Jelena Fužinato
Jelena Fužinato (b. 1984, Yugoslavia; raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina) studied at the Academy of Arts of the University of Banja Luka, the University of Arts in Belgrade, and the Institute for Art in Context at Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). Working with drawing and installation, she examines transnational politics, colonial continuities, and institutional exclusion. Her practice is rooted in the phenomenon of the construction site. Fužinato’s work has been presented at Berlinische Galerie, Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart, and nGbK in Berlin, among other venues. Her practice also encompasses teaching and collaborative formats. She has taught at the Hessian Theatre Academy in Frankfurt, Berlinische Galerie, and the University of Potsdam. Since 2021, she has been the project director of KontextSchule, a continuing education program based in Berlin.
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