Shahzia Sikander: "The Last Post" | "Exclusive" | Art21

Episode #172: Filmed in 2012 at Shahzia Sikander's Manhattan studio, the artist discusses her animated video work "The Last Post" (2010). Sikander also describes how beginning to create animations was a natural evolution in her studio process because she had already been working with narrative and layering in her paintings and large-scale installations.

Shahzia Sikander specializes in Indian and Persian miniature painting, a traditional style that is both highly stylized and disciplined. Her work blends the Eastern focus on precision and methodology with a Western emphasis on creative, subjective expression. Sikander juxtaposes Hindu, Muslim, and Western iconography, entangling histories, meanings, and beliefs.

Learn more about the artist at:
http://www.art21.org/artists/shahzia-sikander

CREDITS: Producer: Ian Forster. Consulting Producer: Wesley Miller & Nick Ravich. Interview: Ian Forster. Camera: Rafael Salazar Moreno & Ava Wiland. Sound: Ava Wiland. Editor: Morgan Riles. Artwork Courtesy: Shahzia Sikander & Du Yun. Theme Music: Peter Foley.

[사하지아 시칸더: "마지막 우편"]

[정적인, 그리고 뒤틀려진 표본 음악들의 소리가 겹쳐짐]

나는 문화와 정치적인 경계를 들여다보고, 탐험하고,

그러한 경계 안에 있는 생각들을 들여다 보곤 해요.

가끔씩 그것은 더 명확하고, 가끔은 덜 명확합니다.

가끔씩 그것은 더 추상적이고, 가끔은 정치적인 신념이나 생각의 실례와는 좀 더 멀어요.

"마지막 우편"은 중국과 동인도 회사간의 아편을 둘러싼

식민지 무역 협상 당시를 오가며 연주해요.