Английская Википедия:Bolatta Silis-Høegh
Шаблон:Infobox person Шаблон:Short description Bolatta Silis-Høegh is a Greenlandic contemporary artist and children's book author and illustrator who lives in Denmark.
She is the daughter of artist Aka Hoegh and the sister of artist Inuk Silis-Høegh.
Silis-Høegh is best known for her Haveforeningen Sisimiut 2068 piece on climate change. Her 2014 children's book Aima qaa schhh! was nominated for a Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize.
In 2015 and 2016 she toured with two exhibits, both reflecting on uranium mining in Greenland.
Early life and education
Silis-Høegh was born in 1981 in Qaqortoq, Greenland to Latvian photographer and videographer father Ivars Silis and Greenlandic artist Aka Hoegh.[1][2] Her brother, Inuk Silis-Høegh,[1] is nine years older.[2]
She graduated from Aarhus Art Academy[1] in 2006.[3]
Art career
Silis-Høegh works as a contemporary artist in multiple mediums which combines American pop culture with traditional Greenlandic cultural influences.[1][2]
She first exhibited outside Greenland in 2005 at The North Atlantic House where her exhibit Den røde snescooter (English: The Red Snowmobile) was displayed alongside other Greenlandic artists.[2]
Her best known work is Haveforeningen Sisimiut 2068 (English: Allotment Garden 2068) a three dimensional representation of a traditional Greenland allotment, set in the year 2068 and filled tropical plants and animals, a playful reflection on the impact of climate change.[1][4] The piece won a Danish Arts Foundation award in 2010.[2]
In 2015 and 2016, in response to the Greenlandic government's 2013 lifting of the moratorium on uranium mining, Silis-Høegh's toured with her Light On Lights Off exhibit.[5] Also in 2016, her exhibition STORM was shown at Nordatlantens Brygge; the exhibit included themes of anger, politics, and environmentalism.[6]
Publications
Silis-Høegh published her first children's book Aima in 2011[7][3] and the 2014 sequel Aima qaa schhh! was nominated for the 2016 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize.[7] Aima qaa schhh! is a 32-page book featuring Aima as the protagonist and her relationship with her imaginary friend Manna. The book includes a wide range of art by Silis-Høegh.[7]
- Aima (Danish Greenlandic), Milk Publishing, 2011, Шаблон:ISBN[8]
- Aima qaa schhh (English, Danish, Greenlandic) Milk Publishing, 2014 Шаблон:ISBN[9]
- Aima meets the Mother of the Mountain (English, Danish, Greenlandic) Milk Publishing, 2020, Шаблон:ISBN[10]
Personal life
In 2014, Silis-Høegh lived in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark with her husband and their two children.[2]
References
External links
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