Past Residents
Past Resident2014: The Adam Mickiewicz Institute
Olaf Brzeski
Olaf Brzeski’s practice is rooted in surrealist visions, which he puts into life via film, three-dimensional sculptures and installations. His comments about his own works do not so much mirror his personal interpretation, but narrate fictional stories, illustrated in the artworks or, in fact, made believable through the existence of the latter. This is the way in which Brzeski generates new worlds and their inhabitants.
Olaf Brzeski, Dream - spontaneous combustion, 2008, Bone soot, polyurethane resin and ash, 70 4/5 x 59 x 37 2/5 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Olaf Brzeski, Untitled (from the little orphans series), 2009, Cast iron, chair, 35 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Olaf Brzeski, Out of love for a woman, 2012, Steel, bronze, oil, paint and wood, 118 1/8 x 118 1/8 x 177 1/8 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Olaf Brzeski, The fall of the man i don't like, 2012, Painted steel, 106 1/3 x 137 3/4 x 82 2/3 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Olaf Brzeski, Untitled (from the little orphans series), 2009, Cast iron, wood, glass and light, 82 2/3 x 35 1/2 x 51 1/5 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Past Resident2014: Danish Arts Foundation
Molly Haslund
Molly Haslund is an artist working at the intersection of performance, interactive objects and sculpture. Haslund’s works span personal rituals, musical performances, workshops, and audience participation, making references to the pictorial arts, stand up comedy, literature and music. Lately the core of her practice has been solo performances, where she addresses existential and cultural questions.
Molly Haslund trained at the Royal Art Academy of Fine Art, Copenhagen and Glasgow School of Art. In 2013 at the Museum of Contemporary Art Roskilde, Denmark, she showed her solo exhibition Rock Around the World, consisting of new and retrospective sculptures, called Coordination Models, placed in the city of Roskilde. During the time of the exhibition, performances took place in the streets and and other specific locations througout the city. At Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center Nikolaj, she showed her musical performance ’ Shot John Wayne and other Etudes. Her performance In the Beginning There Was Rhythm, was shown as part of the seminar ‘Lecture Performance’ at OVERGADEN, Institute of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen.
Molly Haslund, Reduced Space (Little Bench), 2013, Wood, paint, steel. Courtesy of the artist.
Molly Haslund, Balcony, 2013, Wood. Courtesy of the artist.
Molly Haslund, Circles - drawing upon the universe, 2013, Wood objects, performance. Courtesy of the artist.
Molly Haslund, In the Beginning there was rhythm, 2012, Performance. Courtesy of the artist.
Molly Haslund, In the Beginning there was rhythm, 2012, Performance. Courtesy of the artist.
Residents from Denmark
Past Resident2013: Foundation for a Civil Society
Veli & Amos
Veli & Amos is a Slovenian-Swiss artist duo, based between Ljubljana and Zürich. Their work uses language, codes and the energy of graffiti and activism to draw attention to problems and borders of our present-day reality. They research public space, squats and demonstrations, where they adapt their knowledge into a site-specific art practice. With public art, art on the Internet or art inside the gallery, they deal with how to transform site.
Veli Silver (born 1983, Banja Luka) studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts, Ljubljana and the Faculty of Fine Arts, Porto. Amos Angeles (born 1986, Zurich) studied Architecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich and finished his bachelor’s degree at the Zurich University of the Arts. Veli and Amos have been working as a duo since 2008. Their work has been shown at Museum of Contemporary, Ljubljana; Rotor Gallery, Graz; HVW8 Gallery, Los Angeles; P 74 Gallery, Ljubljana; Message salon, Zurich and W139, Amsterdam.
Veli & Amos, F is forever, 2013, Bands, string, paper, plastic, 471/4 × 313/16 in. (120.01 × 79.25 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Veli & Amos, Follow the Out Line, 2012, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Veli & Amos, Who the fuck is Luka Princic, 2013, Performance. Courtesy of the artist.
Veli & Amos, Youtube, Let's Save the Whales International, Jew Box and Sheep, 2011, Mixed media, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Veli & Amos, Signed by Mana Ous Bah, 2012, Street signs, lights, print, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
