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FemLink-Art

1 Overview

FemLink-Art, the international video artists collective brings together 149 women video artists from 77 countries to create video collages. FemLInk’s mission is to create a link throughout the world between women video artists and their artwork; and, to assist women artists who live outside Europe and the USA who have difficulties creating, promoting, distributing, exhibiting and screening their art work. The idea for the collective began in 2005 when French visual artist and curator, Véronique Sapin and American intermedia art, C. M. Judge proposed a worldwide video project that would engage women video artists to create video shorts around common themes. During the first nine years, FemLink video collages were exhibited and screened at 110 art centers, museums and galleries in 42 countries.

2 History and Structure

In 2000, Veronique Sapin and C. M. Judge met at the Videoformes Festival in Clermont-Ferrand, France where they both were exhibiting video installations. A friendship ensued as each admired the other’s work. Sapin suggested to Judge that they collaborate on a project together. As they explored possibilities to make work together, a larger vision developed which would include other women video artists from around the world. Both understood the lack of opportunity to see women’s video art and the need to make personal connections with other women artists. They coined the term FemLink to describe the collective of artists they intended form and with whom they envisioned creating video collages. Sapin began to do outreach globally to invite artists to create video shorts for FemLink. The response was overwhelmingly positive with thirty-two artists from thirty-two countries accepting the invitation to participate in the first theme, FRAGILITY. Judge worked in the United States promoting the collages through feminist associations such as The Women’s Caucus for Art, The Feminist Art Project and university programs.

Sapin proposed a simple structure for the collages which has been used for all of the collective’s work: one artist from each country is invited to create an original one to two minute video around a common theme. Each video must be created expressly for the collage with each artist’s contribution of her/his singular video artwork forming an essential component of the collective collage which is also viewed as a work of art in its own right. As videos are collected for the project they are added to the collage sequentially as received without regard to content. Each artist's creative response is valued with respect to the many diverse interpretations of the themes. Artists retains their author rights and are free to screen their work as they wish.

FemLink is a curated project by personal invitation only and does not accept unsolicited works. A variation on the FemLink structure was developed specifically for the topic PORTRAIT OF A FEMALE VISUAL ARTIST. In an effort to extend further links for women artists, FemLink invited male video artists to create portraits of woman artists. FemLink collages have been exhibited as video installations	with multiple projections and screened as single channel videos. Eventually, the term FemLink was expanded to FemLink-Art to embrace the more diverse possibilities for collaborations and exhibitions the collective may choose in the future.

3 Video Collages (2006 -2016)

The FemLink Collective has created ten video collages during its first decade. The themes are: FRAGILITY, RESISTANCE, PREOCCUPATION, AGGRESSION, VITAL, WONDER, MALE, PROTEST, FEMALE and PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN ARTIST.

4 Manifesto

Inspired by the article “Art et Féminisme: le malentendu?” by Nadine Plateau, Veronique Sapin developed the essay Echoing the World which has served as the manifesto for the feminist underpinnings of the FemLink Collective. Emphasizing the enriching aspects of cultural diversity, a “world beyond nationalities” and the bonds between women video artists, Sapin outlines the futility of divisionary aesthetics in favor of creating an environment where multiple view points from around the world can be expressed, experienced and valued. Aspiring to the universal, FemLink artists are free to express their singular vision which may or may not reflect their personal “territory.”

The historical reality of the pervasive abuse of women and devaluation of their creativity, frames the Collective’s focus on embracing “the power of culture and art to serve human values, create dialogue, promote peace and acknowledge others.”

5 Participating Video Artists

5-1 Alphabetical listing of artists

These artists have participated in one or more FemLink collages.

Dilek Acay (Turkey),Yun Aiyoung (South Korea), Samirah Aikassim (Palestinian Territories), Dalia Aikury (Jordan), Maria Dominguez Alba (Spain), Nirveda Alleck (Mauritius), Siti Aimainnah binte Ab Majid (Singapore),Grimanesa Amoros (Peru), Claudia Aravena (Chile), Kinga Araya (Poland), Maria Ares (Argentina), Alessandro Arno (Italy), Elena Arzuffi (Italy), Oreet Ashery (England), Rachida Azdaou (Algeria),Lucy Azubuike (Nigeria), Brigida Baltar (Brazil), Itziar Barrio (Spain), Anna Barseghyan (Armenia), Petra Bauer (Sweden), Viviana Berco (Argentina), Vicky Betsou (Greece), Ana Bezelga (Portugal), Ruth Bianco (Malta), Mesrure Melis Bilgin (Turkey), Zoulikha Bouabdeliah (Algeria), Ligia Bouton (Brazil), van Breest Smallenburg (Netherlands), Nancy Buchanan (USA), Anna Bukovec (Slovenia), Antonella Bussanich (Italy), Isabel Carvalho (Portugal), Myritza Castillo (Puerto Rico), Lilian Chizoba Pilaku (NIgeria), Félicité Codjo (Senegal), Esperanza Collado (Ireland), Xiuwen Cui (China), Giuliana Cuneaz (Italy), Cecille Dahl (Norway), Lusine Datvian (Armenia), Alejandra Delgado (Bolivia), Evgenija Demnievska (Serbia), Natasha Dimitrievska (Macedonia), Monica Dower (Mexico), Eva Drangsholt (Norway), Chantal du Pont (Canada), Katia Etimova (Russia), Amanda Egbe (UK), Élaine Frigon (Canada), Laura Garcia Hernandez (Mexico), Pelagle Gbaguldi (Benin), Allaa El Gready (Egypt), Ana Grobler (Slovenia), Patricija Gilyte (Lithuania), Inas Hakki (Syria), Sigrun Hardardottir (Iceland), Loes Heebink (The Netherlands), Hilda Hidalgo (Costa Rica), Madelon Hooykaas (The Netherlands), Maki Horino (Japan), Sharon Horodi (Israel), Ana Husman (Croatia), Minoo Iran-Pour (Iran), Zuzanna Janin (Poland), Dorte Jeistrup (Denmark), Mouna Jemai Siala (Tunisia), Maria Rosa Jijon (Ecuador), Esther Johnson (England), C.M. Judge (USA), Kirstern Justesen (Denmark), Cagas Kahriman (Turkey), Alicja Karska and Aleksandra Went (Poland), Dagmar Kase (Estonia), Najmun Nahar Keya (Bangladesh), Eva Koch (Denmark), Raquel Kogan (Brazil), Sandra Kogut (Brazil), Tanja Koistila (Finland), Monika Kovacova (Slovakia), Alena Kupcikova (Czech Republic), Daniela Kostova (Bulgaria), Bill Kouélani (Republic of Congo), Jessica Lagunas (Nicaragua), Judith Lava (Austria), Yue Liang (China), Tayeba Begum Lipi (Bangladesh), Ana Malagrida (Spain), Sara Malinarich (Chile), Rilene Marcopoulou (Greece), Helena Martin Franco (Colombia), Raya Mazigi (Lebanon), Fatima Mazmouz (Morocco), Victoria Melody (England), Jelena Miskovic (Serbia), Sabrina Montiel Soto (Venezuela), Sabine Moolbroek (The Netherlands), Vivian N. Limpin (Philippines), Aki Nakazawa (Japan), Dorota Nieznalska (Poland), Katya Nikonorova (Kazakhstan), Rokhshad Nourdeh (Iran), Seema Nusrat (Pakistan), Hiroko Okada (Japan), Eva Olsson (Sweden), Maria Papcharalambous (Cypress), Anne Penders (Belguim), Aine Phillips (Ireland), Ingrida Picukane (Latvia), Susana Pilar Delanante Matienzo (Cuba), Marilena Preda Sanc (Romania), Sudsiri Pyi-Ock (Thailand), Teresa Puppo (Uruguay), Kamila Richtrova (Czech Republic), Angelika Rinnhofer (Germany), Camila Rodriguez Triana (Colombia), Rima Saab (Lebanon), Fiza Sams (Singapore), Amaranta Sanchez (Mexico), Larissa Sansour (Palestine), Véronique Sapin (France), Carol Saquet (Chile), Alli Savolainen (Finland), Verena Schaukal (Germany), Luzia Simons (Brazil), Vouvoula Skoura (Greece), Nicoletta Stalder (Switzerland), Lea van Steen (Brazil), Sandra Sterle (Croatia), Evelin Stermitz (Austria), Klaudia Stoll (Germany), Ayesha Sultana (Bangladesh), Kai Syng Tan (Singapore), Beata Szechy (Hungary), Prilla Tania (Indonesia), Graciela Taquini (Argentina), Anna Tivoli (Russia), Cecilia Vignolo (Uruguay), Cathy Vogan (Australia), Darshana Vora (India), Jacqueline Waschall (Germany), Bridget Walker (Australia), Liang Wei (China), Trixi Weis (Luxembourg), Christie Widiarto (Australia), Diana Yun (Kazakstan), Amina Zoubir (Algeria), Sima Zureikat (Jordan).

5-2 Participating artists by country

Algeria: Rachida Azdaou, Zoulikha Bouabdeliah, Amina Zoubir Argentina: Maria Ares, Viviana Berco, Graciela Taquini Armenia: Anna Barseghyan, Lusine Datvian Australia: Cathy Vogan, Bridget Walker, Christie Widiarto Austria: Judith Lava, Evelin Stermitz Bangladesh: Najmun Nahar Keya, Tayeba Begum Lipi, Ayesha Sultana Belgium: Anne Penders Benin: Pelagle Gbaguldi Bolivia: Alejandra Delgado Brazil: Brigida Baltar, Ligia Bouton, Raquel Kogan, Sandra Kogut, Luzia Simons, Lea van Steen Bulgaria: Daniela Kostova Canada: Chantal du Pont, Élaine Frigon Chile: Claudia Aravena, Sara Malinarich, Carol Saquet China: Xiuwen Cui, Yue Liang, Liang Wei Columbia: Helena Martin Franco, Camila Rodriguez Triana Costa Rica: Hilda Hidalgo, Croatia: Ana Husman, Sandra Sterle Cuba: Susana Pilar Delanante Matienzo Cyprus: Maria Papcharalambous Czech Republic:Alena Kupcikova, Kamila Richtrova Denmark: Dorte Jeistrup, Kirstern Justesen, Eva Koch Ecuador: Maria Rosa Jijon Egypt: Allaa El Gready England: Oreet Ashery, Amanda Egbe, Esther Johnson, Victoria Melody Estonia: Dagmar Kase Finland: Tanja Koistila, Alli Savolainen France: Véronique Sapin Germany: Angelika Rinnhofer, Verena Schaukal, Klaudia Stoll, Jacqueline Waschall Greece: Vicky Betsou, Rilene Marcopoulou, Vouvoula Skoura Hungary: Beata Szechy Iceland: Sigrun Hardardottir, India: Darshana Vora Indonesia: Prilla Tania Ireland: Esperanza Collado, Aine Phillips Israel: Sharon Horodi, Italy: Alessandro Arno, Elena Arzuffi, Antonella Bussanich, Giuliana Cuneaz Iran: Minoo Iran-Pour, Rokhshad Nourdeh Japan: Maki Horino, Aki Nakazawa, Hiroko Okada Jordan: Dalia Aikury, Sima Zureikat Kazakstan: Katya Nikonorova, Diana Yun Latvia: Ingrida Picukane Lebanon: Raya Mazigi, Rima Saab Lithuania: Patricija Gilyte Luxembourg: Trixi Weis Macedonia: Natasha Dimitrievska Malta: Ruth Bianco Mauritius: Nirveda Alleck Mexico: Monica Dower, Laura Garcia Hernandez, Amaranta Sanchez Morocco: Fatima Mazmouz Netherlands: van Breest Smallenburg, Loes Heebink, Madelon Hooykaas, Sabine Moolbroek Nicaragua: Jessica Lagunas Nigeria: Lucy Azubuike, Lilian Chizoba Pilaku Norway: Cecille Dahl, Eva Drangsholt Pakistan: Seema Nusrat Palestine Territories: Samirah Aikassim, Larissa Sansour Peru: Grimanesa Amoros Phillipines: Vivian N. Limpin Poland: Kinga Araya, Zuzanna Janin, Alicja Karska, Aleksandra Went, Dorota Nieznalska Portugal: Ana Bezelga, Isabel Carvalho Puerto Rico: Myritza Castillo Republic of Congo: Bill Kouélani Romania: Marilena Preda Sanc Russia: Katia Etimova, Anna Tivoli Serbia: Evgenija Demnievska, Jelena Miskovic Sengal: Félicité Codjo, Singapore: Siti Aimainnah binte Ab Majid, Fiza Sams, Kai Syng Tan Slovakia: Monika Kovacova Slovenia: Anna Bukovec, Ana Grobler South Korea: Yun Aiyoung Spain: Maria Dominguez Alba, Itziar Barrio, Ana Malagrida Sweden: Petra Bauer, Eva Olsson Switzerland: Nicoletta Stalder Syria: Inas Hakki Thailand: Sudsiri Pyi-Ock Tunisia: Mouna Jemai Siala Turkey: Dilek Acay, Mesrure Melis Bilgin, Cagas Kahriman United States of America: Nancy Buchanan, C.M. Judge Uruguay: Teresa Puppo, Venezuela: Sabrina Montiel Soto

6 Screening/Exhibition History

6-1 Europe

Bulgaria, Plovdiv, Center for Contemporary Art Bulgaria, Sofia International Paper Art Biennal France, Toulouse, Traverse Vidéo Croatia, Split, Gallery of Fine Arts Croatia, Pula, Pula Film Festival Czech Republic, Prague, Nod Art-Centre Czech Republic, Prague, 5sGallery Cyprus - Artos Foundation Cyprus, Nicosi, University of Nicosi Cyprus, Limassol, TEPAK Estonia, Tallinn, Museum of Occupations Finland, Espoo, "Bike tour to New Media Art" France, BOURGES, Bandits-Mages France, Cachan, Espace Dialogos, Orangerie France, Issy les Moulineaux, Cultural Center Le Cube France, Paris : Internat. Exhibition of Contemp. Art "Jeune Création" France, Paris, Mamia Bretesché Gallery - "Marais-Digital" France, Paris, Mairie du IXéme France, Paris, "Nuit Blanche", La Bellevilloise France, Mende, Biennale Européenne d'Art Contemporain France, Marseille, Les Instants-Vidéo France, Nîmes, Biennale Contemporary Art - Galerie 4 Barbiers France, Toulouse : "Traverse-Vidéo", to the "Chapelle des Carmélites" Germany, Berlin, Directors Lounge, the 58th Berlin International Festival Greece, Athens - Booze Cooperativa Greece, Athens Video Art Festival Hungary, Budapest, Hungarian Multicultural Center, the International FilmFest Ireland, Dublin, Centre for Creative Practices Ireland, Dublin, The Shed Italy, Abano, associazione Culturale Khorakhanè Italy, Milan, .BOX space Italy, Roma - Casa Internationale Delle Donne Latvia, Riga, Center For Contemporary Art Lithuania, Kaunas, Gallery POST, "Kaunas in Art" Macedonia, Skopje, in the multimedia center “Mala Stanica”, with collaboration of Lokomotiva Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture Poland, Varsovie, European Biennial of Contemporary Art Poland, Warsaw, Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle - KINO-LAB Norway, Oslo, Screen Festival at Sound of Mu Romania, Bucharest, Anaid Art Gallery Romania, Bucarest, "Galleries' Night" Scotland, Edinburgh : European Biennial of Contemporary Art Serbia, Novi Sad, Studio M, VIDEOMEDEJA Slovenia, Ljubljana, Photon Gallery Slovenia - Maribor - Cinema Kino Udarnik Slovenia, Mostovna, Gallery Tir Spain, Barcelona, Loop, Switzerland, Zürich, Gallery Peripher The Netherlands, Eindhoven, Temporary Art Center

6-2 Asia

China, Hongkong, InDpanda International Shortfilm Festival China - Ningbo, DRHA-2011 Conference India, Sattal Estate, Bhimtal Indonedia, Bandung : Cinematic Lab - Video Lab Indonedia, Bandung : Potluck, Bedah Video dan Kopi Sore Indonedia, Bandung : Soemardja Gallery Indonesia, Jakarta, French Cultural Center Indonesia, Jakarta : Teater Utan Kayu· Philippines, Manila, Film Institute Ukraine, Kyiv International Short Film Festival

6-3 Middle East

Lebanon, Beyrouth, Shams Center Lebanon, Istikshaf, Montaigne Theatre Palestinian Territories, Ramallah, Fondation Al Qattan & the Franco-German Cultural Center, Video-Festival United Arab Emirates, Dubai, Rotunda Gallery United Arab Emirates - Dubai : XVA Gallery - Bastakiya

6-4 Americas

Argentina, Buenos Aires Centro Cultural San Martin Argentina, Museo de la Mujer Argentina, Corrientes, Buenos Aires - Fiva, CENTRO CULTURAL ROJAS Argentina, St Raphael, Mendoza - A+A Contemporary Art Gallery Canada, Québec, Centre Vidéofemmes Canada, Québec, Montréal, GIV Cuba, Camaguey City, FICC Ecuador, Quito, Centro de Arte Contemporàneo Ecuador, Quito, Project Room de Arte Actual / FLACSO Mexico, Mexico City, Casa Talavera Mexico, National Art-Centre of Mexico Mexico, Merida, The Frontground Gallery Mexico, Magnadel Centro Nacional de las Artes del INBA Mexico, Puebla, Cultural Center USA, Ann Arbor, MI, The Michigan Theater USA, Boston, Art Institute of Boston USA, Boston, Boston's CyberArts Festival at Leslie University USA, Boston : WCA International Woman Video Festival USA, Concord, NH, Red River Theater USA, Denver, Colorado, ART HERE USA, Fitchburg, MA, - Rollstone Gallery USA, Fitchburg, MA, Fitchburg Art Museum USA, Fitchburg, MA, Fitchburg State University USA, Florissant Valley, MO USA, Laconia, NH, Historic Belknap Mill USA, Lawrence, MA, Essex Art Center USA, Lynn, MA, Lynn Arts Center USA, Newark NJ - Gallery Aferro USA - New-York, Hilton Hotel, WCA Confab USA, New-York : Women's Caucus for Art International Video Screening USA, Toledo, OH, The University of Toledo USA, Rindge, NH, Franklin Pierce University USA, Rockport,·ME, Center for·Maine·Contemporary Art USA, Worcester, MA, ArtsWorcester Uruguay, Montevideo : Foundation of Contemporary Art Venezuela, Maracaibo, Art Center Lia Bermudez Venezuela, Caracas, Taller Multimedia

6-5 Africa

Senegal, Dakar - Dak'Art - Biennale of contemporary Art - Institut Français Mauritius - French Institut

6-6 Oceania

Australia·: Melbourne, in Loop

7 Actions

7-1

Aware that access to video technology is a challenge for women from undeveloped countries, FemLink partnered with UNESCO and Videofémmes in Quebec, Canada to provide training for artists who normally work in traditional media to learn the art of video production.

8 See also

9 References

Stanica, Mala (2007). Lokomotiva Centre for New Initiatives in the Arts and Culture, Macedonia Author? (2010) “Territorios Para La Creacion", Itamar, a publication of the University of Valencia, Spain, pgs 373 - 376 Author? (April 2010). “femlink”, YSTEROGRAFO Art Magazine, Cyprus, pg. 19

Socratous, Leha, (March 9, 2011). Red Light for Human Trafficking, Cyprus Mail, pg. 33 Horvat, Miha (2011) “Evelin Stermitz The Women’s image dilemma” folio, vol. 3, no. 1/4, pg. 126. Santana, Jorge Luis (April 24th, 2013). La quinta edición del Festival Internacional de Videoarte (FIVAC), Camagũey, Cuba Kadin, Natasha (Feb. 21, 2014). ”State Abed”, eventzz.net Sapin, Veronique (March 2014). PHOTON, Centre for Contemporary Photography of Central and South East Europe, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Author?(May 2014) LEMAURICIEN.COM, “VIDÉO D’ART : 134 plasticiennes, 240 vidéos, une soirée Femlink”, Mauritius

10 Catalogs and Screening Documents

Cinematic Lab (June 2006) Bundang, Indonesia Director’s Lounge (2007) Berlin, Germany LeCube (2007), France 4th Annual Women’s Caucus for Art International Video Festival (2007). New York LOOP festival videoart (2007) Women in the Arts (Fall 2008, Vol. 26, no. 3). The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. Journal of Transmedial Arts & Acts (Fall 2012, Vol. 20, no. 4). Manara (2008, no. 28) Magazine of German-French Culture in Ramallah Área lugar de proyectos (April 2008) Puerto Rico Oslo Screen Festival (October 2008) Norway Videoholica (August 2008) Bulgaria 5th Annual Women’s Caucus for Art International Video Festival (2009). Los Angelos Boston CyberArts Festival (2009) Festival International du Cinema Francophone en Acadie (2011) Festival Internacional de Videoarte (2012) Buenos Aires

11 External links The FemLink International Video Collage website FemLink on the Feminist Art Project website