Irena Paskali

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Irena Paskali (* 1969 in Ohrid , Yugoslavia ) is a contemporary North Macedonian artist who provokes with her works with a socio-political background.

Life

Paskali lives and works in Skopje and Cologne . She grew up in Skopje, in what is now North Macedonia. She first studied at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and the Faculty of Fine Arts, Skopje, before taking up her postgraduate studies at the Art Academy for Media in Cologne, which she completed in 2007.

Artistic creation

People are always at the center of their work. So she deals with the turmoil of cultures and religions, questions of identity and alienation. Topics that she experienced up close in her home country and that continue to accompany her abroad. Since 2001 she has participated in numerous exhibitions, festivals and artists in residence programs, in addition to her home country Macedonia a. a. in Germany, Austria, USA, Serbia, Bulgaria, England and in early 2007 with the solo exhibition “Urban Landscape” in the Cité Internationale des Arts Paris . Irena Paskali works with many media: with photography, print, video and various materials, which she brings together in installations.

Irena Paskali's project “At this Bottom”, for example, is a short documentary story about the coexistence of people belonging to the two largest religions - Christians and Muslims . It is a story about the absurdity of mutual intolerance in everyday encounters between people condemned to lead a life together in a limited geographical area. The eternal conflict of cultural differences is also addressed, but above all the emphasis is placed on the commonalities of the great religions, which for incorrigible optimists could mean moments of mutual rapprochement. These similarities are shown through documentary recordings of religious celebrations: similarities in the rituals, in the celebration of important religious festivals, in the longing for faith, but also similarities in mutual destruction and suffering. “At this Bottom” shows the change that social coexistence is subject to and its influence on the values ​​of these societies. Random participants are shown to demonstrate the largely prevailing dark atmosphere, and Paskali takes on the role of the ubiquitous narrator. But the author is neither a critic or a judge; Through her presence, she (un) intentionally elaborates and shows the psychological and sociological problems of "everyday" people.

Prizes and awards

  • 2009: Mittweida, (Germany), "Swan Lake Moving Image & Music Awards" in the category: Animation
  • 2009: Belgrade, (Serbia), “Small Format”, Kultur Centar Grocka - Belgrade
  • 2006: Bremen, (Germany); "Uggacchanta" International University Bremen (Jacobs University); Third prize
  • 2004: Antalya, (Turkey), "Antalya Short Film Festival" Antalya Golden Orange; Best Documentary Award
  • 2004: London, (GB), "Halloween Film Festival", Institute of Contemporary Arts; 3rd Pangea Award
  • 2002: Kicevo, (Macedonia); 1. Award for Experimental Film on the 32nd State Festival (Non Professional Film)
  • 2002: Skopje, (Macedonia), Grand-Prix “6th Youth Biennial”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje, Macedonia

Solo exhibitions - selection

  • 2017: Düsseldorf, (Germany), "Above the Line and Under Water". Underwater ballet recordings, take OFF GALLERY
  • 2010: Cetinje, (Montenegro), "East t (w) o West" video installation, National Museum of Montenegro
  • 2010: (Germany), “Overcome Space” photography - video
  • 2010: Cologne, (Germany), “Experiments with Photography” (Irena Paskali with Dennis Thies), Art Galerie7
  • 2010: Sofia, (Bulgaria), "World, Word, Way ...", Hologram- & Video Installation, Culture Centrum, Republic of Macedonia
  • 2009: Paris, (France), “Urban Landscape II”, Photo & Video, ActuelArt Gallery
  • 2009: Cologne, (Germany), "Staircase", photography & video, gallery in the tower
  • 2009: Skopje, (Macedonia), "Everyday Life", hologram & video installation
  • 2008: Skopje (Macedonia), “Resolving Space”, photo and video installation, Open Graphic Art Studio -
    Museum of the City of Skopje
  • 2008: Vienna (Austria), photo and video installation, KulturKontakt, ArtPoint gallery
  • 2007: Mülheim ad Ruhr (Germany), “Salty Drops”, installation, Aquarius Museum
  • 2007: Nuremberg (Germany), “Yesterday and Today”, photo art and video by Irena Paskali, Kunsthalle Nürnberg
  • 2007: Antalya (Turkey), “Moving in the City”, with Imren Tüzün, Antalya Cultur and Arts Foundation
  • 2007: Paris (France), “Urban Landscape”, Cité Internationale des Arts
  • 2006: Skopje (Macedonia), "Urban Landscapes" Photo, "Mala Stanica", National Gallery, Macedonia
  • 2004: Skopje (Macedonia), "Videoworks 1999-2004", Cultur Location, Tocka
  • 2004: Sofia (Bulgaria), "Between", video installation, "Gallery IRIDA"
  • 2004: Hall in Tirol (Austria), Stromboli culture laboratory
  • 2003: Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina), “For our own good”, photo installation, Alternativni Center
  • 2002: Belgrade (Serbia), "Between", video installation- "Studentski Kulturni Center"
  • 2002: Skopje (Macedonia), “On the way to / from Macedonia”, photo & video projection “House of ARM”
  • 2001: Skopje (Macedonia), "FOR OUR OWN GOOD", Photo-Art Cafe, Jonatan
  • 2001: Skopje (Macedonia), "Nest", video projection - "Cultur Information Center"
  • 2001: Skopje (Macedonia), "Between", video installation - "CIX Gallery"
  • 2001: Weimar (Germany), "Between", Performance - "Museum of Contemporary Arts"
  • 2001: Weimar (Germany), "One day, one life", video installation - "Direction of Culture"

Collections

Museum of Contemporary Art, Skopje

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Paskali, Irena
BRIEF DESCRIPTION North Macedonian artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Ohrid , Yugoslavia