Tko je bila Harriet Seldon? - Who was Harriet Seldon? (2011./2012.)


50 matematičarki na putu za Trantor
50 mathematicians on their way to Trantor

U radu Tko je bila Harriet Seldon? željela sam pomiješati elemente znanstvene fantastike sa realnošću. Inspiracija i polazišna točka mi je bila u romanu Isaaca Asimova Fondacija. Odabrala sam dijelove romana i prevela ih u slobodnom prijevodu na hrvatski. Pod slobodnim prijevodom mislim na to da sam prevodeći obrnula rodove što je rezultiralo svemirom punim žena na pozicijama moći. Fokusirala sam se na Harriet Seldon, poznatu psihopovjesničarku i na njezin profesionalni i privatni život. Projekt sam prezentirala preko dokumantacije koja se sastoji od transkripta suđenja Harriet Seldon, dodatnih dokumenata i odlomaka vezanih za njezin život. Kontrast znanstveno fantastičnom dijelu daju fotografije iz stvarnog života.

In Who was Harriet Seldon? I wanted to mix real life elements with science fiction. The base for my story was a SF novel Foundation written by Isaac Asimov. I took parts of that novel and translated it freely into Croatian. By freely I mean that I reversed all the genders when translating. I ended up having a universe full of women in various positions of power. I focused my story on Harriet Seldon, a very prominent  psychohistorian and her professional and personal life. I presented this project as documentation containing transcript from her trial, additional documents and excerptions connected to her life and real life photographs that contrast the fictionality of the story.