Current Resident: Aug 1, 2024–Sep 30, 2024
Artis
Studio #222
Artist
Shir Handelsman
Shir Handelsman explores into the interruptions, emotional discord, and idiosyncrasies of human relationships through his multifaceted art practice, which includes video and film, sculpture, drawing, music, and sound. By situating everyday scenarios within artificial environments, he creates a surreal parallel existence where autobiography, historical myths, and psychedelic fantasies converge. His works possess a performative quality, characterized by complex choreographies and musical compositions. By exploring the interplay between sound installations, large-scale video projections, and kinetic sculptures, Handelsman’s art often embraces a grand, operatic scale.
Shir Handelsman has exhibited work at Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Israel; Gyeonggi Museum of Modern Art, South Korea; and Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Denmark, among others.
Current Resident: Sep 1, 2024–Nov 30, 2024
Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin
Studio #302
Artist
Sonia Shiel
Sonia Shiel’s paintings take the shape of terrains, portals, pageants, and props. Her exhibitions have a multi-dimensional quality that transcends their material form, creating dynamic opportunities for performance where the audience often becomes entwined in a shared folie à deux. In these otherworldly realms, humans, animals, plants, gods, and ‘artists’ coexist non-hierarchically with cosmological and enchanted phenomena. Drawing inspiration from art history, theater, mythology, and literary fiction, Shiel delves into our capacity for self-determination, love, autonomy, and courage.
Sonia Shiel has exhibited work at VISUAL Centre for Contemporary Art; Kunstverein Aughrim; and Void Art Centre, all in Ireland, among others.
Past Residencies
Current Resident: Sep 1, 2024–Oct 31, 2024
Canada Council for the Arts
Studio #304
Artist
Xiaojing Yan
Xiaojing Yan’s art reflects her cultural journey, culminating in a distinct personal vocabulary. Her unique perspective bridges past and present, exploring themes of identity, nature, and transcendence. Drawing on ancient Chinese traditions, rituals, and materials, Yan uses natural elements to evoke mystical and philosophical reflections on life, death, and humanity’s connection to the natural world. Her work is rich with symbolism that remains as relevant today as it was historically, engaging with issues such as environmental sustainability.
Xiaojing Yan has exhibited work at Suzhou Museum, China; Royal Ontario Museum, Canada; and Sharjah Art Museum, United Arab Emirates, among others.
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