Kosov@: Carnival in the Eye of the Storm
In April 2000 Scholz curated a major
international program Kosov@: Carnival in the Eye of the Storm at
Pacific NW College of Art in Portland, Oregon. It was a reaction to the
seemingly non-existent artistic responses to this conflict in Europe
and the United States due to a widespread political confusion that
effected all camps. Carnival in the Eye of the Storm: Kosov@ consisted
of an exhibition with thirty artists, an international conference and a
film series about the Kosov@ conflict. Artists, scholars, journalists
and students from Kosovo/a, Serbia (proper), UK, France, Germany,
Croatia and Montenegro traveled to Portland for this exhibition and
conference to discuss questions of war, art and politics.
As part of the exhibition, which included artwork by students and
well-known artists alike, several web-based artworks were projected.
The conference was prepared through a ten-day discussion on an online
message board. Daily film screenings at the Portland Film Center
alternated with conference discussions and tours through the
exhibition. The human rights organization Mercy Corps International
supported the project and presented their activities in Kosovo/a
alongside the exhibition.
download video clips: Tom Keenan
| Renata Salecl | Katja Diefenbach | Mercy Corp International | Sislej Xhafa | Dita Kelmendi | Florian Zeyfang | Brian Holmes | Apsolutno
website: project website