Jeanno Gaussi
(Kabul, Afganistan, 1973)- Imaginary Friends, 2017
- Neon Green, 2008-2015
- Dreams on Wheels_Delhi, 2014-2015
- SOS - Save Our Souls, 2015
- The War Rug Project, 2011-2014
- Dreams on Wheels, 2013
- Kabul Fragment 02: Sandali, 2012
- Family Stories, 2011-2012
- Peraan-e-Tombaan, 2012
- Kabul Fragment 01: MELA / PICNIC, 2012
- Kabul Fragment 04: Ordinary Heores, 2012
- Kabul Fragment 03: Hit Me, 2012
- Three Fragments from Jerusalem, 2010
Imaginary Friends, 2017
Mixed media
Variable dimensions
[ENG] "My childhood was spent in transit after I left Kabul at the age of five. I lived in India for a few years before finally arriving in Germany. The periods of adjustment and in- tegration that followed each arrival were often lonely. Gaps of language and cultural context opened up.I was unable to communicate with my peers in my Berlin kindergarten, so in the meantime I formed friendships with imaginary friends. They were important to over- come loneliness, fear and childhood conflicts. We all have those friends created by our minds and emotions. Now moving to San Francisco I experience very similar moments. Often days pass, I work in my studio and realize that I have not spoken to anyone for days. Again I meet my imaginary friends.” - Jeanno Gaussi-.
[CAST] "Mi infancia después de haber dejado Kabul a la edad de cinco años la pasé en India y más tarde en Alemania. Los períodos de ajuste e integración que siguieron a cada llegada solían ser solitarios. Las lagunas del lenguaje y del contexto cultural se abrían. No podía comunicarme con mis compañeros en la guardería de Berlín, así que mientras tanto, formé amistades con amigos imaginarios. Éstos fueron importantes para superar la soledad, el miedo y los conflictos infantiles. Todos tenemos esos amigos creados por nuestras mentes y emociones. Ahora, mudándome a San Francisco, experimento momentos muy similares. A menudo pasan los días, trabajo en mi estudio y me doy cuenta de que no he hablado con nadie durante días. De nuevo me encuentro con mis amigos imaginarios. “ - Jeanno Gaussi-.
