Past Residents
Past Resident2024: International Visegrad Fund
Klára Orosz
Klára Orosz’s practice centers on the viewer’s interaction with objects and space. Her works explore visual and spatial perception, often involving installations that transform the gallery into interactive settings, constantly testing and pushing the boundaries between the object and the observer. Her aim is to create relational situations by minimizing the distance between the exhibited work and the viewer, inviting the audience to participate.
Klára Orosz has exhibited work at OSTRALE Biennale, Germany; Hungarian Academy in Rome, Italy; and Goldsmiths College, United Kingdom, among others.
Klára Orosz, Theta, 2024, public sculpture, 142 × 161 × 120 in. (360.68 × 408.94 × 304.8 cm).
Klára Orosz, Dodeka -Komplex, 2019, site specific installation, dimensions variable.
Klára Orosz, Platonic Solids, 2016, installation, dimensions variable.
Klára Orosz, 3D Pixel, 2012, public art installation, dimensions variable.
Klára Orosz, Bubblepixel, 2012, site specific installation, 189 × 236 × 110 in. (480.06 × 599.44 × 279.4 cm).
Past Resident2024: International Visegrad Fund
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, where she is currently a PhD candidate. Hailing from the Polish-Ukrainian borderland, she addresses the region’s unique culture and often repressed histories. Her work explores themes such as multidimensional identity, women’s stories, and the intersection of various forms of spirituality. Incorporating video, sound, textiles, and installations, she integrates authentic traditional patterns and objects into a contemporary context.
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz has exhibited work at Manifesta 14 Prishtina Biennial, Kosovo; Galeria Biała, Poland; and SONIAKH, Poland, among others.
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz, Flag of the Borderlands (Stare Oleszyce), 2023, hand weaving, 94 × 62 in. (238.76 × 157.48 cm).
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz, Ghost-Forms, 2024, video.
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz, Ghost-Forms, 2024, video.
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz, Chernozem, 2022, textile and installation, 196 × 157 in. (497.84 × 398.78 cm).
Magdalena Ciemierkiewicz, The Veil, 2016-22, textile (embroidery), 94 × 62 in. (238.76 × 157.48 cm).
Past Resident2024: Canada Council for the Arts
Gwenessa Lam
Working across drawing and painting, Lam’s research delves into ancient archaeological objects and their potential to disrupt cultural categorizations. Using historical fragments as a framework, she examines broken accounts of the past, both personal and collective. By unraveling the logic of comprehensive historical narratives, she creates patterns and new ancestral lineages that enliven these fragments and their unexpected fractures. The result is a speculative narrative that foregrounds the fragment as a record of rupture and erasure.
Gwenessa Lam has exhibited work at Galerie de l’UQAM, Quebec; Art Gallery of Alberta, Alberta; and Queens Museum, New York, among others.
Gwenessa Lam, Open Magic 1- Prospect, 2023, phosphorescent acrylic on canvas, 42 × 42 in. (106.68 × 106.68 cm).
Gwenessa Lam, Bronze Fragment 12, 2023, bronze, 4 × 6 in. (10.16 × 15.24 cm).
Gwenessa Lam, Bronze Fragment 10, 2023, bronze, 5 × 6 in. (12.7 × 15.24 cm).
Gwenessa Lam, Ghost Fragment B24 (Freer Study Collection), 2023, acrylic and graphite on paper, 20 × 20 in. (50.8 × 50.8 cm).
Gwenessa Lam, Ghost Fragment B52 (Freer Study Collection), 2023, bronze, 20 × 20 in. (50.8 × 50.8 cm).
