Zhanna Kadyrova
LANDMARKS
Questo progetto esprime l’interesse dell’artista per l’impiego dei materiali recuperati in spazi urbani e, talvolta, in edifici abbandonati, con cui realizza opere anti-monumentali.
Zhanna Kadyrova, LANDMARKS, 2021, Tolfa (RM), Lazio. Ph. Monkeys Video Lab
The practise of Zhanna Kadyrova (Brovary, 1981), which from the start has dealt with different disciplines such as drawing, performance and sculpture, focuses deeply on space. Often diverting the aesthetic canons of the socialist ideal still present in contemporary Ukrainian heritage, Kadyrova’s perspective is partially inspired by plastic and symbolic values of urban building materials, such as ceramics, glass, stone and concrete. In 2012, she won the Kazimir Malevich Artist Award and in 2013, the PinchukArtCentre Prize. In 2019, she participated in the 58th Venice Biennale.
Tolfa is a village in Lazio with 5,074 residents, part of the province of Rome, which is 78km away. Monti della Tolfa extend for about 17,000 hectares north-west of Rome and possess unique environmental characteristics: holm oaks, hornbeams, oaks, hollies, myrtle, heather, juniper and beautiful orchids add color and life to the landscape in every season of the year. Tolfa’s local stone houses speak to its medieval heritage. The town also stands out for its promotion of cultural initiatives to attract international tourism, such as Tolfarte – International Festival of StreetArt and Tolfajazz.