BASIC TALKS ~ Taïm Haimet ~ April 2024

1pm, 5/4/2024

Hugh Lane Gallery

Basic Space is delighted to present Taïm Haimet for our April BASIC TALK - 1pm on Friday the 5th of April 2024 at Hugh Lane Gallery.

Taïm Haimet is a visual artist based in Galway.

Born in France of Syrian parents, her work explores the inheritance of a Middle Eastern identity deeply intertwined with a history of colonialism, continuous war and loss. The question of where we place the notion ‘Sacred’ on what is lost, or on what is left _individually or collectively_ is at the heart of her research.

Drawing from Arab folklore, poetry and mysticism, she imagines ‘sacred spaces’ where these narratives can be honored symbolically and resonate with the contemporary world.

Coming from a theatre background (Conservatoire Charles Munch in Paris 2006-2009) her practice borrows from theatrical codes in the staging of space and narrative, and the importance given to the human voice as a medium in and of itself. Her work stems from family stories, personal experiences and encounters, which develop into frameworks of narrative-based installations expressed through sculpture, video and sound. 

She directed art workshops with That’s Life ( Galway Brothers of Charity 2022/2023), read personal writings at the Town Hall Theatre, Galway (Black Gate invitation, October 2022) and worked with MACNAS as part of the COLLIDE internship. She completed an Honours degree in Contemporary Art in 2023 and is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Creative practice at the ATU, Galway.

She has won the 126 Gallery artist residency award 2023 and the 2023 RDS Visual Arts Awards.

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BASIC TALKS is a series of informal talks with leading contemporary practitioners. Curated by Basic Space in partnership with the Hugh Lane Gallery, BASIC TALKS is an open platform for lectures, workshops, presentations and performances. Speakers include artists, curators, writers and critics who generate discourse on producing, framing and exhibiting art.

Get your free ticket here: https://hughlane.ie/explore_learn/basic-talks-taim-haimet/