Past Residents
Past Resident2019: Lenore G. Tawney Foundation
Sophy Naess
Sophy Naess is a multimedia artist based in New Haven who works with painting, printmaking, weaving, and writing.
Sophy Naess has exhibited work at 321 Gallery, Brooklyn; 17ESSEX, New York; and Växjö Konsthall, Sweden, among others. She is a lecturer in the Painting and Printmaking program at Yale University School of Art, and Director of Chateau d’Eau, an exhibition platform for artist designed fragrances.
Sophy Naess, Untitled (To Plumb), 2017, handwoven cotton fiber, 68 × 96 in. (172.72 × 243.84 cm)
Sophy Naess, Slow Thing, 2018, handwoven silk and cotton fiber, 98 × 120 in. (248.92 × 304.8 cm)
Sophy Naess, Jämtlands Giverny, 2018, handwoven cotton fiber, 180 × 108 in. (457.2 × 274.32 cm)
Sophy Naess, All The Things You Are, 2017, oil, acrylic, gouache, and paper on canvas, 13 x 11 each
Sophy Naess, a Tergo, 2016, handwoven silk and cotton fiber, 130 × 96 in. (330.2 × 243.84 cm)
Residents from United States
Past Resident2019: OCA - Office for Contemporary Art Norway
Helene Førde
Helene Førde is an interdisciplinary artist working with installation, sculpture, sound, mechanical or interactive elements, and performance. She uses a site sensitive approach throughout her practice. Førde is interested in exploring perception, awareness, memories, context, and the particular history and character of a space. Her recent works also reflect on cultural history, traditions and patterns of living, in the face of new times, change and prevailing politics.
Helene Førde has exhibited at Galleri F 15, Moss Norway; Møre & Romsdal Art Center, Molde, Norway; and has shown work as part of Bonn Hoeren, Bonn, Germany, among others. She is the winner of the sound art competition Sonotopia 2015.
Helene Førde, Pælgard, 2018, wood installation
Helene Førde, Natural Capital (Salarium), 2018, salt installation
Helene Førde, Skvalpesonen/Skvulpesonen (The Splash Zone), 2017, offshore scaffolds, seaweed, straps, and metal installation
Helene Førde, Jordnært, 2015, wood, paint, and potato sculptural installation
Helene Førde, Escaping Practice, 2014, wood, metal, textile, cables, and light installation
Past Resident2019: ISCP Alumni Fund2016: SAHA Association
belit sağ
belit sağ’s ongoing artistic and moving image practice largely focuses on the role of visual representations in the experience and perception of political conflicts and violence in Turkey, Germany, and the Netherlands. Recent works include a video piece that centers around the concepts and practices of conserving, conversing, absences and re-enactment.
belit sağ’swork has been exhibited in international art spaces including PEER UK and LUX, London; EYE Film Museum, Amsterdam; and documenta 14, Kassel, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
Artists at Work: Matilda Aslizadeh and belit sağ
July 2, 2019, 6:30–8pm
belit sağ, Tomáš Rafa and Siddhartha Mitter on Concrete Truth: Art and the Documentary
January 23, 2018, 6:30–8pm
Concrete Truth: Art and the Documentary
October 24, 2017–February 16, 2018
Spring Open Studios 2016
April 29–April 30, 2016
belit sağ, cut-out, 2018, video, 4 min
belit sağ, what remains, 2018, video, 7:10 min
belit sağ, (Against) Randomness, 2017, video, 2:20 min
belit sağ, disruption, 2016, video, 5 min
belit sağ, Ayhan and me, 2016, video, 14:30
