BIO
Jeanna Kolesova (born in 1988 in Moorland village in so-called Russia) is artist, filmmaker, and researcher.
Jeanna’s works reflect on the history and information manipulation and the influence of imperial technologies on (non)human bodies and landscapes.
They studied Documentary Film and Photography in St. Petersburg, Interactive Media at CalArts, and Experimental Film and New Media at the University of Arts Berlin, which they graduated in 2023 with distinction.
Their works have been exhibited in venues such as Kunstraum Kreuzberg (2023), EMOP Berlin (2023), Festspielhaus Hellerau (2022), Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (2021), Photography Museum Berlin (2021), Floating University (2021), and Calarts (2020) among others.
Jeanna’s latest short film, Memory is an Animal which Barks with Various Mouths, was awarded a Karl Hofer Scholarship and won first place in the Muenzenberg Film competition.
Currently, they are holding the Scholarship Stiftung Kunstfonds Bonn and participate in the Goldrausch artist program in Berlin.
Artist Statement
My artistic practice, rooted in research, encompasses various time-based media — films, video and digital installations, performance lectures, and web. Within my works, I identify and critically examine issues that permeate and shape our daily lives. I am particularly fascinated by how history, information, and images support particular narratives, impact perception, and imprint themselves on human bodies, behavior, memories, as well as natural landscapes and (non)biological agents.
Beneath my artistic approach lies my personal experience of the Soviet Union's collapse, its aftermath — pervasive violence and the resurgence of imperial and colonial discourses and actions. I reflect on socio-historical dynamics, such as the role of social networks in military conflicts, state violence, technologies of propaganda, manipulation of collective memories, formation of national narratives among others. I am keen on understanding how these dynamics interrelate and influence our perception of "true" and "false." Although I once fell into the traps of a manipulated past and present, I escaped, yet remnants linger in my personality, compelling me to meticulously deconstruct their influence.
Intrigued by the multiplicity of realities, I believe the personal and political, as well as personal and collective, are inherently intertwined. In my works, I seek out gaps demonstrating that diverse perceptions, experiences, and memories can coexist and serve as a tool to demythologize manipulative narratives pushing for "unity" under a nationalist/imperial umbrella.
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Portfolio 02/2024 (16Mb)
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CV
BIO
Jeanna Kolesova (born in 1988 in Moorland village in so-called Russia) is artist, filmmaker, and researcher.
Jeanna’s works reflect on the history and information manipulation and the influence of imperial technologies on (non)human bodies and landscapes.
They studied Documentary Film and Photography in St. Petersburg, Interactive Media at CalArts, and Experimental Film and New Media at the University of Arts Berlin, which they graduated in 2023 with distinction.
Their works have been exhibited in venues such as Kunstraum Kreuzberg (2023), EMOP Berlin (2023), Festspielhaus Hellerau (2022), Kunsthalle Baden-Baden (2021), Photography Museum Berlin (2021), Floating University (2021), and Calarts (2020) among others.
Jeanna’s latest short film, Memory is an Animal which Barks with Various Mouths, was awarded a Karl Hofer Scholarship and won first place in the Muenzenberg Film competition.
Currently, they are holding the Scholarship Stiftung Kunstfonds Bonn and participate in the Goldrausch artist program in Berlin.
Artist
Statement
My artistic practice, rooted in research, encompasses various time-based media — films, video and digital installations, performance lectures, and web. Within my works, I identify and critically examine issues that permeate and shape our daily lives. I am particularly fascinated by how history, information, and images support particular narratives, impact perception, and imprint themselves on human bodies, behavior, memories, as well as natural landscapes and (non)biological agents.
Beneath my artistic approach lies my personal experience of the Soviet Union's collapse, its aftermath — pervasive violence and the resurgence of imperial and colonial discourses and actions. I reflect on socio-historical dynamics, such as the role of social networks in military conflicts, state violence, technologies of propaganda, manipulation of collective memories, formation of national narratives among others. I am keen on understanding how these dynamics interrelate and influence our perception of "true" and "false." Although I once fell into the traps of a manipulated past and present, I escaped, yet remnants linger in my personality, compelling me to meticulously deconstruct their influence.
Intrigued by the multiplicity of realities, I believe the personal and political, as well as personal and collective, are inherently intertwined. In my works, I seek out gaps demonstrating that diverse perceptions, experiences, and memories can coexist and serve as a tool to demythologize manipulative narratives pushing for "unity" under a nationalist/imperial umbrella.
Downloads
Portfolio 02/2024 (16Mb)
On request
CV