Her visual practice explores the intersection of social politics and emotional embodiment, examining how personal experience shapes collective narratives through the integration of feminist and queer care practices. Her creative process involves constructing speculative environments where communal bonding contributes to a sustained healing journey, acknowledging the connection and interdependence between communities and their non-human fellows.
Her curatorial practice shares the view through this holistic lens, in which she organises gatherings, including workshops, reading groups and material exchanges that revolve on different contemporary urgencies, in the framework of her ongoing project ‘The Kinship Cookbook’. These events are designed to initiate a sense of collective care and provide a platform for envisioning alternative futures.
Currently a part of the postgraduate program Curatorial Studies at KASK & Conservatorium in Ghent, Belgium.
CV
Her visual practice explores the intersection of social politics and emotional embodiment, examining how personal experience shapes collective narratives through the integration of feminist and queer care practices. Her creative process involves constructing speculative environments where communal bonding contributes to a sustained healing journey, acknowledging the connection and interdependence between communities and their non-human fellows.
Her curatorial practice shares the view through this holistic lens, in which she organises gatherings, including workshops, reading groups and material exchanges that revolve on different contemporary urgencies, in the framework of her ongoing project ‘The Kinship Cookbook’. These events are designed to initiate a sense of collective care and provide a platform for envisioning alternative futures.
Currently a part of the postgraduate program Curatorial Studies at KASK & Conservatorium in Ghent, Belgium.
CV
MAP#158 presents
loose ends: meeting, meandering, wandering
(Text by Martina Latucca)
In ‘loose ends: meeting, meandering, wandering’, artists Abel Hartooni and Natalija Gucheva delve into questions about the aspects of artistic creation and its connection to life’s constant flux. Here, the glass corridor becomes a conversation of media such as paintings, ceramics and video, that unfolds fluid narratives.
Accompanying these visual artworks is a conjoint video work set in an imaginary landscape. In a non-linear narrative, the protagonists recall (inter)personal memories in order to initiate a dialogue. These memories intertwine with sensory experiences, evoking a sense of nostalgia and prompting the audience to reflect on life's transient nature.
‘Loose ends: meeting, meandering, wandering’ invites the audience to navigate the tensions between process and outcome, personal and collective memory, and other hybrids. Embracing the twists and turns of artistic exploration, Abel and Natalija challenge conventional notions of identity formation and meaning transformation, unraveling the complexity of existence and celebrating the fluidity of life's interconnectedness.
Duo exhibition with
Abel Hartooni
Currated by
Martina Latucca
Photography credits go to Isaac Ponseele
The video animation can be viewed here
