Preludio

An exhibition addendum serving as a prologue of all that is yet to come

The proposal presented in summer 2022 in the venue La Carpintería, entitled Preludio, took the form of an exhibition addendum serving as a prologue of all that is yet to come. It was a look back at some of the main projects developed during the first two editions as well as a working basis for future research in the field of shared, heterogeneous and cumulative creativity, which fuses elements of its own culture with tradition, innovation and experimentation.

Works such as Loca People (What The F**k) by Damien Poulain (France, 1975) and El conflicto es otro [The conflict lies elsewhere] by Ana Laura Aláez (Bilbao, 1964), both made in collaboration with local craftsmen and women, juxtapose with a critique of avant-garde island architecture in Hotel Utopia, by Martine Feipel (Luxembourg, 1975) and Jean Bechameil (Paris, 1964); an avid pictorial exploration of the island’s fauna, traditions and culture at the hands of Santiago Ydáñez’s (Jaén, 1969); and Zeltia Montes’ (Madrid, 1979) landscape and nature inspired musical composition, Pou des Lleó.

Karen Paulina Biswell’s (Aruba, 1983) photographic series analyses the ancestral, mystical and magical character of Ibiza, while Nihat Karatasli (Izmir, Turkey, 1988) explores the Mediterranean, natural and humanist sphere. Jesús de Miguel (Palencia, 1975) traces the unique historical itinerary of the symbol on a path that takes him all the way from cave paintings to today’s emoticons.

Finally, a performance by Juan Gómez Alemán (Madrid, 1981) crystallizes the memory of all the artists who took part in the first two editions of Ses12naus and for whom Preludio’s selection of works only highlights the need for these residency programmes and the importance of making, of presence, real mobility, and physical contact, precisely at a time when all these concepts, so essential to the human condition, are in jeopardy.

Curation: Fernando Gómez de la Cuesta and Ses12naus.

La Carpintería. Rio Arno, 58 (Can Bufí)
From July 1 to September 3, 2022

 

ARTISTS

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Damien Poulain

Bio

Damien Poulain is an artist working in design, architecture and the built and natural environments. His practice transmutes influences from Shintoist, primitive and heraldic symbology, as well as contemporary material and digital culture, to propose a universal visual language. Through an evolving range of formats including textiles, painting, sculpture, and ephemeral architectural volumes, he devises glyphic systems of geometry and colour. These codes raise questions about the ways in which humans relate to each other, to their surroundings, and to the mystery of existence.

Poulain’s work is nomadic and contextual in nature and ranges from monumental interventions to small-scale paintings, which he produces in ongoing series linked to place and time. In addition to public spaces, which are Poulain’s preferred canvas, his work has been displayed in solo exhibitions in London’s Kemistry Gallery and KK Outlet; in Tokyo at Calm and Punk Gallery and Claska; and in group exhibitions at the Museum of Graphic Design in Breda, Holland, and the 21_21 Museum in Tokyo.

www.damienpoulain.com @damienpoulain  

Project:

Embarking

Jesús de Miguel

Bio
Visual and multimedia artist Jesús de Miguel lives on the island and so knows Ibiza well. A graduate in Fine Arts from the University of Salamanca, he has studied the anthropology and creative processes of art, animation and 3D design.  He is particularly interested in painting, and explores its various facets, from purely pictorial art to technologically based artistic expression.   The visual poetry of his work swims in an ocean of abstractions where the defined becomes less clear-cut and forms merge until they are reborn with a life of their own that goes beyond the limits of what is expected. www.jesusdemiguel.com @jesus_demiguel  

Project:

Embarking

Juan Gómez Alemán

Bio

Artist and cultural manager. Founder and director of La Juan Gallery, the first gallery in Spain dedicated to the living arts. Its practice centres around overhauling the clichés associated with performance art and creating networks between artists and the public out of its contents. He has collaborated with institutions such as the Instituto Cervantes, Central Saint Martins (London), Teatros del Canal (Madrid), Cidade da Cultura (Santiago de Compostela) and Matadero (Madrid), among others.

www.lajuangallery.com @juangomezaleman  

Project:

Embarking

Zeltia Montes

Bio
The name Zeltia Montes is closely linked to music and cinema. A Galician composer specialising in film soundtracks, she began composing at the early age of 9.  She studied piano and music theory at the Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid and specialised in modern music. She also trained at Berklee College of Music in Boston and composed her first soundtrack in 2008 for the film Pradolongo, by Ignacio Vilar.  Her awards include the Jerry Goldsmith Award, the Mestre Mateo Award, the Gold Medal for excellence at the Park City Fil Music Festival, and the Goya for best original score for the film El buen patrón. @zeltiamontes  

Project:

Embarking

Karen Paulina Biswell

Bio
Karen Paulina Biswell is the daughter of Colombian parents who emigrated to Paris to escape the extreme political repression of the early 1990s. Her diverse body of work, which continually defies definition, focuses on themes such as morality, vulnerability and human fate. Motivated by a profound interest in the extreme states and depths of the human mind and experience, Biswell examines lesser-known aspects of contemporary life and the invisible and challenging elements of society today.

She has recently held exhibitions at Espacio 23 Miami, Art and Social Unrest in the Jorge M. Perez Collection; the Momenta Biennale de l’Image in Montreal, and the A4 Art Museum in Chengdu, China, and her work features in the public and institutional collections of the Musée du Quai Branly - Jacques Chirac, France; Museo del Banco de la República, Colombia; Pérez Art Museum in Miami, Colección Jorge M. Pérez; and Les Rencontres de la Photographie d’Arles, France.

@karenpaulinabiswell  

Project:

Embarking

Santiago Ydáñez

Bio

A Fine Arts graduate from the University of Granada, Ydáñez has given workshops along with Juán Genovés and Mitsuo Miura, among others. He has received important distinctions and is one of Spain’s most internationally renowned painters. He has been awarded scholarships by the Ministry of Culture’s Colegio de España in Paris (2001), the Marcelino Botín Foundation (1998), the Academia de España in Rome (2016) and the 33rd BMW Painting Prize (2018).

He has held exhibitions at the CAC (Málaga), Villa di Livia (Rome), Whitebox Art Center (Beijing), Museo Lázaro Galdiano (Madrid), Dillon Gallery (New York), CAAM (Gran Canaria), Invaliden1 (Berlin), Fundación Chirivella Soriano (Valencia), Künstlerhaus Bethanien (Berlin), Antigua Iglesia de la Compañía de Jesús (Caravaca de la Cruz, Murcia), Gallery SE (Bergen, Norway), Goethe Institut, Instituto Cervantes (Stockholm), Fundación Canaria para el Desarrollo de la Pintura (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria), GE Galería (Monterrey, Mexico), among others. His work is present in the collections of the Fundación Botín (Santander), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Madrid), DKV, CAC (Málaga), Museo Sofía Ímber (Venezuela), Diputación de Jaén, ABC (Madrid), CGAC (Santiago de Compostela).

www.santiagoydanez.com @ydanezydanezydanez   Project: The moving idea

Nihat Karatasli

Bio
Nihat Karatasli (1988-2021) is an interdisciplinary artist whose videos, animations, sculptures, performances and installations explore the interconnections between humans, nature and technology.  A lecturer, columnist and teacher, Karatasli is also co-founder of the Hüzün Archive, supported by Koç University (Istanbul). His work has featured in group exhibitions in Istanbul, Seoul and Los Angeles and he holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  He has participated in several film festivals, including the 7th Mammoth Lakes Film Festival in California, Soy Meta in Shanghai, 37th Kasseler Film Festival and Stand Firm, Stand Here @ Ohklahomo, Chicago. @nihatkaratasli   Project: The moving idea

Martine Feipel & Jean Bechameil

Bio
Martine Feipel & Jean Bechameil construct and deconstruct spaces. Extensive training and experience afford them an absolute mastery of volume with which to recreate a universe that seems completely illogical at first sight.  Martine Feipel studied visual arts at the Marc Bloch University in Strasbourg, the University of the Arts in Berlin and at Central St. Martins College of Art & Design in London, where she obtained her MA in Fine Art. Jean Bechameil has worked since 1990 as a freelance sculptor. He has produced many of Lars von Trier’s play and film sets, including Antichrist, Manderlay and Dogville. Based in Luxembourg, the couple have collaborated together since 2008. www.feipel-bechameil.com @feipelbechameil  

Project:

Embarking The moving idea

Ana Laura Aláez

Bio

Winner of the Basque Government's Gure Artea Award in 2013, in recognition of her artistic career and contribution to contemporary art. Alongside her visual work, Aláez has also engaged in activities such as space design and writing. Since 2000 (coinciding with her project Dance & Disco at Espacio 1 of the Reina Sofía Museum), she is also collaborating with other electronic music creators. She has extensive teaching experience through courses, lectures, and workshops. Ana Laura lives and works in Palma de Mallorca.

www.analauraalaez.com @analauraalaez   Project: The moving idea

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