Bekim Hasaj

Basic information

b. 1990, B.Curri, Albania
Visual Artist/Painter
Residence: Norrbyvägen 2C, 66200 Korsnäs

Contact information

Phone number: +358469628618

Artist’s Statement

´Art as a unified field of experiences and activities.
Disciplines as divided parts of thought
(constructive knowledge forming apparatus).
Action (doing) goes beyond thought. It explores.
Thought builds based on defined knowledge.
Defined concepts as empty containers in the ever-changing present...
Empty containers of something that once was´


This triggered my interest and followed the critique quest on my primary art practice, painting. An implicit auto analysis on the making, on the disciplines per se as a reference to the ´medium´ that transmits a message or experience. Often becoming itself the subject of the artwork.

Generally, I aspire to have a closer understanding of reality, and by looking critically into painting as a discipline and as a language, I hope to convey the true nature of such a tool, which eventually could lead me to engage better with the reality of things. I see language in its totality, the Image, the space, and the matter as sort of ultimate perceptive tools or senses.

Therefore, I prefer to operate with the latest subjects in an open field of study without singular predefined concepts or syntax, exclusive disciplines, trends, styles, currents, or mediums.
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Current information

Current projects in 2025-2026 ~ 'The Shell Cracked', 'Translucid skins-strands-of-us' & 'What is Left in the Temple of Memory' in collaboration with Valentina Gelain.


Ongoing project:


'Every Image is a Pattern, Everything is Abstract' multidisciplinary interactive installation by Bekim Hasaj, 2025-present.


Other projects:

'Scanning Landscape' multidisciplinary art project by Bekim Hasaj, 2021-2025.

Last Exhibition/Art Event:

'The Shell Cracked' duo exhibition, Taidekeskus Itä–Gallery Riutta (Lappeenranta, Finland, November-December 2025).


Upcoming Exhibitions:

Duo exhibition, Galerie Pleiku (Berlin, Germany, May 2026);

'The Hidden Spots', site-specific installation/exhibition in century-old house, 'What is Left in the Temple of Memory' (Övermark, Finland, July-August 2026);

Duo exhibition, Tempus–Jakobstad Museum Jakobstad, Finland, January-March 2027).

Upcoming artist residency:

Galerie Pleiku Residency-Exhibition in Berlin (Germany, May 2026).

Bio

Bekim Hasaj (B. Curri, Albania, 1990) holds a BFA from the Brera Academy in Milan, Italy.

Since 2017, he has lived in Ostrobothnia, Finland, where he co-founded Black Box Genesis® with his artist partner, Valentina Gelain.

Ever since, he has been actively working within the arts and culture field, experimenting with an interdisciplinary approach, and creating various public artworks.

He was awarded the Frans Henriksson grant from Svenska Kulturfonden for 2025-2026, and was shortlisted in numerous art contests between Italy and Albania.

A selection of exhibitions and pubblications include: 'The Shell Cracked', Gallery 3H+K (Pori, Finland, 2025); The book '222 Artisti emergenti su cui investire / 2024', publisher - Exibart(Rome, Italy); Yö Fest vol.4, Yö Galleria (Helsinki, Finland,2024), 'Dripping Cavities', Vaasa City Art Gallery(Finland, 2024); VIZart, National Historical Museum & COD (Tirana, Albania,2022); Helsinki Urban Art (Helsinki, Finland, 2022).