KATES-FERRI PROJECTS is delighted to announce that Contemporary artist, Adelisa Selimbasic is November, 2024 Artist in Residence.
Adelisa Selimbašić (b. 1996) is an Italo- Bosnian artist.
In 2021 she graduated from Venice Academy of Fine Arts with a Master in Painting.
Adelisa Selimbašić aims to create a world in which the sense of inadequacy does not exist – allowing for an unconventional perception of the body by playing with scenes from everyday life. With the use of the simplicity of the body, I transmute the idea of Femininity, focusing her research on human complexities.
The photographic format recalls social media platforms, giving a sense of familiarity and false intimacy. The faces appear vague, representing subjective identities. The sitters maintain attitudes and are transformed into generational archetypes. The bodies begin to flow into each other, alluding to metaphors.
Currently, my research is focused on the need, attraction, and tension of physical touch. The essence of the works is veiled by themes of body positivity, sisterhood, and feminism.
Solo exhibitions: Dust Bunny, Sara Zanin gallery, curated by Michele Spinelli, Rome, IT (2024); Why it’s so difficult to declare yourself?, Ipercubo gallery, curated by Rossella Farinotti, Milan, IT (2023); Beacon in the Bowery- Azuki Furuya, Fridman gallery, New York, USA (2023)
Group exhibitions: Soft Focus, Bradley Ertaskiran gallery, Montreal, CA (2024); An Average Comet, Harkawik gallery, New York, USA (2024); Immaculate Heart of Margaritaville, Nicodim gallery, curated by Devendra Banhart, Los Angeles, USA (2023); Cremona Art week, curated by Rossella Farinotti, Cremona, IT (2023); Fragments from afar, Mazzoli gallery, curated by Giuliana Benassi, Modena, IT (2023)
Among the art residencies she participated at Fountainhead Residency (Miami, USA, 2023), Fridman gallery (Beacon, USA, 2023), ViaFarini (Milan, IT, 2021), Center pour l'art contemperain (Essaouira, MA, 2022)
Adelisa Selimbašić currently lives and works in New York.
Follow Artist on Instagram @adelisa_selimbasic