Past Residents
Past Resident2014: The Adam Mickiewicz Institute
Olaf Brzeski
Olaf Brzeski’s practice is rooted in surrealist visions, which he puts into life via film, three-dimensional sculptures and installations. His comments about his own works do not so much mirror his personal interpretation, but narrate fictional stories, illustrated in the artworks or, in fact, made believable through the existence of the latter. This is the way in which Brzeski generates new worlds and their inhabitants.
Olaf Brzeski, Dream - spontaneous combustion, 2008, Bone soot, polyurethane resin and ash, 70 4/5 x 59 x 37 2/5 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Olaf Brzeski, Untitled (from the little orphans series), 2009, Cast iron, chair, 35 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Olaf Brzeski, Out of love for a woman, 2012, Steel, bronze, oil, paint and wood, 118 1/8 x 118 1/8 x 177 1/8 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Olaf Brzeski, The fall of the man i don't like, 2012, Painted steel, 106 1/3 x 137 3/4 x 82 2/3 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Olaf Brzeski, Untitled (from the little orphans series), 2009, Cast iron, wood, glass and light, 82 2/3 x 35 1/2 x 51 1/5 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Past Resident2014: Danish Arts Foundation
Emilie Nilsson
Emilie Nilsson’s curatorial and editorial practice is characterized by a deep interest in the world of socially engaged art and art theory. This theme pervades all of her undertakings, whether in the context of her self-initiated exhibitions – Aktion/Auktion, 2009 and Ethnoscapes, 2012 – or when working with Creative Time on producing the participatory art projects Democracy in America and It is What it is – Conversations About Iraq. Her projects are usually characterized by a great curiosity towards the unknown and she is drawn to projects that continue to question our perception of art and challenge our understanding of the World.
Emilie Nilsson (born Copenhagen, 1983) holds an MA of Arts in Modern Culture from Copenhagen University, Denmark, as well as a BA in Culture Studies from Malmö University in Sweden. She works as a freelance editor and curator and has worked with a wide range of internationally acclaimed organizations and institutions both in New York and overseas, including Creative Time, The Rubin Museum, Printed Matter and Artspace Charlottenborg in Copenhagen.
Emilie Nilsson, Aktion/Auktion, 2009, Installation view. Courtesy of the artist.
Emilie Nilsson, Aktion/Auktion Poster, 2009. Courtesy of the artist.
Emilie Nilsson, Ethnoscapes Exhibition Catalogue, 2012. Courtesy of the artist.
Emilie Nilsson, Ethnoscapes, 2012, Installation view. Courtesy of the artist.
Residents from Denmark
Past Resident2013: Foundation for a Civil Society
Veli & Amos
Veli & Amos is a Slovenian-Swiss artist duo, based between Ljubljana and Zürich. Their work uses language, codes and the energy of graffiti and activism to draw attention to problems and borders of our present-day reality. They research public space, squats and demonstrations, where they adapt their knowledge into a site-specific art practice. With public art, art on the Internet or art inside the gallery, they deal with how to transform site.
Veli Silver (born 1983, Banja Luka) studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana and the Faculty of Fine Arts, Porto. Amos Angeles (born 1986, Zurich) studied Architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich and finished his bachelor’s degree at the Zurich University of the Arts. Veli and Amos have been working as a duo since 2008. Their work has been shown at Museum of Contemporary, Ljubljana; Rotor Gallery, Graz; HVW8 Gallery, Los Angeles; P 74 Gallery, Ljubljana; Message salon, Zurich and W139, Amsterdam.
Veli & Amos, F is forever, 2013, Bands, string, paper, plastic, 471/4 × 313/16 in. (120.01 × 79.25 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Veli & Amos, Follow the Out Line, 2012, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Veli & Amos, Who the fuck is Luka Princic, 2013, Performance. Courtesy of the artist.
Veli & Amos, Youtube, Let's Save the Whales International, Jew Box and Sheep, 2011, Mixed media, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Veli & Amos, Signed by Mana Ous Bah, 2012, Street signs, lights, print, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
