Kholod Hawash & Saddam Jumaily: \u00c4itini nimi \u2013 My Mother\u2019s Name
\n11.9.\u20134.10.2020
\nGalleria Ars Libera, Maaherrankatu 3, Kuopio<\/b><\/p>\n
Avajaiset: torstaina 10.9.2020, klo 18\u201320. Tervetuloa, v\u00e4lkommen!
\n\/ Opening: Thursday 10.9.2020, at 18\u201320. Welcome!<\/p>\n
Irakilaiset taiteilijat Kholod Hawash ja Saddam Jumaily tutkivat naisten asemaa uusien teostensa kautta yhteisn\u00e4yttelyss\u00e4 Galleria Ars Liberassa. N\u00e4yttely toteutetaan yhteisty\u00f6ss\u00e4 Artists at Risk (AR):n kanssa.<\/b><\/p>\n
N\u00e4yttely on auki 11.9.\u20134.10.2020, Galleria Ars Libera, Maaherrankatu 3, Kuopio.
\nAukioloajat: Ke\u2013pe 14\u201318, La\u2013su 12\u201317.
\nN\u00e4yttelyn avajaiset pidet\u00e4\u00e4n torstaina 10.9. klo 18\u201320. Olemme p\u00e4\u00e4osin gallerian ulkopuolella. Muistamme koronaohjeistukset ja valvomme niiden noudattamista. Pysyth\u00e4n kotona mik\u00e4li sinulla on flunssan oireita.<\/p>\n
Hawash ja Jumaily ovat kuvataiteilijoita Basran kaupungista Irakista. Heid\u00e4n oli pakko paeta kotimaastaan turvaan ensin Jordaniaan. Raskaan Jordaniassa vietetyn ajan j\u00e4lkeen he saapuivat Suomeen, ja l\u00f6ysiv\u00e4t turvan Artist at Risk (AR) kautta ensin AR-Saari \/ Saastamoisen s\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6 -residenssiss\u00e4, ja sen j\u00e4lkeen AR-ICORN Safe Haven Helsingin residenssiss\u00e4.<\/p>\n
N\u00e4yttely heijastaa naisten asemaa ja niit\u00e4 sosiaalisia normeja, joita naisiin kohdistetaan Arabimaissa. Taiteilijat nostavat esiin sen seikan, ett\u00e4 ihmisi\u00e4 h\u00e4vett\u00e4\u00e4 paljastaa \u00e4itiens\u00e4 nimet traditionaalisessa arabikulttuurissa. Yleistyksen\u00e4, miehen t\u00e4ytyy piilottaa vaimonsa keho sek\u00e4 \u00e4itins\u00e4 tai tytt\u00e4riens\u00e4 keho kotien seinien sis\u00e4lle tai vaatetuksen alle toisilta miehilt\u00e4. T\u00e4m\u00e4 n\u00e4kym\u00e4tt\u00f6myys heijastuu my\u00f6s nimiin. Naisen nime\u00e4 pidet\u00e4\u00e4n osana h\u00e4nen yksityist\u00e4 min\u00e4\u00e4, ja niinkuin koko identiteetti, se pit\u00e4\u00e4 piilottaa. \u201cN\u00e4emme t\u00e4m\u00e4n tavan ensimm\u00e4isen\u00e4 merkkin\u00e4 rakenteellisesta v\u00e4kivallasta. Olemme ylpeit\u00e4 \u00e4itiemme nimist\u00e4 ja naisista yleisesti,\u201d sanovat taiteilijat. \u201cT\u00e4m\u00e4 n\u00e4yttely ei kerro eritoten meist\u00e4 tai \u00e4ideist\u00e4mme vaan niist\u00e4 kaikista naisista joiden nimet ovat k\u00e4tketty meilt\u00e4.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cL\u00e4hdimme Irakista kun Saddamin sisko surmattiin v\u00e4kivaltaisuuksien kasvaessa maassa. L\u00e4ht\u00f6mme seurauksena koimme musertavan kivun, h\u00e4pe\u00e4n ja syyllisyyden tunteita kun pohdiskelimme niit\u00e4 valtavia vaatimuksia mit\u00e4 yhteiskunta asettaa naisille yleisesti\u201d, sanovat Kholod Hawash ja Saddam Jumaily. \u201cMuutettuamme Helsinkiin aloimme pohtimaan eurooppalaisesta kontekstista k\u00e4sin niit\u00e4 kokemuksia, joita meill\u00e4 oli perheess\u00e4mme ja suvussamme, sek\u00e4 laajemmin yhteiskunnassa. Euroopassa naisia tuetaan enemm\u00e4n ilmaisemaan itse\u00e4\u00e4n vapaammin, sek\u00e4 el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n omaa el\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4ns\u00e4 vapaana miesten alistamiselta.\u201d<\/p>\n
N\u00e4yttelyn avajaissanat 10. syyskuuta lausuvat Seppo Karvinen Saastamoisen S\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6n hallituksesta, sek\u00e4 Ars Liberan toiminnanjohtaja Toni Ledentsa, Artists at Riskin toiminnanjohtajien Marita Muukkosen ja Ivor Stodolskyn esitelless\u00e4 taiteilijat.<\/p>\n
N\u00e4yttely\u00e4 tukee Saastamoisen S\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6.<\/p>\n
Kholod Hawash<\/b>\u00a0on itseoppinut tekstiilitaiteilija. H\u00e4nen teoksensa saavat vaikutteita perinteist\u00e4 ja arkeologisista maisemista h\u00e4nen kotipaikkakunnaltaan Irakista. Teosten arkailettomat symbolit ja muodot v\u00e4litt\u00e4v\u00e4t vahvoja paikallisia kertomuksia. Kholod on ollut mukana useissa ryhm\u00e4n\u00e4yttelyiss\u00e4 Irakissa ja Jordaniassa, sek\u00e4 pit\u00e4nyt yksityisn\u00e4yttelyt Jacaranda Galleriassa (2010) ja Dar Al Anda Galleriassa (2018) Jordaniassa.<\/p>\n
Saddam Jumaily<\/b>\u00a0on taidemaalari ja kuvanveist\u00e4j\u00e4. H\u00e4nell\u00e4 on merkitt\u00e4v\u00e4 m\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4 seuraajia kotimaassaan, miss\u00e4 h\u00e4net tunnetaan symboliikan k\u00e4yt\u00f6st\u00e4 muistia ja nostalgiaa k\u00e4sitteleviss\u00e4 teoksissaan. Vuonna 2020 Jumaily alkoi saada tappouhkauksia fundamentalistisilta uskonnollisilta ryhmilt\u00e4. Useiden v\u00e4kivaltaisten tapahtumien ja surmien j\u00e4lkeen h\u00e4nen tuttavapiiriss\u00e4\u00e4n, h\u00e4nen oli pakko paeta maasta. Saddam Jumaily on arvostettu maalari, sek\u00e4 kuvittaja ja kirjoittaja. H\u00e4n on my\u00f6s kulttuurikriitikko, toimittaja sek\u00e4 irakilaissanomalehden kolumnisti. H\u00e4n my\u00f6s opetti Basran kuvataideakatemiassa. H\u00e4nen yksityisn\u00e4yttelyit\u00e4 on ollut mm. Ammanissa, Jordaniassa\u00a0Just a Name<\/i>, sek\u00e4 Boushari Art Galleriassa\u00a0What Happens Always<\/i>, Kuwaitissa vuonna 2018. H\u00e4nen teoksiaan on yksityiskokoelmissa ja museoissa, mm. Lontoon British Museumista.<\/p>\n
Kholod Hawash ja Saddam Jumaily olivat aikaisemmin Artists at Risk (AR)-turvaresidenssil\u00e4isi\u00e4 AR-Saari \/ Saastamoisen S\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6 residenssiss\u00e4 Myn\u00e4m\u00e4ell\u00e4 ja Helsingiss\u00e4.<\/p>\n
Galleria Ars Libera<\/b>\u00a0on Kuopion kuvataiteilijat ry Ars Liberan py\u00f6ritt\u00e4m\u00e4 ep\u00e4kaupallinen nykytaidegalleria.<\/p>\n
ARTISTS at RISK (AR)<\/b>\u00a0on voittoa tavoittelematon instituutio ihmisoikeuksien ja taiteiden risteyskohdassa. AR kartoittaa uhattujen taiteilijoiden tilannetta, sek\u00e4 avustaa heid\u00e4n turvallista siirtymist\u00e4 l\u00e4ht\u00f6maista tarjoten heille AR-turvaresidenssej\u00e4, sek\u00e4 kuratoi aiheeseen liittyvi\u00e4 projekteja kuten Artists at Riskin (AR) Paviljonki.<\/p>\n
AR-verkosto on Perpetuum Mobile (PM) kuratoima, AR Sihteerist\u00f6n koordinoima ja Koneen S\u00e4\u00e4ti\u00f6n osarahoittama. AR-Safe Haven Helsinki on Helsingin kaupungin kulttuurin ja vapaa-ajan toimialan rahoittama.<\/p>\n
Gallerian toimintaa tukee Suomen Kulttuurirahaston Pohjois-Savon rahasto ja Taiteen edist\u00e4miskeskus.<\/p>\n
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Kholod Hawash & Saddam Jumaily: \u00c4itini nimi \u2013 My Mother\u2019s Name<\/b><\/p>\n
Iraqi artists Kholod Hawash and Saddam Jumaily explore the status of women in a joint exhibition of new work at Galleria Ars Libera. The exhibition is done in collaboration with Artists at Risk (AR).<\/b><\/p>\n
The exhibition runs from 11.9.\u20134.10.2020 at Galleria Ars Libera, Maaherrankatu 3, Kuopio. Opening hours: Wed\u2013Fri 14\u201318; Sat\u2013Sun 12\u201317.
\nThe opening of the exhibition is on Thursday the 10th of September at 18\u201320. We will mostly be outside the gallery. We keep in mind the coronavirus precautions and see that others follow them too. Please stay home if you have symptoms of the flu.<\/p>\n
Hawash and Jumaily are visual artists from Basra, Iraq. They were forced to flee their home country, and following an arduous path via Jordan, they found safety in Finland with Artists at Risk (AR): first as AR-Saari Residence\/Saastamoinen residents and then as AR-ICORN Safe Haven Helsinki Residents.<\/p>\n
This exhibition reflects on the status of women and the social norms they are subject to in Arab countries. The artists point out that people are ashamed of revealing the names of their mothers in traditional Arab culture. In general, a man must hide the body of his wife, his mother and his daughters within the confines of the home, or in clothes, out of view of other men. This invisibility extends also to names. A woman\u2019s name is considered part of her private self and, as her entire identity, must be hidden. \u201cWe see this practice as a first sign of structural violence. We are proud of the names of our mothers and women generally,\u201d say the artists. \u201cIt is not specific to us, so it\u2019s not about our own mothers\u2019 names, but all women whose names have been hidden from us.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe left Iraq after Saddam\u2019s sister was killed amidst the violence that enveloped the country. \u00a0 Following our departure, we experienced an overwhelming pain, guilt and regret as we meditated on the enormous demands society was placing on women in general,\u201d say Kholod Hawash and Saddam Jumaily. \u201cUpon moving to Helsinki we began to reflect from a distance on these experiences, both within our shared family and wider society, from within a European context where women are more supported to express themselves freely and to lead their own lives, free to a larger extent from the oppression of men.\u201d<\/p>\n
The opening of the exhibition will be held on the the 10th of September, with opening words by Saastamoinen Foundation board-member Seppo Karvinen, and director of Ars Libera Toni Ledentsa, while the co-directors of Artists at Risk, Marita Muukkonen and Ivor Stodolsky, will introduce the artists.<\/p>\n
This exhibition is supported by the Saastamoinen Foundation.<\/p>\n
Kholod Hawash<\/b>\u00a0is a self-taught textile artist. Her work is inspired by the heritage and archaeological landscapes of the region she comes from in Iraq. Its bold symbols and forms convey strong local narratives. Kholod has participated in many group exhibitions in Iraq and Jordan as well as having held solo shows at Jacaranda Gallery (2010) and Dar Al Anda Gallery (2018) in Jordan.<\/p>\n
Saddam Jumaily<\/b>\u00a0is a painter and sculptor with a significant following in his country, where he is known for works that use symbolism to deal with memory and nostalgia. In 2010, Jumaily began to receive death threats from religious fundamentalist groups. After several incidents and deaths in his circle, he was forced to flee the country. As well as being a respected painter and draughtsman, Jumaily is an cultural critic, editor, and was a columnist for an Iraqi newspaper. His solo exhibitions include\u00a0Just a Name<\/i>, Amman, Jordan and\u00a0What Happens Always<\/i>, Boushahri art gallery, Kuwait in 2018. His works are collected by collectors and museums, including the British Museum in London.<\/p>\n
Kholod Hawash and Saddam Jumaily were previously AR-Residents at AR-Saari Residence funded by Kone Foundation in Myn\u00e4m\u00e4ki, Southwest Finland, as part of the joint Artists at Risk (AR) programme with Saastamoinen Foundation.<\/p>\n
Galleria Ars Libera<\/b>\u00a0is a non-profit contemporary art gallery run by the Kuopio Artists’ Association Ars Libera.<\/p>\n
ARTISTS at RISK (AR)<\/b>\u00a0is an institution at the intersection of human rights and the arts. AR is dedicated to mapping the field of persecuted visual art practitioners, facilitating their safe passage from their countries of origin, hosting them at \u201cAR-Safe Haven Residencies\u201d and curating related projects such as the \u201cArtists at Risk (AR) Pavilion\u201d.<\/p>\n
The AR-Network is curated by Perpetuum Mobile (PM), coordinated by the AR Secretariat which is co-funded by Kone Foundation. AR-Safe Haven Helsinki is funded by the Department of Culture and Leisure of the City of Helsinki.<\/p>\n
Lis\u00e4tietoja \/ More info:<\/b><\/p>\n
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\nKuvateksti \/ Caption for the image: Kholod Hawash:\u00a0Travail<\/em>, 170×100 cm, kangas & k\u00e4sinompelu \/ fabric & hand sewing, 2020
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