On the picture Ambassador of Kosovo, H.E. Vjosa Dobruna totgether with the Kosovar<s artists.
By Viviana Knorr.
On Thursday evening 16 June, H. E. Vjosa Dobruna Ambassador of Kosovo to The Netherlands hosted an unforgettable reception for Kosovo Women Art Exhibition at Dock Gallery in the city of Rotterdam that with its clutch of striking experimental architecture has cemented its status as the leading modern Dutch port.
Ambassador Dobruna warmly received an eclectic group of people to a wonderful show where the artwork of seven artists from Kosovo splashed its walls with emotion and the privileged voice of mezzo soprano Goranci currently performing live in neighbouring Belgian stages.
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Wine and refreshments from their land added flavour to the creative vibe and stories behind the artwork:
“Thoughts about hope rather than the past” were the first words of Her Excellency’s welcoming message to the audience, “Thank you for listening today in The Netherlands to the expression of these seven women with an optimistic vision of the future” Ms Dobruna expressed over the talent from the young country struggling to leave behind the horrors endured by victims during a terrifying period of war.
Femininity scenes charged of optimism contrasted deep emotions of deception from the past that underlies as the common theme through the different styles of the artists’s artwork by Zake Prelvukaj, Arlinda Hajrullahu, Mjellma Goranci Firzi, Arjeta Mala, Ardiana Kika, Shqipe Kamberi and Zana Ramadani all using mix media to voice dualities with a powerful reminder of how art can make sense of the impact of hope and contemporary conflict.
Large compositions on canvases covered the gallery’s walls with powerful messages of encouragement and awareness by Zake Prelvukaj. Art with a positive message of hope as a strong reminiscent of the near past signifying a nod of motivation to a topic defying political debate present in the women’s portraits from Mjellma Goranci Firzi and of a nation with vibrant folk customs as sensed in Shqipe Kamberi’s artwork.
The genesis of Arlinda Hajrullahu artwork pays same close attention to meaning and emotion of life with organic shapes while Zana Ramadani juxtaposes graphic images and shapes fusing them with geometrical colourful female contours. Ardiana Kika transports us into a world of landscapes flooded with monarch butterflies that signify the power of women and organic shapes resembling the masks by Arjeta Mala that represent the veil humankind uses to covering up and disguise confrontations.
Dock Gallery is a space for contemporary art in the trendy Scheepvaartkwartier in the Dutch port of Rotterdam showcasing Kosovo Women Art Exhibition from 16 June until 19 June from 13:00 to 19:00.
