Salome

Question 1: What is your name and your name at birth? What nationality is the passport you currently hold?

Salome Machaidze .16.08.1973 ,Georgian

Question 2: When and where does your biography as an artist start?

At 1990 or even earlier i think when we made with my friends first show 4Stuck ,I was at the 1 semester in a Academy of arts Tbilisi ,17 teen years old and made my second Theater decoration and costumes for dato dais shvili in Theater "madame Bovary "wich become a revolutionary hit after as our show 4 stuck ...

Question 3: How many times have you shown your work in Georgia and when? / How many times have you shown your work elsewhere?

I think the important one in georgia was 4 Times after 4 stuck as Goslab show with same friends ,its difficult to count but I have permanent contact with georgia and trying to connect me in my way with artist scene .Because decide to do movies for money and art for myself its always very spacial if i am showing ...as in geo so here snd elsewhere ...like Drake would say "4422 " times :)

Question 4: Why did you leave? / Why did you go back?

I leave because at 17 georgia was to Conservative and Close minded for me and i understood that it would Kill my humanity in this stage and i can do for my friends and country actually from outside ..

Question 5: Does your work reflect your biography?

My works are my biography its not a reflection its a life experience wich exist always its continually never , done or never become old Product ...

Question 6: Do you have any influences from any Georgian visual art tradition which you apply to your work? Why?/Why not?

Yes my experience as main is soviet Loiser Genius people without fame ,drinkers ,losers ,

People without Passports ,without definition ,with big live to understanding of hidden ..

As names where lado bagrationis ,karlo kacharavas paintings my father paintings ,as human it was itakly charkviani wich show me you can stay always a superstar :)) ..

Question 7: Would you define your practice as feminist?

I always thought i hate feminism ,I hate all definitions but i guess as very traditionally leaving women i am most Feminist wich i now ..

I thing women are more developed and i admire them

More then man but i am always in live with mann ,:)) i think what i love is how mand and women or people reflect each other ,but men i can call only very small crises in universe ...

Question 8: Are you an active actant in the art scene of your current place of residence?

Art scenes of Georgia?

I think i am Not as an artist more as a Human who breaking Georgian live stile comfort Zone ...