| Bolatta Silis-Høegh | |
| Birth Name: | Bolatta Tatjana Paarnaq Silis-Høegh |
| Birth Place: | Qaqortoq, Greenland |
| Alma Mater: | Aarhus Art Academy |
| Known For: | Contemporary art and children's literature |
| Notable Works: | Haveforeningen Sisimiut 2068 (exhibit) Aima qaa schhh! (children's book) |
| Family: | Aka Høegh (mother) Ivars Silis (father) Inuk Silis Høegh (brother) |
| Awards: | Nordic Council Children and Young People's Literature Prize (2016 nominee) |
Bolatta Silis-Høegh is a Greenlandic contemporary artist and children's book author and illustrator who lives in Denmark.
She is the daughter of artist Aka Høegh and the sister of artist Inuk Silis-Høegh.
Silis-Høegh is best known for her Haveforeningen Sisimiut 2068 piece on climate change. Her 2014 children's book Aima qaa schhh! was nominated for a Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize.
In 2015 and 2016 she toured with two exhibits, both reflecting on uranium mining in Greenland.
Silis-Høegh was born in 1981 in Qaqortoq, Greenland to Latvian photographer and videographer father Ivars Silis and Greenlandic artist Aka Hoegh.[1] Her brother, Inuk Silis-Høegh, is nine years older.
She graduated from Aarhus Art Academy in 2006.[2]
Silis-Høegh works as a contemporary artist in multiple mediums which combines American pop culture with traditional Greenlandic cultural influences.[3]
She first exhibited outside Greenland in 2005 at The North Atlantic House where her exhibit Den røde snescooter (English: The Red Snowmobile) was displayed alongside other Greenlandic artists.
Her best known work is Haveforeningen Sisimiut 2068 (English: Allotment Garden 2068) a three dimensional representation of a traditional Greenland allotment, set in the year 2068 and filled tropical plants and animals, a playful reflection on the impact of climate change.[4] The piece won a Danish Arts Foundation award in 2010.
In 2015 and 2016, in response to the Greenlandic government's 2013 lifting of the moratorium on uranium mining, Silis-Høegh's toured with her Light On Lights Off exhibit.[5] Also in 2016, her exhibition STORM was shown at Nordatlantens Brygge; the exhibit included themes of anger, politics, and environmentalism.[6]
Silis-Høegh published her first children's book Aima in 2011[7] and the 2014 sequel Aima qaa schhh! was nominated for the 2016 Nordic Council Children and Young People’s Literature Prize. Aima qaa schhh! is a 32-page book featuring Aima as the protagonist and her relationship with her imaginary friend Manna. The book includes a wide range of art by Silis-Høegh.
In 2014, Silis-Høegh lived in Vesterbro, Copenhagen, Denmark with her husband and their two children.