ZIM Announces the Opening of Container Artist Residency Exhibitions; ZIM and the Artists Will Donate Profits for Charity

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HAIFA, Israel, Dec.15 / PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

     Opening in Hong Kong and Bat Yam: Container Artist Residency 01 Exhibitions

    Container Artist Residency 01 is pleased to announce a series of

exhibitions featuring the artists from the inaugural edition of the residency.

Container Artist Residency 01 took artists onboard ZIM's container ships,

inviting them to produce artwork while traveling along existing cargo routes.

Founded by artist Maayan Strauss, Container Artist Residency was conceived as a

distributed artwork in the form of an institutional and operational residency.

The first edition of the project was realized in partnership with ZIM

Integrated Shipping Services.

    The works by the residents explore subjects including technology's effects

on geopolitics, the linguistics and semiotics of maritime shipping, the role of

the artist as a laborer, individual and collective memory, surveillance, among

other themes.

    During the traveling exhibition, artworks donated by the

artists-in-residence will be offered for auction, with profits benefiting a

local community charity chosen by ZIM together with the artists, as part of

ZIM's social vision of giving back to communities in need.

    Mari Bastashevski, Tyler Coburn, Revital Cohen & Tuur Van Balen, Erin

Diebboll, Ferenc Grof, Christopher Page, and Samson Young will be included in

Creative Operational Solutions at Para Site, Hong Kong, from December 10, 2016

- February 26, 2017, alongside artists who conceived/created related themes of

international trade and economic relations within the region. The works from

the residency artists will travel to MoBY (Museums of Bat Yam), Israel for a

second exhibition in March 2017. The exhibitions are curated by Prem

Krishnamurthy.

    After launching with an open call in October 2015, the artists-in-residence

were selected by the residency's curator, Prem Krishnamurthy, together with a

jury consisting of curators Sofia Hernandez Chong Cuy, Niels Van Tomme, and

Xiaoyu Weng. Artists were invited to travel on board a cargo vessel on a route

of their choice, and provided with an onboard studio space, accommodation in a

ship's cabin, an honorarium, a return travel allowance and a production budget.

    About ZIM: Since 1945, ZIM provides creative operational and logistical

solutions to customers. Over the years ZIM has grown to become a leading force

in the shipping industry,  by pioneering innovative technologies and expanding

its vast geographical network while maintaining its tradition of excellence.

    For additional information:

    Media contact and general inquiries: Avner Shats, shats.avner@il.zim.com,  

+972-4-865-2520

    Source: ZIM Integrated Shipping Services Ltd.