Tamara Marbl Joka

Bio

Tamara Marbl Joka is an Oslo-based artist who was born in 1968 in Sarajevo, which at that time was a part of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. She has been an active artist since 1990. Following the dissolution of the state in 1992, she immigrated to Norway. She consequently completed her formal training as a lecturer of Arts and Crafts at the University of South-Eastern Norway. Living in Oslo, she got accepted into the BFA program at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts. Later, she graduated with a master's in Medium and Material-based art. During the time she was a student, she was awarded the Herbert Hofmann Prize.
 

Statement

Having experienced an earthquake, war, and a long migration process, I channel these profound events into my art, creating art objects that reflect my personal journey. I bring together distinct materials such as concrete, metal, textiles, and more, exploring their contrasts in texture and the challenges they present as a medium. Through this process of remembrance, I seek to reconstruct a narrative, reconnecting with lost details and unspoken truths that linger beneath the surface of time.

 

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