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

Haifa, Israel (ots/PRNewswire) -

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 Gróf, 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 Sofía
Hernández 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

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