Emir Esh Sehanovic
dal 27/2/2014 al 22/3/2014
Segnalato da
27/2/2014
Emir Esh Sehanovic
CAN - Centre d'Art Neuchatel, Neuchatel
Take three deep breaths. Pagan tradition, superstition and the occult are some of the constant themes present in his work, while collages and asamblages are his favorite instruments.
Emir Šehanović ESH was born in 1981 in Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovina. In the late 90s he was already an active participant of the local street art scene under the pseudonym Aorta. His biography is filled with multi-faced engagements - from street art projects, over solo and collective exhibitions, all the way to foundation of the artistic group Manufaktura in Tuzla, as well as the regional initiative Art of Asfalt.
Esh received international recognition for his mural projects, video, digital prints and multimedia. Pagan tradition, superstition and the occult are some of the constant themes present in his work, while collages and asamblages are his favorite instruments. The final result may be a collage, print or spatial intervention, based in the digital domain but intruded by specific materials which have a deep cultural value for the author. The space receives a special treatment in his works, whether it is an intervention in public space or a classic format of a painting.
He has so far presented exhibitions in New York, Athens, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Vienna, Sofia, Belgrade, Stuttgart, Heilbronn, Herceg Novi and other cities in the region, while he is a regular visitors of the Škver and MUU festival in Mali Lošinj and Zagreb respectively. His works can often be seen on the pages of relevant blogs and art magazines.
At L’OV, the artist will show new works which refer to a still very common, bosnian pagan healing practise, the so-called „salijevanje strave“. As the exhibition title indicates, its goal is to deliberate the patient from anxieties, traumata and inner presure and to let him experience release. In reference to the utensils used by the healer during the séance – such as covers and plumb – as well as due to his own interest in fabric design, the artist has employed tradional and self-designed pattern. The results are obscure looking works which oscillitate between tapestery, collage and sculpture.
Info: http://www.l-ov.org/, info@l-ov.org
Press contact:
Marie Villemin tel: +41 (0)78 739 30 22 e-mail: mv@can.ch
Opening friday 28 february 18.30
CAN / L'OV - Centre d'Art Neuchatel
Rue des Moulins 37 Neuchatel