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Alina and Jeff Bliumis are multidisciplinary artists living and working in NYC. They are both originally from the former Soviet Union. The team often reflects on their own experiences and develops subjects dealing with migration, social developments, and cultural engineering. Their work concentrates on "foreignness" and "otherness" in daily social encounters, from the site-specific installation "Language Barriers" to a photo journey "Moscow Diary", inspired by Walter Benjamin's book of the same title. Alina and Jeff's projects range from video installations to documentary films to site-specific installations. Their works have been internationally exhibited. Selected shows include the 1st and 2nd Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art (Russia), Busan Biennale 2006 (South Korea), Assab One (Italy), Castlefield Gallery (UK). Their video works have been screened at many festivals such as New York Video Festival (USA); Media Art Festival Friesland (Netherlands); Florida Film Festival (USA); Resfest 10; and Videomedeja (Serbia). Alina Bliumis is a recipient of the Six Points Fellowship 2007-2009. Alina and Jeff's works are in various private and museum collections, including: Moscow Museum of Modern Art and the Saatchi collection. |