujući programe za odrasle sa invaliditetom, kulturne institucije i post-obrazovne programe. Bio je administrator i edukator u Muzeju afričke umetnosti u Njujorku, gde je uživao u podučavanju prožimanja umetnosti i kulture putem predmetnosti. U svom umetničkom delu, Estrada ispituje kako vizuelni znaci pronađeni u istorijskim fotografijama, masovnim medijima, političkoj propagandi i ličnim arhivama utiču na ili umanjuju društvene ili kulturne narative. Francis izlaže svoje radove na međunarodnom nivou, uključujući onlajn publikacije.
O DOMAĆICAMA
HEKLER je platforma koju vode umetnice/i i transnacionalna zajednica umetnika/ca, kulturnih radnika/ca i aktivista/kinja koja podstiče kritičko ispitivanje gostoprimstva i sukoba kroz zajedničko programiranje, obrazovanje, rezidencijalne boravke i arhiviranje.
KODA je rezidencija za društvene prakse sa sedištem u Njujorku posvećena podršci umetničkom i profesionalnom razvoju umetnika i umetnica srednjih godina. KODA Arts Inc. je 501(c)(3). Vaš doprinos se odbija od poreza u meri u kojoj je to dozvoljeno zakonom.