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Art from the East focus of this year's Berlin Biennale

(9 Jun 2022) GERMANY BERLIN BINNEALE SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS RESTRICTION SUMMARY: LENGTH: 5.21 Associated Press Berlin, 9th June 2022    1. Various of "…and to those North Sear waves whispering sunken stories" installation by Sammy Baloji 2. Wide of exhibition 3. Various of paintings "Hide tide, Heavy armor" by Calida Garcia Rawles 4. Wide of man walking past paintings 5. Various of Sri Lankan (but living in France) artist Deneth Piumakshi Veda Arachige, walking through exhibition 6. SOUNDBITE: (English), Deneth Piumakshi Veda Arachige, Sri Lankan artist "My work here for the Berlin Biennale is focusing about de-colonisation. And restitution. Especially in the field of restitution about our ancestral remains that is kept in European museums and institutions."   7. Various of "Jesus falls" paintings by Tammy Nguyen 8. SOUNDBITE: (English), Rasha Salti, curator of Berlin Biennale "The red thread that you viewers can discover throughout the various exhibition venues, they are about the legacies of the wounds. And how we might repair them. There are artworks that are addressing the legacy of fascism but also how fascism is present today. In everyday life." 9. Various of "untitled" by Raed Mutar 10. Various of people in exhibition 11. Various of untitled installation by Imani Jacqueline Brown 12. SOUNDBITE: (English), Rasha Salti, curator of Berlin Biennale "What art can do is provide an experience of otherness. Of time. Of enchantment. Of poetry. It cannot change the world, but it can perhaps induce a slight shift of perspective." 13. Various of "Air Conditioning" by Lawrence Abdu Hamdan 14. Various of "Neon" by Driss Ouadahi 15. Tracking shot of installation by Dao Chau Hai 16. Various of people in exhibition 17. SOUNDBITE: (English), Deneth Piumakshi Veda Arachige, Sri Lankan artist "I'm not an historian or anthropologist. But I am a human being and an artist coming from Sri Lanka. Born, brought up and educated from Sri Lanka. So for me as an artist, as a woman artist, it is very important to raise this issue. And bring these important topics, and archives to the surface of European society." 18. Tilt down of exhibition 19. Various of people in exhibition 20. Various of "Paraphernalia" by Praneet Soi LEAD IN: The 12th edition of the Berlin Biennale art show has opened in the German capital. This year's edition is called "Still Present!" with the focus on artists from countries in the East. STORYLINE: It's the highlight of the contemporary art world of the German capital. The Berlin Biennale runs every second year at venues around the city, this is the 12th edition. And unlike 2020's show, this year the festival can take place almost without any COVID-19 restrictions. Artists from around the world are showing their paintings, sculptures, installations, and videos. This year's edition is called "Still Present!" and there is a clear focus on artists from the parts of the world that don't belong to the so-called West. Under the artistic directorship of French artist Kader Attia, themes like de-colonization, and restitution are presented in the four venues. One of the artists is Deneth Piumakshi Veda Arachige. She is originally from Sri Lanka but now lives in France. Her works are focused on remains of the Vedda indigenous group in Sri Lanka that have been moved to Europe. "My work here for the Berlin Biennale is focusing about de-colonisation. And restitution. Especially in the field of restitution about our ancestral remains that is kept in European museums and institutions," she says. ==== Clients are reminded: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...