Damir Avdagić: Prijenosi/Overføringer/Transmissions

Prijenosi/Overføringer/Transmissions is Damir Avdagić´s first artist monograph. Avdagić´s practice examines the socio-political implications of the conflict in the former Yugoslavia (1991-95) through text, performance and video. By collecting stories spoken by members of the Yugoslav diaspora and activating them through strategies of performance, Avdagić reflects broadly on historical memory, identity and transgenerational transmission. 

Prijenosi/Overføringer/Transmissions provides a visual survey of four projects created by Avdagić between 2014 and 2024. In addition, the publication features texts by Sabeth Buchmann, Slavenka Drakulić and Jasmina Tumbas as well as a conversation between visual artist Mary Kelly and Avdagić, giving a deep insight into the processes, methods and subject matter of his work. 

Damir Avdagić (b.1987, Banja Luka, BiH) is an artist based in Oslo, Norway. He is a graduate of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (MFA, 2008–14) and the University of California, Los Angeles (MFA, 2013–16). Solo exhibitions of his work have been presented at Unge Kunstnernes Samfund / The Young Artists Society, Oslo (2024); The North Norwegian Art Centre, Svolvær (2023); 18th Street Art Center, Santa Monica (2020); and Entree Gallery, Bergen (2018). His work has been shown in group exhibitions at The Inside Out Museum, Beijing (2024); Contemporary Arts Centre Gallery (CAC), Irvine (2024); Whitechapel Gallery, London (2023); Changwon Sculpture Biennale 2022, Changwon, South Korea (2023); KRAK Centre for Contemporary Culture, Bihać (2021); Framer Framed, Amsterdam (2021) among others.