Saodat Ismailova: Artist Talk
Saodat Ismailova: Artist Talk
Saodat Ismailova talks about her work in this special Artist Talk. Eye is presenting the first big retrospective exhibition of the work of this Uzbek director and artist, winner of the Eye Art & Film Prize 2022.
Artist and filmmaker Saodat Ismailova, whose exhibition 18,000 Worlds can be seen at Eye, will talk to curator Dina Akhmadeeva (Tate Modern). Akhmadeeva also interviewed Ismailova for the publication that accompanies 18,000 Worlds. Ismailova's films The Haunted (2017) and Her Right (2020) will be screened during the program and time will be set aside for audience questions.
Saodat Ismailova’s exhibition 18,000 Worlds, which features installations and video works, explores the invisible foundations of Central Asia. Using personal and collective memories she links myths and the region’s recent history examining the healing effects of spiritual heritage.
See the exhibition page for the other public programmes accompanying the exhibition and the screenings of Central Asian films selected by Saodat Ismailova. Films especially selected for 18,000 Worlds will also be available on Eye Film Player.
Details
Production year
2023
Length
90 min.
Event language
English
Country
NL
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Saodat Ismailova
In 18,000 Worlds, Saodat Ismailova explores the invisible foundations of Central Asia. Moving from personal to collective memory, she connects myths from the region to its recent history and addresses its spiritual heritage for healing. In 2022, the artist and filmmaker received the Eye Art & Film Prize for her oeuvre, in which she devotes attention to the complex, layered culture of her motherland. This is her first major retrospective exhibition.
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