Runa Islam
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Runa Islam (born 1970) is a Bangladesh born artist based in London, and was a nominee for the 2008 Turner Prize. She is principally known for her film works.[1]
Life and work
Born in Dhaka[2], Bangladesh Runa Islam moved to London aged three.[2] She attended the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam from 1997 - 1998.
In 1999 she exhibited at EASTinternational which was selected by Peter Doig and Roy Arden.
She completed an MPhil at the Royal College of Art, London in 2004.
In 2005 she participated in the Venice Biennale.[3]
She was inspired by European auteurs such as Jean-Luc Godard [4].
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.[5] It was first exhibited at the Serpentine Gallery and "imbues even the most mundane dusty corner with a little visual magic."[6] 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.[7]
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." [2]
She was nominated for the 2008 Turner Prize.
Runa Islam is fascinated by the ability of film to capture something existing beyond physical space. Her film installations explore the content and apparatus of film, exposing its technical processes to reveal the inherently illusory nature of the medium, yet preserving its magic.
Notes and references
- ^ Rebecca Fortnum, Contemporary British Women Artists: In Their Own Words, I.B.Tauris, 2007, p132. ISBN 1845112245
- ^ a b c Davies, Serena (2005-12-10). "A cable car named desire". Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-10-16.
- ^ Samson Spanier, Venice Biennale news, Apollo, July, 2005.
- ^ Herbert, Martin (2006-01). "Cinematic affects: the art of Runa Islam". Findarticles.com (ArtForum). Retrieved 2008-10-16.
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- ^ Alastair Sooke, In a class of her own, telegraph.co.uk
- ^ Rebecca Smithers, Gone but not forgotten, The Guardian, July 11, 2006.
External links
- Turner Prize 2008 on Tate web site
- Runa Islam: Private View
- A review of Conditional Probability followed by a brief interview about the work in Time Out magazine.
- Life in Film
- Islam chooses films and film moments that have inspired her for Frieze.
- SHUGOARTS
- A page with a number of photographs of Islam's work ans stills from her films.
- Telegraph slideshow
Interviews
- Video: Runa Islam Hammer Museum, Los Angeles May 14, 2009
- Runa Islam Interview; Göteborg International biennial 2005
- Interview with particular regard to the works:
- Time Lines
- First Day of Spring
- Interview with particular regard to the works:
- Q&A on the White Cube website
- Islam talks extensively about her film work.
- Answers to Questions: Runa Islam in conversation with Tine Fischer
Reviews
- Runa Islam, White Cube, London
- Review of exhibition from The Independent
- Independent review
- Review of Islam's work Conditional Probability.
- Frieze review
- Review of Empty the pond to get to the fish from Frieze
- Frieze review - Camden Arts Centre
- Review of exhibition featuring the works:
- How Far To Faro
- The First Day of Spring
- Review of exhibition featuring the works: