Fani Zguro
dal 29/4/2009 al 29/5/2009
Segnalato da
29/4/2009
Fani Zguro
La Generale en Manufacture, Sevres
A solo exhibition of albanian artist that for this exhibition presents two videos: 'Passengers' (2009) and 'Street by Street' (2007). 'Passengers' is a video taken from the Albanian noir film 'Nusja dhe Shtetrrethimi'. About 'Street by Street' the artist writes: "Each time I come back home I'm struck by the difference between my city and the places I've been. The first thing striking you is the strength of the lights flooding all parts of town..."
Atelier Pier is proud to announce the solo exhibition of albanian artist Fani Zguro. For this exhibition Zguro will present two videos: “Passengers” (2009) and “Street by Street” (2007).
“Passengers” is a video taken from the Albanian noir film “Nusja dhe Shtetrrethimi”. This video is 20 seconds long and goes in loop, only showing five german soldiers walking in an empty street, accompanied by the sounds of rain. This is the beginning of the film: a story of the second world war, between Occupation Force and the Albanian Resistance, a kind of homage to Melville’s movie “L'armée des Ombres”.
“Street by Street”: Each time I come back home I’m struck by the difference between my city and the places I’ve been. The first thing striking you is the strength of the lights flooding all parts of town. If you then take along the bright hues determining streetways, buildings, shops, cars, ads, Tirana then turns in a gypsy woman’s dress. Perhaps all about this town is like this. A trip through the center is enough to realize its citizens, too, are part of the sight, have that look as of fairy-tale characters. Farmers dressed-up with an urban façade create a sort of black humour, their portraits and mimickings produce scenes of Neanderthal-age delirium. Try focusing the camera at any moment and you’ll se house pets sharing the city’s free roads with other animals and streetmarket workers. All movement in Tirana draws its efficiency from everyone’s reflexes, and only when the muezzin’s singing can churchbells outdo themselves. Only when stray dogs are scratching non-stop can the tourist enjoy a good meal…
Fani Zguro born 1977 in Tirana (Albania). After Accademia delle belle arti di Brera in Milano (1998/2002), he frequented 2003/04 the program artists in residence in Cite International des Arts in Paris, for working after this, like independent curator in The National Gallery of Arts In Tirana between 2004/06. From 2007 he is the project director of Tirana Art Center, when till now are presented the projects of Tomas Saraceno and Bert Theis. At the same year Zguro works for different projects with Isola Art Center, like the exhibition curated by him “Absolute Beginners”, with the participating of some international artists like Anri Sala. From 2008 he’s making the master of biennio laurea specialistica in Accademia delle belle arti di Brera in Milano.
This year is part of the program artists in residence between Kultur Kontakt in Vienna, La Gènèrale en Manufacture in Sevres Parigi and Taller Siete in Medellin. His works are presented in different places like Palazzo delle Papesse Siena, Tirana Biennale, Isola Art Center Milan, Micro Museum New York, The National Center of Contemporary Art Moscow, The National Library of Buenos Aires, The National Gallery of Arts Tirana, The National Gallery of Arts Prishtina, Neon Campobase Bologna, Taller Siete Medellin, Galerie ArtPoint Vienna, La Gènèrale en Manufacture Sevres Parigi, Biennale del Mediterraneo Taviano, Festival of Video Art in Casablanca, Pursuit of Happiness Glasgow etc.
Opening 30 april 2009 h 19
La Gènèrale en Manufacture
6 Grande Rue, 92310 , Sèvres Paris