Selma Selman

The Most Dangerous Woman in the World
Exhibition

11.03. - 21.05.2022
Kunstraum Innsbruck, Maria-Theresien-Straße 34, Innsbruck

In one of her self-portraits created on scrap metal, Selma Selman defines herself as the “most dangerous woman in the world.” Dangerous for whom? Born into a Roma community in Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose life and work possibilities have been extremely limited by racism (her family members work in scrap-metal collecting and recycling), she not only breaks down “cars, washing machines and the patriarchy,” but, more importantly, she breaks down the boundaries of class racism. Selma Selman’s works range from powerful performances, intimate and expressive portraits and self-portraits to paintings that comment on community life, stereotypes, and emancipation using irony and humor--and resonate with an immense amount of agency.

Curated by Ivana Marjanović