Alena Halmes, based in Basel, Switzerland, is a product designer and photographer interested in making the invisible more tangible. She creates objects that are based on the experiences of those living with disabilities, in order to open up new perspectives on their everyday challenges. This approach is notably illustrated in Augen zu. Eine unsichtbare Designsprache, (Eyes […]
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In our first three issues, SuperGlue Collective spoke to emerging artists to learn more about their groundbreaking practices and to highlight the richness of their art. For this cycle of interviews, SuperGlue talks to the people who exhibit the work. During the month of May, we set out to discover different independent art spaces based
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While the controlled mastery of pigment, stone or clay is a goal for some, Geneva based artist Opale is interested in the unpredictable possibilities, offered by the manipulation of materials. Through an experimental approach, the artist superimposes different representations of photographs, sculptures, paintings and textures throughout his projects. In the Nymphes series, Opale reinterprets pages from fine
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2020 was meant to be a year of possibilities, a new decade, the trope of the roaring twenties. Looking back, I feel naïve believing in this sense of potentiality in those final days of 2019. Instead, the year 2020 was marked by mourning. I cannot help but feel a sense of anger towards who is
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Exhibition: Refugia: Sound Projects by 11 Women Artists Artists: Jia Chang, Eunji Cho, Shiva Feshareki, Yang Ah Ham, Christina Kubisch, Seulgi Lee, Young Joo Lee, Tania León, Ye-eun Min, Jeon Mirai, Éliane Radigue Alternative Space LOOP, 20 Wausan-ro 29 Na-gil, Seoul Curator: Ji Yoon Yang The universally accepted mainstream is perceived by the public as
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If you have had the chance to attend one of Davide-Christelle Sanvee’s performances, you will know that they do not leave her audience indifferent. Among the various reactions generated, laughter is often a common denominator. The performer thus prepares her audience to listen to subjects that are still too often ignored. Indeed, Davide-Christelle uses her
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