Past Residents
Past Resident2022: Fire Station - Qatar Museums
Zainab AlShibani
Zainab AlShibani explores mysticism and folklore through Arabic letter forms and illustrations. She is passionate about creating dream-like visions of life, gender, self, and creative work.
Zainab AlShibani has exhibited work at Cairopolitan, Egypt; VCUQ, Qatar; and MIA, Qatar, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2022 Fall Open Studios
November 18–November 19, 2022
Zainab AlShibani, 1001 Nights, 2021, screenprint, 30 × 20 in. (76.2 × 50.8 cm)
Zainab AlShibani, The Talking Letters, 2021, screenprint, 30 × 22 in. (76.2 × 55.88 cm)
Zainab AlShibani, Pierce, 2021, screenprint, 81/2 × 11 in. (21.59 × 27.94 cm)
Zainab AlShibani, Motif, 2021, lino block print, 93/8 × 18 in. (23.88 × 45.72 cm)
Zainab AlShibani, Arabic Lettering Card Deck, 2021, screenprint, dimensions variable
Residents from Qatar
Past Resident2022: Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center, Cultural Endowment of Estonia
Taavi Suisalu
Taavi Suisalu creates cultural-ecological contexts that operate on technical, metaphorical, and poetical levels at the same time. His work takes the form of interactive installations, performative situations, and curatorial endeavors that combine traditional and contemporary sensibilities while activating spaces for imaginative encounters. Suisalu balances artistic and scientific approaches, studio, and fieldwork. His practice is influenced by contemporary social phenomena and their connections to technological developments, with a focus on social beings’ behavior, perception, and thinking.
Taavi Suisalu has exhibited work at Contemporary Art Museum of Estonia (EKKM), Tallinn; Bozar, Brussels; and Le Lieu Unique, Nantes, among others.
Taavi Suisalu, Biitmani, 2022, photography, 24 × 36 in. (60.96 × 91.44 cm)
Taavi Suisalu, Datafanta, 2020, animation, sound, instrument and grain of sand from Pompeii, dimensions variable
Taavi Suisalu, Touch of the Network, 2019, kinetic object and video, 5:15 min.
Taavi Suisalu, Waiting for the Light, 2018, installation
Taavi Suisalu, Distant Self-Portrait, 2016, installation, 118 × 550 in. (299.72 × 1397 cm)
Past Resident2022: Senate Department for Culture and Europe, Berlin
Cornelia Herfurtner
Cornelia Herfurtner utilizes wood as material and relief as form. Her work often portrays everyday objects on portable shields, taking inspiration from West-Germany legal history, where these objects were negotiated as so-called protective weapons. Herfurtner’s practice raises and answers questions such as “What does it mean for society if the defensive moment of protecting oneself is understood offensive? To protect themselves, what practices of caring for oneself and others do people develop? What is the role of public space in this?”
Cornelia Herfurtner has exhibited work at after the butcher, Berlin; very project space, Berlin; and Mélange, Cologne, among others.
Events & Exhibitions
2022 Fall Open Studios
November 18–November 19, 2022
Cornelia Herfurtner, Handles, 2022, lime wood, 235/8 × 373/8 in. (59.94 × 95 cm)
Cornelia Herfurtner, What is a weapon?, 2021, mixed media (lime wood, construction wood, potato bags, laser print on paper and straw), dimensions variable
Cornelia Herfurtner, Protective shield (Some of the participants had previously put on safety goggles), 2021, lime wood, 1511/16 × 1911/16 in. (39.88 × 50.04 cm)
Cornelia Herfurtner, Protective shield (Smash capitalism), 2021, lime wood, 1911/16 × 291/2 in. (50.04 × 74.93 cm)
Cornelia Herfurtner, Protective shield (Smash capitalism), 2021, lime wood, 1511/16 × 1911/16 in. (39.88 × 50.04 cm)
