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Islam's 2006 16mm film installation ''Conditional Probability'' was the result of a residency at [[North Westminster Community School]], in the final year before its closure.<ref>[http://www.serpentinegallery.org/2006/10/runa_islam_conditional_probabi.html serpentinegallery.org]</ref> It was first exhibited at the [[Serpentine Gallery]] and "imbues even the most mundane dusty corner with a little visual magic."<ref>Alastair Sooke, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/10/31/baruna31.xml ''In a class of her own''], telegraph.co.uk</ref> The other artists included in the project to document the life of the school before it closed were [[Christian Boltanski]], [[Faisal Abdu'allah]] and the architect [[Yona Friedman]].<ref name=Smithers>Rebecca Smithers, [http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,1817223,00.html ''Gone but not forgotten''], ''The Guardian'', July 11, 2006.</ref> |
Islam's 2006 16mm film installation ''Conditional Probability'' was the result of a residency at [[North Westminster Community School]], in the final year before its closure.<ref>[http://www.serpentinegallery.org/2006/10/runa_islam_conditional_probabi.html serpentinegallery.org]</ref> It was first exhibited at the [[Serpentine Gallery]] and "imbues even the most mundane dusty corner with a little visual magic."<ref>Alastair Sooke, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/10/31/baruna31.xml ''In a class of her own''], telegraph.co.uk</ref> The other artists included in the project to document the life of the school before it closed were [[Christian Boltanski]], [[Faisal Abdu'allah]] and the architect [[Yona Friedman]].<ref name=Smithers>Rebecca Smithers, [http://education.guardian.co.uk/schools/story/0,,1817223,00.html ''Gone but not forgotten''], ''The Guardian'', July 11, 2006.</ref> |
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She says "I feel I've got a lot to say with film. The camera can go to impossible places. It can re-articulate time. Films from other epochs allow you to go back in time. But so much of contemporary life is also envisioned through film and TV. We remember people we've never met because we've seen them on a screen." <ref>{{Cite web |
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Revision as of 16:58, 16 October 2008
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Runa Islam (born 1970) is a Bangladesh born artist based in London, and a nominee for the 2008 Turner Prize. She is principally known for her film works.[1]
Life and work
Runa Islam grew up in London and attended the Royal College of Art, London and at the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam.
In 1999 she exhibited at EASTinternational which was selected by Peter Doig and Roy Arden.
In 2005 she participated in the Venice Biennale.[2]
Islam's 2006 16mm film installation Conditional Probability was the result of a residency at North Westminster Community School, in the final year before its closure.[3] It was first exhibited at the Serpentine Gallery and "imbues even the most mundane dusty corner with a little visual magic."[4] The other artists included in the project to document the life of the school before it closed were Christian Boltanski, Faisal Abdu'allah and the architect Yona Friedman.[5]
She says "I feel I've got a lot to say with film. The camera can go to impossible places. It can re-articulate time. Films from other epochs allow you to go back in time. But so much of contemporary life is also envisioned through film and TV. We remember people we've never met because we've seen them on a screen." [6]
She is nominated for the 2008 Turner Prize.
Notes and references
- ^ Rebecca Fortnum, Contemporary British Women Artists: In Their Own Words, I.B.Tauris, 2007, p132. ISBN 1845112245
- ^ Samson Spanier, Venice Biennale news, Apollo, July, 2005.
- ^ serpentinegallery.org
- ^ Alastair Sooke, In a class of her own, telegraph.co.uk
- ^ Rebecca Smithers, Gone but not forgotten, The Guardian, July 11, 2006.
- ^ Davies, Serena (2005-12-10). "A cable car named desire". Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
External Links
- Turner Prize 2008 on Tate web site
- Q&A on the White Cube website
- Islam talks extensively about her film work.
- Runa Islam, White Cube, London
- Review of exhibition from The Independent
- Independent review
- Review of Islam's work Conditional Probability.
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