Current Residents
Current Resident: Feb 1, 2025–Apr 30, 2025
Alfred Kordelin Foundation
Studio #201
Artist
Laura Lappi
Laura Lappi explores how architecture and spatial environments shape our perceptions and influence reality. Her work delves into the experience and emotional charge of different places, often blurring the line between reality and fiction. Through her sculptural practice, she explores the intricate relationship between physical spaces, man-made structures, and the human mind, focusing on the psychogeography of places.
Laura Lappi has exhibited work at the Bronx Museum, New York; Flushing Meadows Corona Park, New York; and Galleria Sculptor, Helsinki, among others.
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Laura Lappi, Aenigma, 2023, triptych wall sculpture, charred pine, walnut, oak, ash, maple and poplar and baltic birch plywood, 59 × 122 × 2,5 in. (149.86 × 309.88 × 2,5 cm).
Laura Lappi, Basilica XIII, 2024, wall sculpture, charred pine, walnut, oak, ash, maple and poplar and baltic birch plywood, 69 × 47 × 2,5 in. (175.26 × 119.38 × 2,5 cm).
Laura Lappi, Cella, 2023, video, refurbished iPhone XR and custom made wooden frame, 15 × 1113/16 in. (38.1 × 29.97 cm).
Laura Lappi, Hehku II, 2018, site-specific installation, charred wood and smoke, 51 × 39 × 71 in. (129.54 × 99.06 × 180.34 cm). The Yard, Colorado, United States.
Laura Lappi, 2x3 (Heartbeat), 2013, site-specific installation, wood and animated light, 79 × 60 × 118 in. (200.66 × 152.4 × 299.72 cm).
Residents from Finland
Current Resident: Feb 1, 2025–Apr 30, 2025
Vision Fund
Studio #217
Artist
Angel Lartigue
Angel Lartigue works through the lens of Bacteriomancy. Her work takes the form of archaeology, forensics, and fashion to examine putrefaction, one of the biological stages of decomposition, and its capability for nourishment.
Angel Lartigue has exhibited work at SOOT, New York; The Latinx Project at NYU, New York; and USC Roski School of Art and Design, Los Angeles, among others.
Angel Lartigue, Bacteriomancy, 2024, inkjet printed garment and photographic vinyl installation, dimensions variable.
Angel Lartigue, La desintegración de un amor, 2024, inkjet printed banner, 104 Petri dish garment and video, dimensions variable.
Angel Lartigue, MB 03 (Inisheer, Aran Islands), 2024, digital photography.
Angel Lartigue, MB 02 (Inisheer, Aran Islands), 2024, digital photography.
Angel Lartigue, Mass Body, 2024, photographic vinyl installation, dimensions variable.
Residents from United States
Ailyn Lee
Studio #210
Current Resident: Jan 1, 2025–Jun 30, 2025
KdFS Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen, iscp
Studio #214
Artist
Matthias Garff
Matthias Garff’s work focuses on the depiction of animals and our relationship with nature. Using found objects and recycled materials, he creates sculptures that are playful, thought-provoking, and marked by a fragile beauty. His work highlights biodiversity and features urban wildlife that has ingeniously adapted to its environment. His often larger-than-life sculptures blur the boundaries between human and animal identity and encourage us to reflect on our use of resources.
Matthias Garff has exhibited work at Museum im Kleihues-Bau, Germany; House of Arts, Czech Republic; and YIRI ARTS, Taiwan, among others.
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Matthias Garff, Gardenbirds, 2019, Installation and mixed media. Leipzig Museum of Fine Arts, Germany.
Matthias Garff, Green woodpecker, 2020, rubber boots, school bag, armrest, canister, fake fur and paint, 47 × 63 × 24 in. (119.38 × 160.02 × 60.96 cm).
Matthias Garff, Tawny owl, 2022, aluminium bowl, pot, bicycle helmet and dishwashing brushes, 8 × 15 × 10 in. (20.32 × 38.1 × 25.4 cm).
Matthias Garff, Grey heron, 2024, street lamp, steel pipe, pegs, pot lid, teaspoon and bicycle mudguard, 32 × 100 × 67 in. (81.28 × 254 × 170.18 cm).
Matthias Garff, Wasp, 2024, aluminum bowl, tennis racket, tricycle handlebars, tent poles, bicycle saddle and tires, 30 × 47 × 7 in. (76.2 × 119.38 × 17.78 cm).
