Arbnor Karaliti & Ermir Zhinipotoku is GlogauAIR resident
from April, 2024 to June, 2024
Land of Kosovo
Meet the Artist
Coming soon
Statement
Arbnor Karaliti (XK, 1996) works with painting and experiments with various mediums in a continuous process of learning about himself through art. His work is influenced by personal experiences as well as existential issues, including isolation, and various social taboos. Process- oriented, he works in consecutive stages; when painting, he first sketches a red line on the canvas, which he refers to when placing his subjects – often his friends, flat mates and fellow artists – and composing their surrounds. Seeking to prompt discussion, he also works with new media, creating research-based installations tailored to specific institutional contexts, frequently produced in close cooperation with generational peers. Throughout his interdisciplinary practice, he reckons with various poses and postures – the familiarity, or foreignness, they signal – and their metaphysical implications.
Ermir Zhinipotoku (XK, 1997) is a visual artist primarily focused on the medium of painting. His artistic work is a profound reflection on existentialism and psychology, analyzing the absurd. The use of utilitarian silence through satire and tragedy is an essential element of his artistic expression. In his creative endeavors, Zhinipotoku expresses a sense of detachment from the modern world and a desire for a simple and authentic life, seeking a deep connection with the roots and essence of human existence. Throughout his paintings of various formats, both monumental and intimate, he draws inspiration from internal biological forms as well as the epic natural formations we live amidst. He aims to challenge our subject-centric attitudes and our methods of earthly existence.
CV Summary
Arbnor Karaliti
EDUCATION
- 2015-2019 University of Prishtina – Faculty of Arts, Prishtina
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2023 Can you hear the nighthawks whispering? Oel Früh Gallery, Hamburg
- 2019 Emotions and thoughts a feeling by just making eye contact, Destil Gallery, Tirana
- 2018 4 minute walk, Gallery of Arts, Ferizaj
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2023 I sing the body electric, the armies of those I love, Barabar Centre, Prishtina
- 2023 Here today, gone tomorrow, Room five studio, Prishtina
- 2023 Whatever the Weather, Oel Früh Gallery, Hamburg
- 2023 Daily Archived, Paper Gallery, Prishtina
- 2022 Hang on, Hang out, Paper Gallery, Prishtina
- 2022 Clubbing insistence: After a party, Toplocentrala, Sofia
- 2022 Manifesta 14, Prishtina
- 2022 Pavijon, Varg e Vi, Gjilan
- 2022 Internal, Room 5, Prishtina
- 2021 Nothing like home, LambdaLambdaLambda, Prishtina
- 2021 Based on a true story, National Gallery of Kosovo, Prishtina
- 2019 Gjon Mili award, National Gallery of Kosovo, Prishtina
- 2019 Young Artists award, National Gallery of Kosovo, Prishtina
- 2018 External, part of the „Hap“ National Gallery and National Library, Prishtina
- 2018 Emerge, part of the „Hap“, Destil Alternative Gallery, Tirana
- 2018 Emerge, part of the „Hap“, Faculty of Arts, Prishtina
Ermir Zhinipotoku
Education
- 2015-2019 University of Prishtina – Faculty of Arts, Prishtina
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2024 Ephemeral Echos, LambdaLambdaLambda, Prishtina
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2023 I sing the body electric, the armies of those I love, Barabar Centre, Prishtina
- 2023 Here today, gone tomorrow, Room five studio, Prishtina
- 2023 Prej studios, National History Museum, Tirana
- 2022 Internal, Room 5, Palace of Youth and Sports, Prishtina
- 2022 Manifesta 14, Prishtina
- 2022 Pavijon, Varg e Vi, Gjilan
- 2021 Nothing like home, LambdaLambdaLambda, Prishtina
- 2018 External, part of the „Hap“ National Gallery and National Library, Prishtina
- 2018 Emerge, part of the „Hap“, Destil Alternative Gallery, Tirana
- 2018 Emerge, part of the „Hap“, Faculty of Arts, Prishtina
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