She Who Starts the Song…
She who starts the song…
Participating artists: Ivana Basić, Kristina Benjocki, Semâ Bekirović, Angela Blažanović, Željka Blakšić, Vera Hadzhiyska, Majlinda Hoxha, Astrit Ismaili, Saodat Ismailova, Šejla Kamerić, Lebohang Kganye, Ana Likar, Glorija Lizde, Maria Mavropoulou, Klodiana Millona & Endi Tupja, Joanna Piotrowska, Stanislava Pinchuk, Iva Radivojević, Lala Raščić, Simon Shiroka, Huda Takriti, and Clarissa Tossin.
The National Gallery of Kosovo is delighted to announce the participating artists in the 17th Gjon Mili International Exhibition of Photography and Moving Image. Curated by Valentine Umansky (Tate Modern, London), She who starts the song… features works by 23 artists, predominantly from the Balkans.…..
As the exhibition draws to a close, it shifts its focus to archetypes of rebellion and liberation. From the relentless labour of factory workers in Željka Blakšić’s work to the indelible scars of war in Stanislava Pinchuk’s installation, these pieces interrogate the enduring figures of the hag and the griotte—unmarried, childless, independent women often vilified for their agency. Here, the storytalker transforms into conjurers and spider women, reclaiming power in movements that both undermine and liberate.