Wit-ness
“Bearing witness’, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco International Arts Festival, 2015Igor JOSIFOV
Wit-ness is a multi-media project grounded in performance art. It features film, lithographs and burned paper works.
Wit-ness includes an installation that represents the violent confrontation between identity and vulnerability, tied together by a narrative that addresses the concept of surveying and being surveyed.
“Igor’s work is very poetic and filled with sorrow, appealing to our ephemerality and vulnerability. The fire within him ignites the performance.”
- Latifa Medjdoub, Artist
“Igor Josifov is a curious balancing act. He allows the public to bear witness to his creative process, to a degree with which few artists are comfortable. Josifov pushes the boundaries in order to engage the audience in his process.”
- Andrew Wood, Director of San Francisco International Arts Festival 2015
Wit-ness marks an important moment in my artistic development.
Wit-ness began with a long exploration of the concept of surveillance. Introspection prompted
inspiration throughout the process, and this dynamic allowed me to challenge
myself while creating burned paper works for the set and for exhibits. Wit-ness
is a complex visual representation of a psychological journey. It involves observation
of the self through art, film, photography, printmaking, and performance
installation. Living with it and through it, life becomes art.
- Igor Josifov