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26 -27 June 2015
OPEN
STUDIOS
GLOGAUAIR
Glogauerstrasse 16 / Berlin
26 -27 June 2015
OPEN
STUDIOS
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GLOGAUAIR
Glogauerstrasse 16 / Berlin
Welcome to
GLOGAUAIR
GlogauAIR Artist in Residence Program was founded in 2006
by the spanish artist Chema Alvargonzález as a multidisciplinary
platform for artistic production, collaboration and exchange.
In GlogauAIR, artists from diverse social and geographical
backgrounds find a place to develop their works in a dynamic
environment of coexistence, exchange of ideas and internationalization.
At the same time, they get to know a new culture and landscape in Berlin, getting influences from the city, which has become a pioneer place for contemporary culture.
Every three months in the Open Studios exhibitions, the public
is able to approach the processes of the artists in residence in
site-specific and work in progress situation.
Besides the Open Studios, we invite other initiatives to present
themselves in the Project Space, located on the ground floor of
the building. For the current occasion, we are presenting the
MFASTUDIOBERLIN summer program, organized by the American University and directed by Andy Holtin.
Resident artists
Nicole Banowetz
Nisha Bhakoo
Kuno Ebert
Erica Ferrari
Kelly Jang
Nobushige Kono
Li Luo
Maia Marinelli
Yuya Suzuki
Pei-Shih Tu
Wu Wei
NICOLE BANOWETZ
USA
nicolebanowetz.wordpress.com
Nicole Anona Banowetz is an American sculptor from
Denver who makes sewn inflatable sculptures and delicate assembled forms. Her artwork addresses vulnerability and struggle. She empowers objects through embellishment, building up protective layers, which with time
become destructive, often leading to the objects’ collapse.
Her forms move freely between growth and decay blurring the distinction between decoration and disease.
The inflatable forms are based on microscopic animals,
bacteria, viruses, and parasites.These forms are beautiful and complex, yet menacing. All at once the forms are
playful and frightening. Many of Nicole’s sculptures reveal
an unexpected intimacy by exposing their interiors. These
interior spaces feel calm and comforting, yet disorienting.
They reveal the artists’ hand: the delicate sewn seams,
the structural ropes and bindings, and the air channels all
in view. Within this space there is a shared vulnerability
between the artist and the viewer.
NISHA BHAKOO
UK
nishabhakoo.wordpress.com
Double Hands is a project that is based on the Freudian
concept of ‘the uncanny’. The human body is re-arranged
in collage and given new life with attached poetic statements.
Ideas of repression and the doppelgänger are drawn
upon in the moving image piece I, Amir. Nisha Bhakoo
is a British-Asian artist/poet, currently living in Berlin. She
was shortlisted for Cambridge University’s Jane Martin
Poetry Award 2015.
I, Amir
Moving image, 3 min 24 sec, 2015
KUNO EBERT
Germany
kunoebert.de
To explore the unknown areas inside, is my main reason for doing art. This is not a very new idea, it exists at
least since surrealism.
Sometimes I wonder if my reality is a expresion of my
subconscious, this idea is leading me to realistic painting.
In my progressing work I`m playing once again with the
reflection of color.
Work in progress
Porcellain and color, ca. 120 x 70 cm, 2015
ERICA FERRARI
Brazil
ericaferrari.com
The project Study Of Monuments And Voids is based on research conducted on the National Palaces, focusing on those
whose past includes violence and struggle and which now
serve as museums or cultural spaces.
The starting point will be the Berlin City Palace, demolished
over 50 years ago and currently being reconstructed in order
to house an international museum. My intend is to reflect on
the relationships associated with this context, considering the
different types and roles that monuments and memorials have
in Berlin.
KELLY JANG
South Korea
kellyjang.com
My current project-based research considers the impermanence of beauty and the ephemeral, and relationship between
language (as a medium) and words (as having meaning). To
understand a traditional oriental landscape painting is like engaging in a dialogue with the past; unrolling the scroll painting is
the act of unfolding a set of memories. The painter has captured
instances of time, and the landscape is depicted by layering
memories of own beauty.
When I struggle to ‘settle down’ in Berlin, I read an article about
a tree with spider web in the Pakistani village of Sindh where
2010’s massive floods drove million of spiders into the trees
to spin their webs. People in Sindh said they had never seen
this phenomenon before. The web tree’s picture was dreamlike
image such as cotton candy but when I saw this picture I felt
very sad. It’s a bug’s heaven but also tree’s hell. It is seems
like paradise-prison paradox. A lot of bugs could live in disaster
but ultimately killed many trees they covered by reducing the
amount of sunlight reaching their leaves.
My project Still, Still-life is inspired by the Spider web tree. The
image threw question about ‘way of life’ as object of still-life always threw the ‘message’ at me.
Still, Still-life (for rest)
mixed media on canvas, 90 x 68 cm each, 2015
NOBUSHIGE KONO
Japan
nobushigekono.tumblr.com
Nobushige Kono’s practice has mainly been focused on exploring the situation of images in the digital age, with careful
consideration to how images are produced, distributed and
perceived. The world of today is imbued with images. So it
might be impossible to understand reality without thinking
about images. But it is also clear that the images we have are
already edited and altered in many cases. Therefore, it is crucial for him to find a way of dealing with postproduction itself
through his own practice. In this context, found materials have
a vital role, because they can be recycled through his own
postproduction process to deconstruct their original functions,
attempting to probe the conditions from another perspective.
montage
inkjet print, surveillance camera and portable monitor
variable dimensions, 2015
LI LUO
China
migrantbirds.org
When we realize that we should show more concern to our
culture, it is actually the time that we extend our scope to the
world. Speaking of culture, it is indeed a broader and more living system than our imagination.
Furthermore, for me, there are conflicts which limit our fellows
to experience our Chinese culture and appreciate the deeper
significance of Chinese contemporary art.
Numerous absurd things exist in actual Chinese society,
which is a result of the tug between a long, heavy history and
a booming modern society. Therefore, its complexities cannot be found in any other countries. Nevertheless, the tradition itself has never gone away. Instead, it is projected in our
complicated social scenes with a more extensive and diverse
lifestyle. It just needs to approach the masses more.
Untitled
Porcelain, nails, copper, 15 x 7 x 62 cm, Chengdu, 2014
MAIA MARINELLI
USA - ITALY
maiamarinelli.com
Maia Marinelli is developing a series of kinetic unviroments
and drawings inspired by the mechanisms of wreathe patterns
with a specific focus on wind pattern and meteorology.
Having been raised in a sail boat and being both an avid sailor
and an committed artist Maia Marinelli exist in constant a flux
between the irresistible vastness of the open seas and the
confined structure of the urban landscape .
In this borderland she find refuge in the attempt to manifest the
invisible as the physical, creating large scale interactive installations and kinetic sculptures where people physically relate with
their surrounding elements.
YUYA SUZUKI
Japan
yuya-suzuki.tumblr.com
In his artworks, Yuya presents other possible worlds dissimilar to the one we usually assume. His past creative process
aims to investigate into subconsciuous and hidden potentiality.
Using sounds or drawings as a vehicle, Yuya constantly tries to
arouse suggestions that appeal to the collective unconscious.
Focusing on details, everyday things, simple daily gestures
and using the game as an instrument of knowledge, Yuya’s
purpose is to create a parallel world to the reality we live in.
Without any excess, inside his creations the simpliest things
become important again and we can look at them with a brand
new interest and awareness.
Giulia Pedoni
Song line
Video installation, variable measures, 2014 -2015
PEI-SHIH TU
Taiwan
www.tupeishih.tw
If we take a look at the moving image’s history, the one,
which we mainly associate with, is live action. While the
staging and manipulation of photographs and film is as
old as the history of the moving images itself, an aspect of
the history of photography, film and video is the recording
of ‘real events’, the representation of reality, the notion of
realism.
However, the early moving images of the nineteenth century created by pre-cinematic devices were mostly based
on hand-drawn images. Duplicate Trains is a two-channel
animated video showing duplicate videos of L’arrivée
d’un train en gare de La Citat, a 1895 French black-and
white documentary film by Auguste and Louis Lumière.
One channel is made by an Animation Art college student
through CGI animation, and the other by the artist through
stopmotion techniques. The links between real and imaginary and a new layer of possibility was found in this video.
Duplicate Trains
Two-channel animated video, 50 sec, 2015
WU WEI
China
migrantbirds.org
Wu Wei uses a material, which is at the same time product
of modern production cycles and traditional cultural heritage:
sheets, piles, mountains of paper. Contemplating on nature,
mystic, live and death, Wu Wei is a story teller, a magician, a
folk artisan. Bringing all this together in the person of the artist,
he is reshaping his ancient cultural heritage into contemporary
form.
Wu Wei gives light and tender forms to metaphysical questions about human life, drawing inspiration from ancient Chinese mythology, as in his works ‘white tiger’ or ‘Lu Shu’, a
work named after a beast in Chinese mythologies. In Chinese
culture the tiger is a mighty symbol, loaded with multiple legends and charms - for Wu Wei the tiger signifies his own thrive
for accomplishment as an artist. In the region where Wu Wei
was born and raised the tiger finds wide representation in folk
culture. In his delicate and poetic paper works Wu Wei brings
together history and contemporaneity into highly visual and
sensually deep artistic positions.
No Title
Paper, 30.5 x 30.5 x 25 cm, 2015
MFASTUDIOBERLIN
American University
M F A S T U D I O B E R L I N is an interdisciplinary, MFA-level
summer program designed to provide an integrated and residency-like experience for artists working toward a graduate
degree.
The program is a core component of the MFA at American
University in Washington, DC, but welcomes participants from
other institutions.
By partnering with GlogauAIR, the program’s participants have
an opportunity to expand their practices in a new studio setting.
The interaction with the residency’s artists provides a challenging environment and opens a window onto the international
art community. The work the students produce reflects their
developing practices as influenced by their experiences with
the people and places of Berlin.
Parker Boales
Sara Caporaletti
Sarah Dale
Jean Kim
Zack McGhin
Calli Moore
Elin Ryd
Samantha Sethi
Sarah Zuckerman
Directed by Associate Professor Andy Holtin
mfastudioberlin.org
american.edu/cas/art
PARKER BOALES
SARA CAPORALETTI
Recently, I have been investigating the ideas of the carnivalesque as it exemplifies humor and grotesqueness while
maintaining undertones of a serious discussion.
My multi-media art explores identity based on various autobiographical elements, childhood memories, rituals, routines,
and other everyday events.
I use common materials like bubble-gum, carnival side-show
props, and sex toys in conjunction with more traditional media
such as wood and clay in order to inquire why something is
either valorized or profaned.
My faith in the Catholic Church also leads my ideas. I want my
Christian beliefs to be reflected both in my life and my work.
It’s Hard to Steer With Your Ass
approximatel147 x 122 x 61cm, Red Oak, Butt Plugs, Lard.
Always Watching
Fabric, thread, fiberfill
SARAH DALE
JEAN KIM
Sarah Dale is an interdisciplinary, visual artist based in
Washington, DC, USA. She strives to create art that initiates
conversations and encourages people to look at the world
through her unique lens.
I like to push the artistic boundaries with different, seemingly
opposing, components. This is revealed in the topics I explore,
such as natural vs. synthetic or literal vs. Imaginary.
Most of her work centers around two of her concerns – keeping her artist carbon footprint to a minimum by finding unusual
materials/processes to create and giving a voice to the voiceless, namely among one group to which she belongs, spouses
of combat veterans
Infinite Painting
Sarah Dale and Katelyn Wood
I use mundane objects and materials to explore what is possible and trust my intuition to guide the painting. I don’t begin
with a final outcome in mind, but allow the process to progress
freely as an image emerges.
Untitled (Detail)
Mixed media and acrylic on synthetic leather, 104 x 56 inches
ZACK MCGHIN
CALLI MOORE
Zack McGhin is a representational artist focusing in drawing and painting. Working in both portraiture and still life, Zack
combines elements of pop culture fandoms with traditional
painting techniques to create work that addresses the adoration one can have for works of fiction.
I create non-representational paintings varied in composition, structure, and language, generating a body of work that
does not necessarily look like it was produced by one artist,
calling into question ideas of authorship and ‘signature.’
Duality of Red and Blue
Oil on Board, 12.7 x 17.8 cm
Focusing on the physicality of paint and manipulating it with
non-traditional tools creates an immediate familiarity in the
material, while allowing the way in which it is applied to slow
down the viewers read. Multiple layers of striated color and
large gestural strokes build upon one another to create depth
within the work, allowing for intricate moments of intersection
to build into gestalt.
ELIN RYD
SAMANTHA SETHI
I enjoy creating work that is both aesthetically pleasing and
has a functional purpose. Initially the functional aspects of my
pieces are prioritized, however through out the creative process I will conscientiously make decisions that emphasizes the
visual component. I strive for clean-cut lines that highlight craft
and workmanship. I use raw untreated materials that accentuates the materials natural color palette and texture.
I explore the relationship between humans and the world
around us. Lately, I have attempted to control the melting of ice
and the physical properties of water. Recent work has been focused on the body and its relationship to the world. Specifically exploring sensations of being
trapped. In my latest piece I attempted to restrict and manipulate the body as a method of gaining control over the individuals internal states. Since when you restrict the body, the mind
becomes more active and aware.
The melting ice creates sediment drawings, whether on paper
or the floor, that simulate how bodies of water form while altering the landscape. Or, this process is interrupted by a constructed system. My work meditates on our perception of time
and the cycle of growth and decay.
Fire and Ice
video, 18 min, 2015
SARAH ZUCKERMAN
Sarah Zuckerman creates paper, prints, sculptures, and installations. The works are created by hand in a direct, immediate, time consuming, rigorous manner.
Through repetition she creates imaginative spaces, open to possibilities, allowing for the work to evolve. The works are meant
for exploration and wonder within the spheres of the created and
the remembered
Populatic (Installation Detail)
Artist made paper and galvanized steel wire,
variable dimensions
HABACUQUE LIMA
Brazil
habacuquelima.com.br
When I arrived at GlogauAIR my main idea was to write
songs that I would record later on back in my studio in São
Paulo. I could get inspiration from the city, people and local
culture.
After three weeks I realised I’d need much more time than I
initially thought. Instead of playing my guitar I’d better spend
more time listening to the city.
I started to record sounds and videos of the streets and superpose them to create sound environments that would generate
music by itself, just then I’ve added the musical instruments.
This is the process I’ll show here. It is a work in progress and
results will take some time to come to an end.
BARBARA BERTI
Italy
barbaratopi.wordpress.com
Movements are sounds activated from intentions, thoughts
are sounds, creating rooms, spaces where new energy is engaged. I am interested to bring attention to the processes that
are created in the activity of the thinking.
In this solo ‘Bau #1 – An interactive piece’ I am investigating,
when and how a ‘shift of energy’ can be perceived. And when
it generate the next thought and an intention; in order to create
a path that brings the public and the performer
into a state of mind, where questions about
perception and identity can arise.
I refer to shift of ‘energy’ on the level of thought as well as in
the level of action and sensation that happens inside the body
and as well as the outside, in the space and the public.
How can we recognise when the energy shifts in a space?
Do we recognise when our thoughts and intentions shift the
energy in a space?
I attempt to create a space for a cognitive experience, and
guide us through it.
I see the search of individualism as an expression of freedom
and as a political act.
Bau #1 - An interactive piece (extract)
Concept, choreography, performance, text: Barbara Berti
LYNNE MARTIN
UK - Spain
soundcloud.com/lynne_martin
Lynne Martin is an international renown solo artist. Lynne
has been writing and performing her own work from a young
age and has developed a unique and dynamic style. Her
truly breathtaking vocal ability combined with her effortless
guitar playing both delights and entertains her audience.
Lynne has toured both national and international to critical
acclaim with the band Poet in process and is currently recording her solo album, which is due to be released later
this year.
Program
GlogauAIR
Artist in Residence Program
Friday, June 26th, from 7 pm to 12 pm
Glogauer Str. 16
10999 Berlin
+49 (0)30 61 222 75
20:00 // Barbara Berti // Performance (extract)
21:00 // Habacuque Lima // Live Experimental Music
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[email protected]
21:30 // Lynne Martin // Live Music
Art direction: Sergio Frutos
Design: Tatiana Scalcon
Saturday, March 27th, from 3 pm to 7 pm
17:00 // Artists’ Talk & Studio Visits
Special Thanks to:
Álvaro Bayo, Kavita Shah, Giulia Pedoni
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