Women At Work - Under Construction
by Maja Bajevic
Artist
Maja Bajevic
(Bosnien och Hercegovina, född 1967)
Alternate Title
- Kvinnor i arbete - under konstruktion
Date1999
MediumVideo, color, sound
Dimensions11:48 min
ClassificationMoving Images
Credit LinePurchase 2005
Countries
Object NumberMOM/2005/110
The artwork is not on display
About the artworkMaja Bajević studied at the Beaux Arts art school in Paris in the 1990s, while her home town Sarajevo was under siege. Her student life turned into exile, even though she was not legally a refugee. This experience is a vital source for Maja Bajević’s art. She worked for five days on the performance piece with five Bosnian women refugees. They embroidered traditional folklore patterns on the protective net outside the National Museum in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was being repaired after being damaged in the Yugoslavian wars. The work builds on a form of restoration; it was a way for the artist to recreate her city after the wounds caused by the conflicts. It also highlights crafts, a creative art that has not always been recognised by museums.
Selected exhibition history Explosion (den 2 juni 2012 - den 9 september 2012) Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Explosion! Måleri som handling / Painting as Action : [Moderna Museet 2/6-9/9 2012]
Selected exhibition history Explosion (den 2 juni 2012 - den 9 september 2012) Fundació Joan Miró, Barcelona Samlingsutställning 2019-2022 (den 1 februari 2019 - den 27 augusti 2023) Moderna Museet, Stockholm The Moderna Museet exhibition catalogues Explosion! Måleri som handling / Painting as Action : [Moderna Museet 2/6-9/9 2012]