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.
Toulu Hassani
Toulu Hassani’s work moves along the boundaries of painting. To arrive at her images she uses various methods and materials such as oil paint, wood, epoxy resin and rawhide. Through the material the attention is focused on that which is to be seen. The reduction allows this to come to the foreground and convey its own (essential) contents. It is a question of challenging perception and the illusion behind structures and surfaces.
Toulu Hassani (born 1984 in Ahwaz, Iran) studied at Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig and Facultad de Bellas Artes Valencia. Her works have been featured in various exhibitions including: Vom Hier und Jetz, Kunstverein Hannover, 2013: Conditions Change, HBK, Braunschweig and La Bonne Horse, Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst, Bonner Kunstverein,. In 2012 Hassani received a fellowship from the Federal State of Niedersachsen and in 2013 a grant from the Kunstverein Hannover.
Toulu Hassani, Untitled, 2013, Oil on canvas, 21 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Toulu Hassani, Untitled, 2013, Burnt wood, shellac, 16 1/2 x 12 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Toulu Hassani, Untitled, 2013, Rawhide, wood, fabric, 30 1/3 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Toulu Hassani, Untitled, 2012, Oil on canvas, 11 4/5 x 8 1/5 in. Courtesy of the artist.
Toulu Hassani, Untitled, 2013, Rawhide, wood, cord, 40 x 33 in. Courtesy of the artist.
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.
