Current Resident: Jan 1, 2023–Jun 30, 2023
La Fondation pour l'Art Contemporain Claudine et Jean-Marc Salomon
Studio #206
Artist
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia is a multimedia artist whose works are a dialogue with matter. In his practice, Makouvia explores the essence of matter and it’s relationship with humans, emphasizing the energy that underlies in material expression.
Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia has exhibited work at Galerie Sator, Paris; De Ateliers, Amsterdam; and Musée de la Céramique, Normandy, among others.
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Danish Arts Foundation
Studio #207
Artist
Hannibal Andersen
Hannibal Andersen creates images, objects, interventions and performances that address the role of the economy in society. He gives intangible economic conditions physical form, revealing their relationship to art and existence. His works pose amusing and embarrassing issues about capital’s authority, limitlessness, and invisible power.
Hannibal Andersen has exhibited work at Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Copenhagen; P.E.T Projects, Athens; and The National Museum of 21st Century Arts, Rome, among others.
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Current Resident: Jan 1, 2023–Jun 30, 2023
Uniarts Helsinki Academy of Fine Arts in partnership with Saastamoinen Foundation
Studio #208
Artist
Felipe de Ávila Franco
Felipe de Ávila Franco investigates materiality through the lens of environmental aesthetics, creating sculptures, multimedia installations, and electromechanical systems, among other things. By combining traditional and experimental sculpture techniques, the artist explores the boundaries between different mediums.
Felipe de Ávila Franco has exhibited work at Helsinki Art Museum; Kiasma Contemporary Museum; and Amos Rex Museum, all in Helsinki, among others.
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