Past Residents
Past Resident2022: Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
Cindy Hill
Cindy Hill is a multidisciplinary artist and writer whose work explores the connection between design aesthetics and body perception. Her practice, which explores themes of intimacy, care, and sexuality, reflects on the history of health among women and the objects used to treat the body. Drawing on feminist and somatic discourses, Hill examines how women have historically reclaimed these spaces for liberation, healing, and empowerment.
Cindy Hill has exhibited work at Wick Gallery, Brooklyn; Projet Casa, Montreal; and Calaboose, Montreal, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2022 Fall Open Studios
November 18–November 19, 2022
Cindy Hill, You leave me feeling, 2021, air mattress, metal and sewing pins, 20 × 12 × 2 in. (50.8 × 30.48 × 5.08 cm).
Cindy Hill, I can feel myself dissolving slowly, 2021, glazed recycled stoneware, lavender, almond oil, mint and white flowers, 11 × 25 × 51/2 in. (27.94 × 63.5 × 13.97 cm).
Cindy Hill, Bijou, 2019, wire, synthetic fabric, chiffon and chain, 70 × 36 × 1 in. (177.8 × 91.44 × 2.54 cm).
Cindy Hill, Key Elements to Cultivating Relaxation, 2021, de-stress belt and plastic, 31 × 7 × 21/2 in. (78.74 × 17.78 × 6.35 cm).
Cindy Hill, installation view, 2019.
Past Resident2022: Edward Steichen Award Luxembourg
Claudine Arendt
Claudine Arendt draws inspiration from the interactions of the viewer and the technological, as well as the exploration of potential material expressions. In her production, Arendt has created a wide range of projects, from controlling oversized sneezing noses during the pandemic to making zooplankton tangible and accessible, inspired by its puzzling of underwater drifting organisms. The artist creates public exhibitions and performances, and has spoken at science and ceramics conferences.
Claudine Arendt has exhibited work at Art Rotterdam, Prospects and Concepts, The Netherlands; Oeuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte, Luxembourg; and Kukačka, This is not Art, Czech Republic, among others.
Claudine Arendt, Ahead of Time, The Times Ahead, 2021, polyester and computer-controlled water pump, 118 × 193 × 78 in. (299.72 × 490.22 × 198.12 cm).
Claudine Arendt, Sound & Shadows, 2021, porcelain, shaped after echo from zooplankton, 57/8 × 211/16 in. (14.99 × 6.86 cm).
Claudine Arendt, mine, 2021, rolling sculpture, papier mâché and epoxy, 24 × 67 in. (60.96 × 170.18 cm).
Claudine Arendt, Insectoid, 2021, performance in public space, 78.7.
Claudine Arendt, ready when you are, 2019, performance and foam cocoon with performer inside, 13711/16 × 983/8 in. (349.76 × 249.94 cm).
Residents from The Netherlands
Past Resident2022: Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center, Cultural Endowment of Estonia
Taavi Suisalu
Taavi Suisalu creates cultural-ecological contexts that operate on technical, metaphorical, and poetical levels at the same time. His work takes the form of interactive installations, performative situations, and curatorial endeavors that combine traditional and contemporary sensibilities while activating spaces for imaginative encounters. Suisalu balances artistic and scientific approaches, studio, and fieldwork. His practice is influenced by contemporary social phenomena and their connections to technological developments, with a focus on social beings’ behavior, perception, and thinking.
Taavi Suisalu has exhibited work at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (EKKM), Tallinn; Bozar, Brussels; and Le Lieu Unique, Nantes, among others.
Taavi Suisalu, Biitmani, 2022, photography, 36 × 24 in. (91.44 × 60.96 cm).
Taavi Suisalu, Datafanta, 2020, animation, sound, instrument and grain of sand from Pompeii, dimensions variable.
Taavi Suisalu, Touch of the Network, 2019, kinetic object and video, 5:15 min..
Taavi Suisalu, Waiting for the Light, 2018, installation.
Taavi Suisalu, Distant Self-Portrait, 2016, installation, 550 × 118 in. (1397 × 299.72 cm).
