An Artist’s Perspective: Using Play for Work with Maja Zećo
We are pleased to be hosting this free talk, with artist Maja Zećo, as part of the UK New Artists (UKNA) programme Taking Place: Lincoln.
Lincoln Museum Auditorium, 7-8.30pm, Friday 8 September. Free.
Through site-specific and relational artworks, Maja explores the intricate intertwining of personal and collective narratives of identity and history. Maja's unique approach to her work involves the ‘Silencer’ performance in sensory impairment sound walking suit. The suit absorbs urban noise, enabling the wearer to experience silence while hidden binaural microphones record surrounding environmental sounds.
During this talk, audiences will delve into Maja's playful and thought-provoking creative process, which centres around site-specific and relational artworks, and the profound interplay between personal and collective narratives of identity.
About the artist
Maja Zećo, originally from Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and now based in Aberdeen, is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice spans performance art, sound, video and installation. Her works are often site-specific and relational, negotiating personal and group narratives of identity and history. Many of her works are sound informed performance art pieces through which she explores her relationship with places. In 2019 Maja obtained a PhD in fine art, on sound and performance art practice supported by Gray's School of Art and the University of Aberdeen. Maja took part in UKNA City Takeover: Leicester 2022.
Tickets are free, please book following the link below.
For full details, and to find out more about the Taking Place: Lincoln programme please visit the UKNA website. Click here.
Image: Silencer by Maja Zećo at UKNA City Takeover Leicester 2022. Photo by Matthew Carrey