Music: Avin Ahmadi
DATE & TIME
Tue, 16.04.2024 – 6pm
(Opening: 01.03.2024, Exhibition: 02.03.2024 – 16.04.2024)
VENUE
philomena+
Heinestraße 40
1020 Vienna
philomena.plus
Free entrance
Artist Talk with Ziad Naitaddi &
Guided tour by curator Elisabeth Piskernik
Music: Avin Ahmadi
as part of the exhibition "Emotional Lands" by Maria Hanl & Ziad Naitaddi
curated by Elisabeth Piskernik & Achraf Remok
presented by philomena+
The exhibition Emotional Lands explores the complexity of human emotions in a rapidly changing world. What experiences trigger feelings? What causes our feelings to change? The artists Maria Hanl (Vienna) and Ziad Naitaddi (Salé) explore these questions and look at the topic of migration and political manipulation from their own perspective.
The Absents 1, 2019, High-Atlas, Morocco.
Courtesy of Galerie 127 & the artist
Ziad Naitaddi (*1995 in Rabat, lives and works in Salé) attempts to express the human soul through his work by photographing people and expressing their inner emotions, currently focussing on the theme of migration and identity. He visualises the emotional side of this topic, the tragic dimension of migration and the difficult decision that emigrants have to make. His projects scrutinise the emergence of hardship, loss of identity and the adventurous search for answers. Ziad Naitaddi’s work has been presented in various exhibitions, publications and collections.
Ziad Naitaddi's artistic work for the exhibition Emotional Lands invites us to question our own prejudices and biases by focusing on the dichotomy of good and evil and examining the subtleties of behaviour of people experiencing migration and the external and internal changes that come with it.
Elisabeth Piskernik, who curated the exhibition Emotional Lands together with Achraf Remok, provides insights into the works of the artists Maria Hanl and Ziad Naitaddi. Following this, she speaks with Ziad Naitaddi about his artistic approach for the exhibition Emotional Lands.
Elisabeth Piskernik (* 1968 in Vienna, lives and works in Rabat and Vienna) graduated in Art History and Romance Studies at the University of Vienna. She moved to Rabat in 2004 and founded Le Cube - independent artroom in 2005 to create a platform for exhibitions, residencies and research focussing on contemporary art practices. Since 2006, Elisabeth Piskernik has set up several residency and research programmes to accompany emerging artists in Morocco and internationally in the conception and production of their artistic work and exhibitions.
Achraf Remok (*1997 in Rabat, lives and works in Rabat) is a writer and curator. He has a BA in Cultural Studies and is working towards a Master’s degree in Gender Studies. He writes for the art magazine Diptyk and is co-curator of the independent art space Le Cube. Achraf Remok wrote the book “His Letters”, which deals with the concept of epic poetry, and published Khamsa we Chmiss together with two other authors. As a member of the editorial team of Le Selenite Editions, he was involved in the creation and publication of the first book in the WANA region dealing with gender and sexuality issues.
Avin Ahmadi, born in Tehran in 2004, is an oud player and singer-songwriter. She spent over six years studying music at the Tehran Conservatory. After moving to Vienna, she is currently exploring jazz and fusion music and learning from the respected composer Armin Sanayei. In addition to music, Avin is an avid dancer and constantly strives to learn and grow as an artist and as a person.
Avin Ahmadi – oud, vocals
In cooperation with artspace philomena+ and artspace Le Cube.
