IN THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SURROUNDINGS

of | BODY | 2. December 2022

Den internationalt anerkendte iranske kunstner og filmskaber Shirin Neshat har skabt en lang række film. En af disse er filmatiseringen af Shahrnush Parsipurs bog ”Women Without Men”, som hun instruerede i 2009. 

⋙ Læs bogomtalen af ‘Kvinder uden mænd’ her.



Du kan lytte til dette indlæg som en blogcast her. Det er indtalt af Morten Winkler (02:56)

 

Neshat lever og arbejder i New York. Hendes kunst centrerer sig om polariteten mellem feminint og maskulint. Mellem Islam og vesten. Mellem det offentlige og private liv og om det at bygge bro mellem disse kontraster.

 I denne video fortæller hun om Iran, om sin kunst og om at være kunstner og kvinde.

 ”On the subject of Iran’s history and it’s current “absolute disregard for human rights,” Neshat comments that “there have been very unfortunate and tragic historical events that cannot be erased and has brought the culture into a very bad point.” She feels that it is impossible to think about existential issues without the counterpoint of socio-political realities – such as religion – and her work always contains these contrasts: “There’s this constant reminder of very painful experiences, and at the same time we’re in a very beautiful setting.”

 I sin kunstneriske praksis undersøger hun, hvilken pris mange kvinder må betale for at kunne forfølge og udleve deres kreativitet uden at gå på kompromis. Hun ser det i sit eget virke som et problem at kvinder med magt må agere som mænd for at blive taget seriøst og for at bevare følelsen af autoritet.

Hun beretter om sit virke med udgangspunkt i filmværket Looking for Oum som tematiserer og udfolder den dobbelthed der kan findes i at være en stærk kvinde i et mandsdomineret miljø. Filmen skildrer sangerinden Oum Kulthums som uagtet sin situation som kvinde formåede at nå et meget stort publikum. I filmen udforsker Neshat det indre liv, de ydre processer og vilkår der er i Kilthums liv.

 ”In continuation of this, she expresses her fascination with Iranian women, and how, when under extreme pressure, their tendency is to revolt, which is the opposite of the common western perception of them: “I always say that if anyone is going to overthrow the current government, it’s the Iranian women.”

 

 


Master of Education in Didactics, visual artist, teacher and art therapist

Kirsten is a visual artist and has dance and walking as her movement practice. She works with teaching and projects that connect body, creativity and contemplative practice. Her focus is on how inner experiences can take shape through words, movement and image-making processes.

She is part of Kontemplation's core team and is responsible for both dissemination and coordination. She is part of the blog editorial team, facilitates the monthly writing workshops and coordinates the weekly online meditations on Sundays and Thursdays. In addition, she handles some of Kontemplation's administrative work and is involved in the daily operations.

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