Current Resident: Sep 1, 2023–Jan 31, 2024
Danish Arts Foundation
Studio #207
Artist
Esben Weile Kjær
In his performances, installations and sculptures, Esben Weile Kjær examines identity among his own generation and explores the role of popular culture and technology in determining our experience of community and freedom.
Esben Weile Kjær has exhibited works at Arken-Museum of Contemporary Art, Denmark; Centre Pompidou, Paris; and Mumok, Vienna, among others.
Esben Weile Kjær, HARDCORE FREEDOM, 2020, installation, Copenhagen Contemporary
Esben Weile Kjær, HYPER!, 2022, performance, Museum Tinguely, Basel
Esben Weile Kjær, BUTTERFLY!, 2023, painted bronze, Arken - Museum of Contemporary Art
Esben Weile Kjær, Mirror, 2022, stained glass, Kunsthal Charlottenborg
Esben Weile Kjær, Light dancer, 2023, mixed media, light and sound installation
Residents from Denmark
Current Resident: Jul 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2023
SpallArt Collection, Brigitte Vosse
Studio #208
Artist
Elias Wessel
Elias Wessel employs photography to create images and multidisciplinary projects that reflect contemporary societal discourses. His works contribute to discussions about sociological and political development and the historical dialogue between photography and painting, exploring topics such as digitalization and questions of identity.
Elias Wessel has exhibited work at 1014, New York; Palais Beauharnais, Paris; and Kunstsammlung im Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin, among others.
eliaswessel.com
Elias Wessel, Sprung in die Zeit [Leap Into Time], 2014-2023, black and white photographs, audio, interactive module, and installation, dimensions variable
Elias Wessel, It’s Complicated (Tabloid Edition), 2019-2021, color photographs, audio, and artbook, dimensions variable
Elias Wessel, Schöne neue Welt [Brave New World] – The Moving Images, 2020-2021, looped video and projection on canvas, 106 × 59 in. (269.24 × 149.86 cm)
Elias Wessel, Die Summe meiner Daten [The Sum of My Data] – On Series, No. 5 and 8, 2017, photographs, dimensions variable
![Exhibition view including works from “Die Summe meiner Daten” [The Sum of My Data], “It's Complicated,” and “Schöne neue Welt” [Brave New World]; Kunstsammlung im Willy-Brandt-Haus, Berlin, 2023](https://iscp-nyc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/EWS_WBH_EliasWesselDeliriousImages_2023_06.jpg)
Elias Wessel, Delirious Images – Fotografien für die nächste Gesellschaft [Photographs for the Next Society], 2023, photographs
Residents from United States
Current Resident: Sep 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2023
Fire Station - Qatar Museums
Studio #209
Artist
Ebtisam Alsaffar
Ebtisam Alsaffar’s paintings adhere to the ideals of Abstract Expressionist art, employing spontaneous and bold brushstrokes. She attempts to convey the essence of the human face by employing vibrant colors and gestural techniques.
Ebtisam Alsaffar has exhibited work at Qatari Contemporary Art, UNESCO, Paris; Mediterranean Contemporary Art Symposium, Morocco; and Arabic Arts Symposium, Sudan, among others.
Ebtisam Alsaffar, absent, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 16 × 12 in. (40.64 × 30.48 cm)
Ebtisam Alsaffar, absent, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 16 × 12 in. (40.64 × 30.48 cm)
Ebtisam Alsaffar, absent, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 16 × 12 in. (40.64 × 30.48 cm)
Ebtisam Alsaffar, absent, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 16 × 12 in. (40.64 × 30.48 cm)
Ebtisam Alsaffar, absent, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 16 × 12 in. (40.64 × 30.48 cm)
