Must see today in Zurich: Opening ANYMORE ANYWAY - Elena Habicher Solo Exhibition
The exhibition “Anymore Anyway” presents paintings, objects and a written work by the artists Elena Habicher.
Elena Habicher’s paintings show forms melting into each other like wax. Occasionally you can find indicated woman shapes, however the artist gives plenty of room for the visitor’s association: “I try to leave things naturally unsaid.” With her objects she proceeds similarly. At once familiar and disconcerting, they show sometimes defined, sometimes undefined forms, which can be a reminiscence of the female anatomy. The red tone is dominating, which she is always using to describe “the inside” creating a tension between the inside and the outside. The basis of her works are the so-called “contemporary fairy tales”, a series of short stories about women, who have been abused, mistreated or misunderstood. They serve as inspiration, background stories or as possibility to close the gap between written metaphors and real objects.
Only during the women’s movement in the 60s and 70s did the female body become a subject for female artists; mostly shown in an aggressive and provocative way trying to revise the sexualised image of the female body. Elena Habicher is taking an subtle approach to this subject; she doesn’t want to offend but ask questions. Already at a very young age she was interested in the woman’s role, how she is dealing with social and personal issues, her life, the relationships with friends, family and partners. In the difficult time after the Tajik civil war and the escape to the Caucasus, her father left the family in the ruins of an unfinshed house. Elena’s mother tried to survive with her children in a time, which was characterized by struggle, frustration and fear. Through art Elena finally found a way to express her thoughts about the issue “women in an imperfect world”.
“I like the thought of an imperfect world and especially the thought about a woman who lives a life that consists of a bunch of unwanted things and even unwanted thoughts.” (Elena Habicher)
Elena Habicher (*1977) was born in Tajikistan and grew up in Northern Caucasus, Russia. Since 2004 she lives and works in Zurich, Switzerland. Her work was part of numerous group exhibitions in Switzerland, Germany, Italy and the United States.
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Fortune at Kreislauf 4+5 Zurich
ET/OU is a group enthusiasts that has finally started to move something in Zurich. Already for the second time they organize a concept exhibition and a pop up store during Kreislauf days in Zurich. The exhibition will take place at Starkart gallery on 5-6 May, Saturday 10–22h and Sunday 9–18h, afterparty on saturday at piccolo giardino (schöneggplatz 9) with mannequine and tonträger and breakfast on sunday served from 10 o’clock at brauerstrasse 126 zürich.
The participants are: sarah baur, julia bruderer, reto crameri and julia greiner (acla), elena habicher (el-h), tamara hauser (xxy), nathalie jaggi (dasshen), christiane milde (milde), mariana minke and sara forzano (textile 2), matthias pilsl, anja rieger, yves rosenthaler (nekkish), marco scheidegger (buttoneye), franka skrabak, hülya solakac, julie van such (j. vansuch).
At this event I`m launching the Kisabom, a Toy-Sculpture product, and a new concept jewelry PICK OF THE DAY. See you there! LOL. XXEl
STUNK SKIOK - a place for women to show art
A new project STUNK SKIOK by the feminist cultural space Frauenraum in Bern is hosting an art exhibition where women from all over Switzerland are showing their recent works. The view, bar and discussions are open to public this Saturday from 5pm.
I`m taking part with my paintings and video installation.
Everything Recycling: re_ at Gallery201 Zurich
In the context of a new project “Import/Export” by VFO ZHdK, Gallery201 is organizing a new group exhibition about Recycling.
Marc Asekhame, Magdalena Baranya, Silvio Faieta , Elena Habicher, Tamara Janes, Thomas Janitzky, Philip Leutert, Daniela Müller, Irma Novakovic & Thomas Ospelt, Denis Twerenbold, Martin Walther.
Vertiefung Fotografie, Sihlquai 125, 2. Stock, Galerie 201, opening at 18.00 this Thursday.
Catch of the Year 2011
The art space Dienstgebaeude is having a new edition of the Catch! This year they have invited 150 artist and will show 150 art works. The exhibition will start on the 1 December at 6pm.
I`m taking part… just lookout for the work N.61
Today in Zurich - Spontanfestival Globus:besetzt »global revolution!?«
>globe:protests in progress< spontaneous live and digital festival on »global revolution?!« organized by ZHdK and neue Dringlichkeit (nD). I`m taking part with my video “The Day”
Folterpark for Amnesty International Zurich
FOLTERPARK
Tanjo Heim, Talaya Schmid, Elena Habicher, Karin Kurzmeyer
14. Mai Paradeplatz Zurich 8.00-22.00
Kunst im öffentlichen Raum bestehend aus sechs Skulpturen: waterboarding, riding an airplain, tigerbank, body folds, stress positions1, stress positions2 (Holz, Acryl, Lack; 2011).
Folterpark ist ein Kunstprojekt, das speziell von Tanjo Heim, Talaya Schmid, Elena Habicher, Karin Kurzmeyer zum 50jährigen Jubiläum Amnesty International Schweiz entwickelt und realisiert wurde. Hervorgegangen ist das Projekt aus einer Zusammenarbeit mit Amnesty International Zürich und dem BA Bildenden Kunst, Zürcher Hochschule der Künste.
Fünf Fenster und sieben Vitrinen, an art project that was realized in cooperation with ZHdK and UniversiteatsSpital Zurich. The exhibition of 12 vitrines is going to be on the view for the whole year at UniSpital Zurich, between Nord I and II. More…
Opening, on Monday, 9th May, 16.00
*On the picture works by Yvonne Gempeler, Alice Gut, Tanjo Heim, Elena Habicher, Michael Meister, Martin Reich
Today must see weinplatz7 project and 6 Zurich artists, including myself, showing their works in the heart of Zurich. The opening of the exhibition will start at 6pm.
My film about a boy living in Zurich and having something to say about himself.
First post…
This week is more than the first Zurich Fashion Week and the first 5 Yeas Zukunft. It`s even more than a next exhibition season opening at the Zurich art galleries. This week is the relaunching of my new web site El-H.org which will be about it all above and always a little bit more than that.
