Current Resident: Nov 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2024
ISCP Alumni Fund
Studio #303
Artist
Frank WANG Yefeng
Frank WANG Yefeng is an interdisciplinary artist and researcher based between New York and Shanghai. Initially trained as a sculptor, Yefeng’s work spans diverse media, including video installation, 3D animation, painting, drawing, and writing. His practice explores the “in-betweenness” of a transnational, nomadic existence, blending physical and digital realms to critically examine fixed identity constructs, the histories of racialized “others,” and the alienation of people and objects within dominant cultural and technological narratives.
Frank WANG Yefeng has exhibited work at Smack Mellon, New York; Hessel Museum of Art, New York; and Vanguard Gallery, Shanghai, among others.
wangyefeng.comPast Residencies
Frank WANG Yefeng, Avatopology, 2023, multi-channel 3D animations, laser cutting acrylic, sculptural objects and custom neon light, dimensions variable
Frank WANG Yefeng, Pantheon of Octopi, 2023, 4-channel video installation, light installations, sculpture and paintings, 16 × 16 × 9 in. (40.64 × 40.64 × 22.86 cm)
Frank WANG Yefeng, The Levitating Perils, 2022, 4k 3D animation with sound, dual-channel video installation and wood structure, 41 × 33 × 94 in. (104.14 × 83.82 × 238.76 cm)
Frank WANG Yefeng, The House of the Solitary, 2020, set of seven experimental 3D animation, multi-channel video installation with sound, writing, dimensions variable
Frank WANG Yefeng, BIRDS Volume II - Slow Spectre, 2021, 3D animation, HD single-channel video with sound, outdoor billboards, dimensions variable
Residents from China
Current Resident: Nov 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2024
Danish Arts Foundation
Studio #304
Artist
Jens Settergren
Jens Settergren’s work delves into the production of collective imaginaries and visual culture within late-capitalist society. Using video, sculpture, sound, and installation, he examines the collective fears and fantasies of contemporary life, often in relation to technology and nature. His work investigates the realities images construct and the power they wield, capturing both grand, iconic visuals and placing everyday objects and commercial imagery in unfamiliar contexts.
Jens Settergren has exhibited work at die raum, Germany; Copenhagen Contemporary, Denmark; and Kunsthal Aarhus, Denmark, among others.
Past Residencies
Events & Exhibitions
Spring Open Studios 2019
March 29–March 30, 2019
Jens Settergren, Milk Plus, 2024, transparent LED screen, LED pharmacy signs, 8.1 surround sound, dimensions variable
Jens Settergren, Harvest, 2024, stainless steel and chameleon paint, 14 × 1 in. (35.56 × 2.54 cm)
Jens Settergren, Architect, 2023, glass mosaic
Jens Settergren, GhostBlind Loading, 2021, rock speakers, electronic hunting pigeons, hunting mirror panels, plastic leaves, 5-channel surround sound, dimensions variable
Jens Settergren, The Copenhagen Interpretation, 2023, stainless steel, glass insulators and 6-channel surround sound
Residents from Denmark
Current Resident: Oct 1, 2024–Dec 31, 2024
Canada Council for the Arts
Studio #305
Artist
Kara Springer
Kara Springer’s work centers on armature—the underlying structure that holds the body in place. Using photography, sculpture, and site-specific interventions, she explores systems of structural power and support. Her practice is deeply rooted in processes of care and attentiveness, focused on understanding the specificities of a given context and environment. This sensitivity allows her to consider how a structure might exist sustainably in relation to the world around it.
Kara Springer has exhibited work at Museum of Contemporary Art, Toronto; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto; and Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, among others.
karaspringer.ca
Kara Springer, The Shape of Mountains, 2023, double-sided inkjet prints on rice paper, poplar wood support structures, ceramic fragments, 120 × 72 in. (304.8 × 182.88 cm)
Kara Springer, Judith Mae Part III, 2023, two double-sided lightboxes, dimming mechanism, arduino panels, power source units, wood support structure, dimensions variable
Kara Springer, Do I have to build you a fucking pyramid?, 2021, double-sided prints on dibond panels, poplar wood, dimensions variable
Kara Springer, The Earth & All Its Inhabitants, 2019, double-sided light box, found materials, dimensions variable
Kara Springer, I / must be given words, 2022, twelve double-sided lightboxes, dimming mechanism, arduino panels, power source units, wood support structure, dimensions variable