Careof presents a special evening open to the public featuring Uzbek artist and filmmaker Saodat Ismailova, visiting professor of ArteVisione 2024.

The event, in collaboration with Filmmaker Festival, is scheduled for Tuesday, November 19, 2024, at 9:30 PM at Cinema Arlecchino (Via San Pietro all'Orto 9, Milan), with the screening of the film “Bibi Seshanbe” by Saodat Ismailova followed by a Question & Answer session with the artist, in conversation with Roberta Tenconi, curator at Pirelli Hangar Bicocca, where the first anthological exhibition in Italy of Saodat Ismailova, “A seed under our tongue”, is currently on view.

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One of the most innovative contemporary artists of her generation, Saodat Ismailova works across film, sound, and visual art. Her films and installations reflect on colonial legacies, the power of nature, and the relationships between humans and the environment, placing femininity at the center. “Bibi Seshanbe” follows several generations of Uzbek women — the country where the artist was born — in their daily lives. Within a dimension that is both ritualistic and domestic, her gaze delicately captures gestures that, in their intimacy, reveal ancient traditions and knowledge expressed through the light of a candle or the preparation of special dishes. The women gather and protect one another, and within this universe, they welcome those fleeing violence or cast out by their families.

The screening night with Saodat Ismailova is part of the ArteVisione 2024 program, which this week (from November 18 to 23) is hosting an intensive workshop for the five finalist artists (Simona Andrioletti, Gaia De Megni, Beatrice Favaretto, Benedetta Fioravanti, Cristina Lavosi) at Careof’s space within Fabbrica del Vapore. This educational path provides the artists with the opportunity to engage with professionals from the audiovisual sector to develop their selected video projects.