Past Residents
Past Resident2023: Federal Ministry for Arts, Culture, Civil Service and Sport of Austria
Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński
Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński is a writer, artist, and scholar. Her research-based and process-oriented practice rooted in Black feminist theory revolves around archives, specifically the gaps and blanks in public archives and collections. Her works, which intertwine documentary and fiction and are presented in a wide range of mediums, examine the present of an everlasting colonial past. Kazeem-Kamiński’s first artistic monograph a past without closure will be published by Sternberg Press in 2023.
Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński has exhibited work at 2023 Liverpool Biennial, United Kingdom; Camera Austria, Austria; and Kunsthalle Wien, Viena, among others.
Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński, Unearthing. In Conversation, 2017, video, 13 min.
Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński, The Letter, 2019, video, 18 min.
Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński, Fleshbacks, 2021, video, 6 min.
Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński, In Search of Red, Black, and Green, 2021, photograph, 31 × 46 in. (78.74 × 116.84 cm)
Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński, Respire (Liverpool), 2023, video, 16 min.
Residents from Austria
Past Resident2023: International Visegrad Fund
Nikolett Balázs
Nikolett Balázs reinterprets traditional creative techniques and materials from our surroundings, deeply exploring our own stories and personal mythologies. She integrates several levels of significance in her works, from feminist vulva symbolism and folkloric tulip motifs to totemic individuality symbols on flayed skin.
Nikolett Balázs has exhibited work at Minera Escondida Foundation, Chile; Q Contemporary, Hungary; and Ludwig Múzeum, Hungary, among others.
Nikolett Balázs, Mantle, 2022, textile, 99 × 60 × 20 in. (251.46 × 152.4 × 50.8 cm)
Nikolett Balázs, Thirsty Flower, 2022, textile and mixed media, 80 × 40 × 20 in. (203.2 × 101.6 × 50.8 cm)
Nikolett Balázs, Mona Lisa, 2022, textile, metal shavings and mixed media, 30 × 20 × 11 in. (76.2 × 50.8 × 27.94 cm)
Nikolett Balázs, Thirsty well, 2022, installation view at Artkartell projectspace, mixed media, dimensions variable
Nikolett Balázs, Thirsty well, 2022, installation view at Artkartell projectspace, mixed media, dimensions variable
Residents from Hungary
Alex Nowak
Alex Nowak is a transdisciplinary artist creating sculptures and paintings in the realm of a comical archeology. Blurring the lines between the built environment and the natural world, his artworks are characterized by raw texture and organic forms. Nowak explores spatial stories about the human figure that are influenced by folk props and horror fiction. His work aims to interweave artistic materiality with contemporary social and philosophical theory.
Alex Nowak has exhibited work at Folkwang Museum, Germany; Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Canada; and KIT, Germany, among others.
Alex Nowak, Puppets on Fire, 2023, paint, styrofoam and stucco, installation view, dimensions variable
Alex Nowak, Angelisa Frayed, 2023, paint, styrofoam and stucco, 90 × 20 × 20 in. (228.6 × 50.8 × 50.8 cm)
Alex Nowak, Puppets on Fire, 2023, paint, styrofoam and stucco, installation view, dimensions variable
Alex Nowak, Puppets on Fire, 2023, paint, styrofoam and stucco, installation view, dimensions variable
Alex Nowak, Untitled, 2017, paint, styrofoam and stucco, from the group exhibition "Mary and the Vulcano" at KIT, Düsseldorf, 80 × 80 in. (203.2 × 203.2 cm)
