Leila Zelli
Femmes-oiseaux 03 , 2024
Estampe, encre et acrylique sur canevas brut / Stamp, ink and acrylic on raw canvas
77 1/2 x 61 "
196.8 x 154.9 cm
(encadrée/framed)
196.8 x 154.9 cm
(encadrée/framed)
Series: Saut
Copyright The Artist
$ 15,750 (encadrée / framed)
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[English follows] 'Dans une perspective d’émancipation et de résistance, on voit des vidéos de femmes iraniennes sur Instagram qui, par le chant, la danse et les mouvements acrobatiques dans les...
[English follows] "Dans une perspective d’émancipation et de résistance, on voit des vidéos de femmes iraniennes sur Instagram qui, par le chant, la danse et les mouvements acrobatiques dans les espaces publics, mènent leur lutte pour la liberté et la démocratie en Iran. Dans ce travail, le mouvement d’une femme faisant un saut périlleux dans la rue, représenté par des taches d’estampes, évoque le vol des oiseaux, libres entre ciel et terre, devenant ainsi des femmes-oiseaux." -LZ
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"In a perspective of emancipation and resistance, we see videos of Iranian women on Instagram who, through song, dance and acrobatic movements in public spaces, lead their struggle for freedom and democracy in Iran. In this work, the movement of a woman doing a somersault in the street, represented by print stains, evokes the flight of birds, free between sky and earth, becoming bird-women." - LZ
Born in Tehran (Iran), Leila Zelli lives and works in Montréal. She holds an MFA (2020) and a BFA (2016) in Visual and Media Arts from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Her work has been shown, among others, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Collection Arts du Tout-Monde), at Dazibao (2023), at the Conseil des arts de Montréal (2019-2020) and at Galerie de l’UQAM (2020, 2019, 2015). Her works are part of the collections of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée Pointe-à-Callière, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Musée d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul collection, the collection of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the collection of Hydro Québec.She is the laureate of the 2023 Prix Lynne-Cohen and the 2021 laureate of the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Art. She is currently participating in the Toronto Biennal 2024 curated by Dominique Fontaine and Miguel A. Lopez at the 32 Lisgar venue.
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"In a perspective of emancipation and resistance, we see videos of Iranian women on Instagram who, through song, dance and acrobatic movements in public spaces, lead their struggle for freedom and democracy in Iran. In this work, the movement of a woman doing a somersault in the street, represented by print stains, evokes the flight of birds, free between sky and earth, becoming bird-women." - LZ
Born in Tehran (Iran), Leila Zelli lives and works in Montréal. She holds an MFA (2020) and a BFA (2016) in Visual and Media Arts from Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Her work has been shown, among others, at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Collection Arts du Tout-Monde), at Dazibao (2023), at the Conseil des arts de Montréal (2019-2020) and at Galerie de l’UQAM (2020, 2019, 2015). Her works are part of the collections of the Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, the Musée Pointe-à-Callière, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the Musée d’art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul collection, the collection of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec and the collection of Hydro Québec.She is the laureate of the 2023 Prix Lynne-Cohen and the 2021 laureate of the Claudine and Stephen Bronfman Fellowship in Contemporary Art. She is currently participating in the Toronto Biennal 2024 curated by Dominique Fontaine and Miguel A. Lopez at the 32 Lisgar venue.