Eva Sajovic

Eva Sajovic is a Slovenian born artist photographer, living and working in London.^[1] She is also an Associate Lecturer at UAL's Central Saint Martins and Theory Lecturer at Chelsea College of Art.

Education

Sajovic holds a BA (Hons) Graphic Design (Photography and AV pathways) from CSM, Law Degree from Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana and LLM from Utrecht University. In 2014, she obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Art and Design from CLTAD, UAL.^[2]

Career

In her practice, Sajovic focuses on socially engaged art, in particular working with marginalised people or those affected by processes of change.^[3] Sajovic works in collaboration with the subject, revealing personality through images and words as a counter to negative social stereotypes. Through setting up of situations she aims to provoke discussion on issues beneath the surface of society, before relinquishing control of the process for the participation of others to complete the work.^[4] Sajovic collaborates with artist Corinne Silva under the name Silva+Sajovic.

Sajovic has been commissioned by Tate Britain and Tate Modern, Whitechapel Gallery, The National Archives, Ffotogallery, Cuming museum, 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning, 47/04 (QuarantaSetteZeroQuattro), Photography Archive Research Centre, London College of Communication, Siobhan Davies Dance and has been supported by the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, the Heritage Lottery Fund, Arts Council England, the European Commission, Ministry of Culture Slovenia.

Bibliography

Books

• Mapping the Invisible, EU-ROMA GYPSIES, ed. Lucy Orta, Black Dog Publishers, May 2010
• Elephant 21, Mayhem publishers, July 2010
• Home from Home^[5] July 2010
• The Roles We Play, published by ATD Fourth World, July 2014
• DreamMakers published by 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning.

Articles

• "Citizenship and Belonging, Engage 32"^[6]
• "Roma: Europe is Ours, Autograph ABP",^[7] May 2013

Projects and exhibitions

• Foreigners in Slovenia, Star Gallery of the European Commission, London (2008)
• Exile, Arts Palace Lviv, Ukraine (2009)
• Be-Longing,198 Contemporary Arts and Learning / Arts Council England (2010)
• Call the Witness, Roma Media Archive, Roma Pavilion, 54th Venice Biennale (2011)
• DreamMakers, 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning/ Paul Hamlyn Foundation (2009-2011)
• Collecting Home, Cuming Museum/ Arts Council England (2011/12)
• Caribbean Through A Lens, The National Archives (2012)
• Home From Home, Southwark Council (2007-2010), exhibited at the Cuming Museum (2012)
• Factory of Confessions, Whitechapel Gallery (2012)
• The Roles We Play, ATD Fourth World / National Lottery Fund /Joseph Rowntree Foundation/ 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning (2009 -2015)
• Silva+Sajovic: One Thousand Flowers From A Test Tube, 198 Contemporary Arts & Learning, London (2015)
• The People's Bureau,^[8] supported by Tate Modern, Arts Council England and Delancey (2014/15)
• Hidden Presence,^[9] Chepstow Museum/ Ffotogallery / Diffusion Festival (2013-2015)
• Age of Plenty, 47/04/ In/Visible Cities, Italy (2015)
• Memory and Place, Siobhan Davies Dance (2016)
• Silva+Sajovic: Five Hundred Flowers and the Mother Plant, Lower Gallery & PARCspace, LCC, University of the Arts London (2016)

References

1. Sajovic, Eva. "biography". European Prospects. Ffotogallery. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
2. Sajovic, Eva. "biography". European Prospects. Ffotogallery. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
3. Sajovic, Eva. "work". Nepan. Nepan.
4. Sajovic, Eva. "Eva Sajovic". Looking For America. Cardiff International Festival of Photography. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
5. Sajovic, Eva. "Home From Home". home from home.
6. Sajovic, Eva. "DreamMakers". engage. 32.
7. Sajovic, Eva (May 2013). "Roma:Europe is Ours". AutographABP.
8. People's, Bureau. "London Grilling With the People's Bureau". London Living. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
9. Hidden, Presence. "About project". engage. Retrieved 15 March 2016.