Past Residents
Past Resident2024: The Arts Foundation Te Tumu Toi, Michael Lett, Harriet Friedlander Residency
Kalisolaite 'Uhila
Kalisolaite ‘Uhile, originally from Tonga, creates unique visual art that conveys ideas metaphorically, sparking reflection in viewers. His performances involve immersive experiences, such as living on the streets in Auckland, inhabiting a pig crate, and conducting the waves of the Pacific Ocean from its shore. Uhila’s work delves into cultural, social, and political themes, examining the intersection of traditional Tongan notions about the relationship between people and sacred animals with Western concepts.
Kalisolaite ‘Uhila has exhibited work at Māngere Arts Centre; Aotea Square; and USP Cook Islands, all in New Zealand.
Past Resident2024: The Italian Academy for Advanced Studies, Columbia University, Italian Cultural Institute of New York, Directorate-General for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Directorate-General for Contemporary Creativity of the Italian Ministry of Culture
Raffaela Naldi Rossano
Raffaela Naldi Rossano is a multi-disciplinary artist who explores a wide range of media, including installation, video, sculpture, text, drawings and performance. Her artworks are research-driven and process-based, intended as relational vehicles that seek to trigger new possible relationships, both psychological and socio-political, between spaces, bodies and objects. The Mediterranean area, starting from her hometown Napoli, stands at the epicenter of her practice.
Raffaela Naldi Rossano has exhibited works at Swiss Istitute, Milan; TBA21 Academy, Venice; and Kunst Institute, Basel, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2024 Spring Open Studios
April 12–April 13, 2024
Residents from Italy
Past Resident2024: Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport of Austria
Björn Kämmerer
Björn Kämmerer creates sensuous yet rigorous visual explorations in 16mm, 35mm, and 70mm film, transforming captured imagery into abstract patterns with a strong emphasis on light and shape.
Björn Kämmerer has exhibited work at Kunstverein Braunschweig, Germany; Mumok, Austria; MAK Center for Art and Architecture, Los Angeles, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2024 Spring Open Studios
April 12–April 13, 2024