Past Residents
Past Resident2018: Director's Circle, Artis
David Adika
David Adika’s photographs are a by-product of the reality of his life. His works deal with his personal biography, the collective memory of the society in which he lives, and connects political reality to social reality. Through his work, Adika aims to show the presence of beauty using strategies of seduction.
David Adika has exhibited works at The Open Museum for Photography, Tel-Hai; Tel Aviv Museum of Art; and Latvian National Museum of Art, Riga, among others. He was awarded the Jack Naylor Award for Cinematography in a Feature Film in 2011.
Events & Exhibitions
Artists at Work: Maria Lalou and David Adika
February 27, 2018, 6:30–8pm
David Adika, African Israeliana, 2017, photography, 125 x 90 in. each.
David Adika, As In Water Face Reflects Face, 2013-14, photography, installation view.
David Adika, Book Case, 2016, mixed media, installation view.
David Adika, Golden Hands, 2016, mixed media, installation view.
David Adika, Stable Brown, 2015-17, mixed media, installation view.
Residents from Israel
Past Resident2018: KdFS Kulturstiftung des Freistaates Sachsen
Falk Messerschmidt
Falk Messerschmidt works with photography and creates mixed media artworks. His works are an investigation of concepts such as authenticity and objectivity by using an encyclopaedic approach and by referencing documentaries and science. He often introduces narratives and speculative elements based on obscure biographies and marginal historical events.
Falk Messerschmidt has exhibited at several institutions both in Germany and abroad, including maerzgalerie, Berlin; Meštrović Pavilion, Zagreb; Oktogon, Dresden; and Fotogalerie, Wien Vienna, amongst others.
Events & Exhibitions
Spring Open Studios 2018
April 27–April 28, 2018
Falk Messerschmidt, Phainesthai, 2015, photography and sound, dimensions variable.
Falk Messerschmidt, MHCF, ongoing, photography and text, 233/8 × 161/2 in. (59.44 × 41.91 cm).
Falk Messerschmidt, Russian Night, 2009, photography, 11 × 11 in. (27.94 × 27.94 cm).
Falk Messerschmidt, She took it with a pinch of salt, 2011, photography and text, 94 × 94 in. (238.76 × 238.76 cm).
Falk Messerschmidt, Weltbild, 2017, photography, 12 × 16 in. (30.48 × 40.64 cm).
Residents from Germany
Past Resident2018: Alfred Kordelin Foundation
Iiu Susiraja
Iiu Susiraja is a self-portrait artist who works mainly with photography and video. Her practice involves capturing mundane domestic situations that relate to themes of femininity, the body, and social stereotypes.
Iiu Susiraja (born 1975) lives and works in Turku, Finland. She graduated from the Arts Academy at Turku University of Applied Sciences in 2012. Susiraja has shown her work at Ramiken Crucible, New York; Rubell Family Collection, Miami; and the Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki, amongst others. Her art is in several collections including the Heino Art Foundation, Helsinki Art Museum, Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, National Museum of Finland, and Gothenburg Museum of Art.
Events & Exhibitions
Spring Open Studios 2018
April 27–April 28, 2018
Iiu Susiraja, Rolling Pin, 2010, photography.
Iiu Susiraja, Broom, 2010, photography.
Iiu Susiraja, Training, 2010, photography.
Iiu Susiraja, Do Not Eat my Lunch, 2010, photography.
