Current Resident: Jan 1, 2023–Jun 30, 2023
La Fondation pour l'Art Contemporain Claudine et Jean-Marc Salomon
Studio #206
Artist
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia is a multimedia artist whose works are a dialogue with matter. In his practice, Makouvia explores the essence of matter and it’s relationship with humans, emphasizing the energy that underlies in material expression.
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia has exhibited work at Galerie Sator, Paris; De Ateliers, Amsterdam; and Musée de la Céramique, Normandy, among others.
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Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia, Kpomonè Adjowa, 2022, sculpture, 13 × 8 × 8 in. (33.02 × 20.32 × 20.32 cm)
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia, En Attente, 2022, sculpture, dimensions variable
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia, Kotogan, titre provisoire, 2022, sculpture, dimensions variable
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia, Féfé Kplé Dzo, 2021, sculpture, dimensions variable
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia, Villosité, 2022, sculpture, dimensions variable
Current Resident: Feb 1, 2023–May 31, 2023
Danish Arts Foundation
Studio #207
Curator
Charlotte Sprogøe
Charlotte Sprogøe is a curator working with performance and installation. She previously worked as Chief Curator at Kunsthal Arhus and has held positions at Tranen Contemporary Art Center, The Danish National Gallery, and Brandts Museum, among others. Sprogøe is currently a PhD fellow in Curatorial Practice at The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
Charlotte Sprogøe has curated exhibitions at Kunsthal Charlottenborg; Kunsthal Aarhus; Brandt Museum, all in Denmark, among others.
charlottesprogoe.comEvents & Exhibitions
2023 Spring Open Studios
April 21–April 22, 2023
Installation view of Cecilia Bengolea's work "Deary Steel" for the exhibition "Red Light Green Light", 2022, curated by Charlotte Sprogøe
Installation view of Korakrit Arunanondchai's work "Songs for Living" for the exhibition "Red Light Green Light", 2022, curated by Charlotte Sprogøe
Installation view of Alex Baczynski-Jenkins' work "Unending love, or love dies, on repeat like it's endless" for the exhibition "Red Light Green Light", 2022, curated by Charlotte Sprogøe
David Douard, 2014, sculpture, exhibited at the exhibition "Still Waters Run Deep"
Part of Sensibility at Tranen, 2016
Residents from Denmark
Current Resident: Jan 1, 2023–Jun 30, 2023
Uniarts Helsinki Academy of Fine Arts in partnership with Saastamoinen Foundation
Studio #208
Artist
Felipe de Ávila Franco
Felipe de Ávila Franco investigates materiality through the lens of environmental aesthetics, creating sculptures, multimedia installations, and electromechanical systems, among other things. By combining traditional and experimental sculpture techniques, the artist explores the boundaries between different mediums.
Felipe de Ávila Franco has exhibited work at Helsinki Art Museum; Kiasma Contemporary Museum; and Amos Rex Museum, all in Helsinki, among others.
felipedeavila.comEvents & Exhibitions
2023 Spring Open Studios
April 21–April 22, 2023
Felipe de Ávila Franco, Eclipse, 2017-2020, wood, light bulb, oil, and electromechanics, 2413/16 × 2413/16 × 85/8 in. (62.99 × 62.99 × 21.84 cm)
Felipe de Ávila Franco, Displacements, 2021, porcelain, terracota, contaminated residue from mining site and PVC, dimensions variable
Felipe de Ávila Franco, Provoked Archaeologies, 2019, excavated soil in the Amazonia rainforest, branches, and sisal rope, dimensions variable
Felipe de Ávila Franco, Favela Offshore #2, 2021, video, 10 min
Felipe de Ávila Franco, Reflexive Landscapes, 2021, UV print on Neobond, wood, frame and forest ashes, 90 × 45 in. (228.6 × 114.3 cm)
