Press Release: Tim Ridley & Nick Joubinaux named International Residency Artists

Nicholas Joubinaux and Tim Ridley have been chosen to travel to Azerbaijan from the UK in April 2019 to create new art works in reaction to links between the two countries. A live crescendo of the three year long ‘InAzerbaijan’ project, audiences in both countries will celebrate these artist’s photographs, drawing and paintings in exhibitions in both capitals. 

Joubinaux will display artworks from London and Baku in both digital and hand printed format, showcasing culture and architecture in both cities. Ridley will be presenting miniatures created in oil and with similarity in style to Azerbaijani and Persian miniatures. 

The first exhibition will be held on Thursday 11th April at ‘Floors, the living space’ in Baku. The archive of works will also be preserved on the ‘InAzerbaijan’ educational website for years to come for young audiences to see. 

“Im excited to capture the capital, Baku, which I hear has delightful spectacle and scenery” 
 Nick Joubinaux

The InAzerbaijan project has funded the trip for the artistic duo to travel to Baku, where they will create artworks in situ with an exhibition due to take place in the historic city centre - a follow up exhibition of works will be arranged in London in the coming months. This culturally diverse project has been made feasible by a collaboration between The NO Collective and CSSN Azerbaijan (Council on State Support to NGOs under the auspices of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan), through the InAzerbaijan website project, which is the first of its kind in the UK

“Azerbaijan is said to be a very diverse country of fauna and animals. I cant wait to meet them!”
Tim Ridley 

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