There are many figures of women inside an object. But it is not easy to explore through them. Their signs are often a kind of mosaic that takes time to reveal. The contemporary art institute "Arkiv" in Pejë has been their shelter within the framework of the "Crow" exhibition of the Malaysian artist Milena Jovičević, who is not a little rebellious about gender differences.
All the elements of the exhibition were slightly visible, but with a very significant and powerful message. Most of them are found in the battered walls of the building that until now has served as a primary school. Not by chance when it comes with the symbolism that women's contribution lies in the shadow of men and must be tracked down to discover it.
The exhibition "Crow" protests for the woman at the entrance of the object. Eight signs have been placed in the institutions of the city of Peja, where women's leadership is improvised there.
Placed on the two sides that hold the "Vaso Pashë Shkodrani" elementary school sign, together they come as a backdrop to the strain of the man's position and the fading of the woman's. Of course, even in the exhibition it is hardly visible, so the author of the exhibition, Milena Jovičević, becomes a cicerone for them.
She said that the elements of the exhibition, especially the photographs placed on the walls and floor, come as a request from women to be heard and their contribution recognized.
"We entered this school and saw that there is a list of important figures of Kosovo, of its history, that is, outstanding figures. Only two of them were women: Mother Teresa and Elena Gjika. I thought that this is not right that there are no other women here, that some women should be placed here. I did some research and my idea was to put some dough in it."
The part of existing photographs in the school is another story that joins this line. She also aimed for equality in historical figures when she added frames in honor of women. It is no coincidence that they carry only inscriptions and no pictures. Another medium is the audio installation with crow's feet.
The director of the contemporary art institute "Arkiv", Sislej Xhafa, said that the project consists in researching the global problem of equality. Art has been evaluated as a form of democracy of thought.
"It is the creation of a kind of hybrid between the work of art, because the school itself is a story in itself, as a contemporary art studio, for us it is also a form of new philosophy on how to create an institution as a museum of dynamic contemporary art. We have applied a certain linear philosophy of thought, slowly we have started to engage and think about the participation of international artists".
of art and the artist focused on contemporary art has exhibited her creativity for the first time in Kosovo. With it, the "Archive" institute, just a few weeks before it turns one year since its opening, has proven the seriousness of its mission. The transformation of the school building into a contemporary art institute, as an initiative of the world-famous artist Sislej Xhafa, was inaugurated in July last year with the exhibition of Artan Hajrullah. At the end of March of this year, the "Siparantum" choir performed Memli Kelmendi's work, "Archived archive.
The "Crow" exhibition will remain open until December 30.
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