Atelier Programme | Nairy Baghramian — Dance and Figure Drawing

2022-09-03

Sat

15:00

17:00

Speakers

SAALab
Chi Jan Farn, Dancer/Performer

Locations

Winsing Art Place (1/F. 6, Lane 10, Lane 180, Section 6, Minquan East Road, Neihu District, Taipei City)

Fees

$800 (incl. materials, one bottle of drink and bookstore entrance fee)

Ages

Unrestricted

Introduction

Iranian-born artist Nairy Baghramian works with a wide range of materials, often creating sculptural forms that support or lean on one another, subtly referencing bodily postures. Her early exposure to American dancer Yvonne Rainer greatly influenced the development of her artistic language. Many of Baghramian’s sculptures feature seemingly fragile or slender support structures, with "instability" recurring as a central theme throughout her practice.

Winsing Arts Foundation is collaborating with SAALab to host Weekend Afternoon: Life Drawing Session at Winsing Art Place. Performer Chi Jan Farn will present a movement piece in the exhibition space inspired by Yvonne Rainer’s choreographic language, treating the body as part of the artwork and triggering ripples of interaction with the surrounding sculptures. Unlike conventional life drawing classes, there is no timer or fixed structure—drawing becomes a form of collective creation. Participants are invited to observe and sketch, capturing the interplay between sculpture, performer, and space.

照片由SAALab, street act art laboratory提供，黃瀚琳Kris Huang拍攝

Exhibition view: Untitled, 2022. Photo © Gerardo Landa & Eduardo Lopez - GLR Estudio

Exhibition view: Untitled, 2022. Photo © Gerardo Landa & Eduardo Lopez - GLR Estudio

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Artist Biography

Nairy Baghramian

Nairy Baghramian was born in Isfahan, Iran, in 1971 and is a member of the Armenian minority. In 1984, she moved with her family to Berlin, Germany, due to political and social circumstances. She once said, "I knew exactly what it means to live in a culture or in a society that culture is almost not existence, my desire was wherever whenever I can be confronted related to art I will take that opportunity." Her upbringing and fluidity of identity is also reflected in her work. For her, sculpture is intimately linked to time, architectural site, body, gender and social context. It is not just an individual entity, but encompasses the experience of the body that is inevitably constrained by its surroundings, a work that speaks of precariousness, aided by external forces to achieve a state of equilibrium, and a metaphor for a relationship of dependence with society.

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