Author Archives: Artists At Risk
Issa Touma, AR-Resident at Safe Haven Helsinki (Nordic Fresh Air)
(Find ERKAN ÖZGEN here) Issa Touma is a photographer and curator from Aleppo (Syria). His photographic work can be found in major museum collections, and his recent film “9 Days – From My Window in Aleppo” has received international accolades, … Continue reading
Pinar Ögrenci, AR-Resident at Safe Haven Helsinki and Athens
Pınar Öğrenci is an artist and writer based in Istanbul with an international following. Öğrenci’s work has been significantly influenced by war, migration and activist impulses in recent years. Related: AR PAVILION Athens MOBILE TALK by Pınar Öğrenci at HAM … Continue reading
ZIP Group
Works: Three Chairs for RE-ALIGNED ART Flag Washing Machine (Carousel) for RE-ALIGNED ART The Construction for TO THE SQUARE 2 Free Construction at Frolivska 9/11 IDP Camp and at the VCRC, as part of The School of the Displaced curated … Continue reading
Flag Washing Machine (Carousel), 2013, Installation
Location: Kurant Gallery, Søndre Tollbodgate 17, 9008 Tromsø Opening on the 14th of September, [time] The installation has a form of rope way on roller skates with the flags of different countries. The flags are spinning in a circle, getting into … Continue reading
Shieko Reto – Long-term AR-Resident at Safe Haven Helsinki
We are very pleased to announce that Shieko Reto is our first 1-year Artist at Risk (AR) at Safe Haven Helsinki resident. Shieko Reto is a visual artist and activist from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, whose work addresses the concerns of … Continue reading
PRESS: Solidaritet i konstlivet
PRESS TEXT By: Frida Sandström Bahar Yurukoglu, Pink Ice (stillbild), 2014. Ett tvärsnitt genom dagens residensprogram visar att allt fler riktar sig till konstnärer som förflyttar sig inte av intresse, men efter behov. Ofta rör det sig om verksamheter som initieras genom direkt kontakt … Continue reading
PRESS: Re-Build Refuge Europe in Athens
PRESS TEXT EUROPEAN ALTERNATIVES April 7, 2017, 10:37 am European Alternatives in cooperation with Perpetuum Mobile and AthenSYN prepared two exhibitions regarding migration. They are opening today in Athens. In the past years, Athens has been one of the places … Continue reading
PRESS: Awaiting Political Specters: Documenta 14
PRESS TEXT POSTED BY: DEIANIRA TOLEMA MAY 11, 2017 Written by Dorian Batycka and Vanessa Gravenor Documenta is a quinquennial exhibition of contemporary art that since 1955 has created a space for healing war torn regions through art. Begun in the German city of Kassel, … Continue reading
PRESS: In The Surrounds of History
PRESS TEXT BY JOTA MOMBAÇA 19 May 2017 Documenta 14: Athens In The Surrounds of History Jota Mombaça recently moved to Athens for observing the multiple events surrounding Documenta 14. One of them is an exhibition by the initiative “Artists … Continue reading
PRESS: Amidst Uneasiness, the 15th Istanbul Biennial Draws to a Close
PRESS TEXT re: Erkan Özgen‘s “Wonderland” at Istanbul Biennale from AR-Pavilion in Athens: Source: http://www.drailedmag.com/2017/11/10/15th-istanbul-biennial-draws-to-a-close/ POSTED BY: DORIAN BATYCKA NOVEMBER 10, 2017 Elmgreen and Dragset Portrait, Courtesy IKSV Istanbul — Following the precipitous decline of freedom of speech and expression in Turkey … Continue reading
