Edina Seleskovic

Lives and works in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Artist statement

Returning to Bosnia after 20 years of being an exhibiting artist in NYC, meant that I was transported from the comfort of my artist community into again a new reality and accepting that art can influence society at large. Project Think Freedom began in Sarajevo, it grew out of my conversations with young people about what culture and art mean to them: can they be tools to build and establish our freedom. Together we presented this multimedia interactive installation at the Sarajevo City Hall. Think Freedom’s first photograph was published by AP as the Global Image of the Day, as our message was no longer a small project. In collaboration with municipalities, cultural and educational institutions, this site-specific public installation has been installed in 16 European cities thus far. I have talked to thousands of young people about freedom and art. We will continue to travel to 20 other cities on 5 continents until its final installation at Daag Hammerskjold Plaza in New York City in 2025. I hope to inspire both new generations and the public and generate a platform supporting new dialogues, interaction, and diverse aspects of our lives in the new millennia while employing contemporary art as the vehicle of communication and interaction. I reinvented my approach to my work, and interactive and inclusive public art became my passion. I am no longer interested in simply producing objects. I now build public art that encourages 'artification' of our society. Through...

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