Past Residents
Alex Nowak
Alex Nowak is a transdisciplinary artist creating sculptures and paintings in the realm of a comical archeology. Blurring the lines between the built environment and the natural world, his artworks are characterized by raw texture and organic forms. Nowak explores spatial stories about the human figure that are influenced by folk props and horror fiction. His work aims to interweave artistic materiality with contemporary social and philosophical theory.
Alex Nowak has exhibited work at Folkwang Museum, Germany; Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Canada; and KIT, Germany, among others.
Alex Nowak, Puppets on Fire, 2023, paint, styrofoam and stucco, installation view, dimensions variable.
Alex Nowak, Angelisa Frayed, 2023, paint, styrofoam and stucco, 20 × 90 × 20 in. (50.8 × 228.6 × 50.8 cm).
Alex Nowak, Puppets on Fire, 2023, paint, styrofoam and stucco, installation view, dimensions variable.
Alex Nowak, Puppets on Fire, 2023, paint, styrofoam and stucco, installation view, dimensions variable.
Alex Nowak, Untitled, 2017, paint, styrofoam and stucco, from the group exhibition "Mary and the Vulcano" at KIT, Düsseldorf, 80 × 80 in. (203.2 × 203.2 cm).
Past Resident2023: DOOSAN Art Center
Dew Kim
Dew Kim’s artistic approach is based on exploring the many intersections between art, religion, and identity that occur at the junction of change and collision. Kim uses installations and video art to examine topics such as sexuality, queerness, feminism, sadomasochism, pop culture, religion, mysticism, and the body.
Dew Kim has exhibited work at Various Small Fires, Seoul; National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Seoul; and Para Site, Hong Kong, among others.
Dew Kim, Total Praise, 2023, mixed media with wood and lenticular, 351/2 × 39 × 1 in. (90.17 × 99.06 × 2.54 cm).
Dew Kim, Let the Church Say Amen, 2023, mixed media with steel, beads, metal and silicone casting, 31 × 67 × 4 in. (78.74 × 170.18 × 10.16 cm).
Dew Kim, Enrapture, 2022, wood, lenticular print and mixed media, 371/2 × 71 × 15/8 in. (95.25 × 180.34 × 4.06 cm).
Dew Kim, LOOK, 2022, iron, aluminum, clay, a neon light, a light stick, 3D printed resin and iPhone, 291/2 × 45 × 12 in. (74.93 × 114.3 × 30.48 cm).
Dew Kim, LOOK, 2020, single channel video, 4:18 min.
Residents from South Korea
Past Resident2023: Artis
Vanina Saracino
Vanina Saracino (she/they) is an independent curator, film programmer, writer, and lecturer. Her work focuses on theories and art practices that question anthropocentric and binary worldviews from an intersectional perspective, with an emphasis on lens-based and time-based art. Since 2021, Saracino has taught at the Institute of Time-based Art – IZM, Universität der Künste, and the MFA Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design.
Vanina Saracino has curated exhibitions at Screen City Biennial, in Berlin and Oslo; and the Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia, among others.
Patricia Domínguez, Matrix Vegetal, 2022, installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Marjorie Brunet Plaza.
Anna Ehrenstein and 4DHD (Cibelle Cavalli Bastos and Coco Magnusson), Coffee Ground Imaginaries, 2022, AR experience. Courtesy of the artists. Photo by Marjorie Brunet Plaza.
Jaakko Pallasvuo, Hole & Hole 2, 2019-2020, video installation and posters, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Kristina Õllek, Nautilus New Era, 2018, video installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Art Museum of Estonia. Photo by Kristina Õllek.
Emilija Škarnulytė, Deep Point Cloud, 2019, video installation, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Oddbjørn Erland Aarstad.