Šejla Kamerić
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Šejla Kamerić is a Bosnian
artist. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo
, at the Department of Graphic Design. Between 1994 and 1997, she collaborated with the design group Trio, also of Sarajevo. Then she worked as art director for the advertising agency Fabrika until 2000. That year she participated in the Manifesta
in Ljubljana
. she is Member of the European Cultural Parliament (2003). Since 2007, she has an Artist in Residency grant ,DAAD Fellowship, in Berlin
. She currently lives and works in Sarajevo and Berlin.
, films, art installations, and book design. She is part of the Balkan group of artists who work on concepts such as adaptation of Balkan society to capitalism
and the processes of creation and disintegration of national identities. To do it, Kamerić uses various artistic techniques, including films, video installations and photographs, often telling his own experience as a person who has experienced war in the Balkans.
Bosnian
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artist. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo
Sarajevo
Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans....
, at the Department of Graphic Design. Between 1994 and 1997, she collaborated with the design group Trio, also of Sarajevo. Then she worked as art director for the advertising agency Fabrika until 2000. That year she participated in the Manifesta
Manifesta
Manifesta, the , is a European pan-regional contemporary cultural biennale, described in 2010 by the as "stunning in its scope and uncompromisingly experimental in its approach".-Manifesta History:...
in Ljubljana
Ljubljana
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. she is Member of the European Cultural Parliament (2003). Since 2007, she has an Artist in Residency grant ,DAAD Fellowship, in Berlin
Berlin
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. She currently lives and works in Sarajevo and Berlin.
Works
As an artist, she is specialized in video artVideo art
Video art is a type of art which relies on moving pictures and comprises video and/or audio data. . Video art came into existence during the 1960s and 1970s, is still widely practiced and has given rise to the widespread use of video installations...
, films, art installations, and book design. She is part of the Balkan group of artists who work on concepts such as adaptation of Balkan society to capitalism
Capitalism
Capitalism is an economic system that became dominant in the Western world following the demise of feudalism. There is no consensus on the precise definition nor on how the term should be used as a historical category...
and the processes of creation and disintegration of national identities. To do it, Kamerić uses various artistic techniques, including films, video installations and photographs, often telling his own experience as a person who has experienced war in the Balkans.
Main works
- 2011 Šejla Kamerić i Anri SalaAnri SalaAnri Sala is a contemporary artist whose primary medium is video. He studied art at the Albanian Academy of Arts from 1992 to 1996. He also studied video at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs, Paris and film direction in Le Fresnoy-Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Tourcoing...
1395 dies sense vermell", 2011 - 2008 I remember I forgot
- 2008 Red
- 2007 Green
- 2007 What do I know
- 2006 30 Years After
- 2006 Curtain, Snow, Peace
- 2006 Remains
- 2005 Sorrow
- 2005 Sejla-San
- 2005 Pink Line VS Green Line
- 2004 Untitled /daydreaming/
- 2004 Imagine
- 2004 FREI
- 2003 Bosnian Girl
- 2002 Dream House
- 2002 Closing the Border
- 2001 Basics
- 2000 EU/Others
Videos
- 2007 What do I know
- 2006 Remains
- 2004 Untitled /daydreaming/
- 2004 Imagine
- 2002 Dream House
- 2000 American Dream
- 2000 Here
- 1999 Before Beginning
Main exhibits
- 2011 - 1395 days without red, Šejla Kamerić and Anri SalaAnri SalaAnri Sala is a contemporary artist whose primary medium is video. He studied art at the Albanian Academy of Arts from 1992 to 1996. He also studied video at the Ecole Nationale des Arts Décoratifs, Paris and film direction in Le Fresnoy-Studio National des Arts Contemporains, Tourcoing...
, MACBA, Barcelona