Tribute to Lin May Saeed - Works 2006-2023 - Sala Trenker, Ortisei

Tribute to Lin May Saeed, Works 2006 – 2023. Sculptures, Reliefs, Cut-Paper Silhouette. Realized by GAMeC, Bergamo in Collaboration with Biennale Gherdëina 9. Courtesy of The Estate of Lin May Saeed and Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt/Main. Photo by Tiberio Sorvillo

La scultëura y ativista per la scunanza di tieres Lin May Saeed (1973-2023) se à dat ju te si nrescida artistica per vint ani cun la relazion danter la persona y l’autra sortes de tieres y la destruzion dl habitat di tieres tres la persona, scumencian dal neolitich. Si scultures, reliefs, ciancei y nstalazios conta dl sfrutamënt di tieres, si liberazion y se nmaginea n daunì utopich de cunvivënza zënza sfrutamënt y sëuravënta. Te si “opres de speranza” porta l’artista imajes de amezizia y de luesc de ancunteda y recunziliazion danter la sortes. N ejëmpl ie la seria The Liberation of Animals from their Cages (la liberazion di tieres da si gabies) che mostra ativisć tl lëur de delibré tieres dala gabies ulache i ie śarei ite. Si lëures te tecniches desfrëntes se cunzentrea sun opres plëines de tieres de urigines geografiches defrëntes y da figures de persones che vën da stories, fabules y mic dla vedla Mesopotamia o dala tradizions cristianes y islamiches. Cun l’ispirazion de chësta funtanes crieia Lin May Saeed cuntedes intercultureles y danter la sortes, viac tl tëmp che passa tres la storia per se proieté te n daunì deberieda alternatif. Per fé si scultures y bas-reliefs tolela dantaldut polistirol, nce sce la se rënd cont che l cumpunënt prinzipel ie l petruele, ma la à la cunvinzion che chësc material dij ora zeche sun l prejënt y sun l falì dla persona.

La retrospetiva de Lin May Saeed che se n ie jita massa abenëura tl 2023, vën prejenteda tl medem mumënt tl cuntest de Biennale Gherdëina 9 y tla GAMeC de Bergamo cun n percurs de mostra partì su danter doi sëntes. A Urtijëi vëniel prejentà na vela de opres tres chëles che l raport danter persona y tier vën tresora metù ora da nuef, de gra a na dimenscion de cunteda che chërda l mit, la fabula y la lijënda. (S.F.)

LIN MAY SAEED 

Lin May Saeed (1973, Würzburg – 2023, Berlin, Germany) studied sculpture at the Düsseldorf Art Academy where she became interested in animal rights, studied the animal rights philosopher Tom Regan and took part in protests against the fur trade. She has lived vegan ever since. After moving from Düsseldorf to Berlin, she founded the exhibition space Center in Berlin-Tiergarten in 2003, which she ran until 2009. From 2008 to 2010, Lin May Saeed taught sculpture at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. Her solo exhibitions include: Buitenplaats Kasteel Wijlre (upcoming); GAMeC, Bergamo; Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin; Chris Sharp Gallery, Los Angeles; Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt/Main; Clark Art Institute, Williamstown; What Pipeline, Detroit; Studio Voltaire, London; Lulu, Mexico City. Her work has also been part of the Vienna Climate Biennale, Amsterdam Sculpture Biennale and 9th Berlin Biennale. 

Tribute to Lin May Saeed - Works 2006-2023 - Sala Trenker, Ortisei

Tribute to Lin May Saeed, Works 2006 – 2023. Sculptures, Reliefs, Cut-Paper Silhouette. Realized by GAMeC, Bergamo in Collaboration with Biennale Gherdëina 9. Courtesy of The Estate of Lin May Saeed and Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt/Main. Photo by Tiberio Sorvillo

La scultëura y ativista per la scunanza di tieres Lin May Saeed (1973-2023) se à dat ju te si nrescida artistica per vint ani cun la relazion danter la persona y l’autra sortes de tieres y la destruzion dl habitat di tieres tres la persona, scumencian dal neolitich. Si scultures, reliefs, ciancei y nstalazios conta dl sfrutamënt di tieres, si liberazion y se nmaginea n daunì utopich de cunvivënza zënza sfrutamënt y sëuravënta. Te si “opres de speranza” porta l’artista imajes de amezizia y de luesc de ancunteda y recunziliazion danter la sortes. N ejëmpl ie la seria The Liberation of Animals from their Cages (la liberazion di tieres da si gabies) che mostra ativisć tl lëur de delibré tieres dala gabies ulache i ie śarei ite. Si lëures te tecniches desfrëntes se cunzentrea sun opres plëines de tieres de urigines geografiches defrëntes y da figures de persones che vën da stories, fabules y mic dla vedla Mesopotamia o dala tradizions cristianes y islamiches. Cun l’ispirazion de chësta funtanes crieia Lin May Saeed cuntedes intercultureles y danter la sortes, viac tl tëmp che passa tres la storia per se proieté te n daunì deberieda alternatif. Per fé si scultures y bas-reliefs tolela dantaldut polistirol, nce sce la se rënd cont che l cumpunënt prinzipel ie l petruele, ma la à la cunvinzion che chësc material dij ora zeche sun l prejënt y sun l falì dla persona.

La retrospetiva de Lin May Saeed che se n ie jita massa abenëura tl 2023, vën prejenteda tl medem mumënt tl cuntest de Biennale Gherdëina 9 y tla GAMeC de Bergamo cun n percurs de mostra partì su danter doi sëntes. A Urtijëi vëniel prejentà na vela de opres tres chëles che l raport danter persona y tier vën tresora metù ora da nuef, de gra a na dimenscion de cunteda che chërda l mit, la fabula y la lijënda. (S.F.)

LIN MAY SAEED 

Lin May Saeed (1973, Würzburg – 2023, Berlin, Germany) studied sculpture at the Düsseldorf Art Academy where she became interested in animal rights, studied the animal rights philosopher Tom Regan and took part in protests against the fur trade. She has lived vegan ever since. After moving from Düsseldorf to Berlin, she founded the exhibition space Center in Berlin-Tiergarten in 2003, which she ran until 2009. From 2008 to 2010, Lin May Saeed taught sculpture at the Düsseldorf Art Academy. Her solo exhibitions include: Buitenplaats Kasteel Wijlre (upcoming); GAMeC, Bergamo; Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin; Chris Sharp Gallery, Los Angeles; Jacky Strenz, Frankfurt/Main; Clark Art Institute, Williamstown; What Pipeline, Detroit; Studio Voltaire, London; Lulu, Mexico City. Her work has also been part of the Vienna Climate Biennale, Amsterdam Sculpture Biennale and 9th Berlin Biennale.