The artists in residency at WIELS this second semester will introduce themselves through a series of short presentations, in the presence of artists mentors Sylvie Eyberg, Willem Oorebeek and Simon Thompson.
This evening will be the opportunity to meet:
Siminikiwe Buhlungu
Hiba Farhat
Nikolaus Gansterer
Oier Iruretagoiena
Marlie Mul
Yiannis Papadopoulos
Markus von Platen
Ula Sickle
25.09.2018, 18:30
Free entrance
WIELS Auditorium
In English
Simnikiwe Buhlungu (b. 1995) is a Johannesburg-based artist, having recently obtained her BA in Fine Art from the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. Her work has existed in a variety of... Read more
Hiba Farhat is a Lebanon-based artist who makes images, objects, and situations. Hiba holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is also a Fulbright Scholar. The often-opaque... Read more
Nikolaus Gansterer, is an artist, performer and researcher interested in the links between drawing, thinking and action. His practice is grounded in a trans-medial approach, underpinned by conceptual... Read more
Oier Iruretagoiena works across sculpture, music and text. He was born in Errenteria in 1988 (Spain), and is based in Bilbao (Spain). He obtained a degree in Fine Art from the University of the... Read more
Marlie Mul’s sculptures often simulate everyday outdoor objects that refer to human interaction, such as air vents used as ashtrays, heaps of snow arranged with stubbed out cigarette butts,... Read more
Yiannisʼ work is inspired by his deep interests in the classical sources of the arts and sciences, their impact on modernity and their continued relevance in the contemporary understanding of the... Read more
Markus von Platen (b. 1984) lives and works in Copenhagen. He studied MFA at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen and at the Akademie der Bildeden Künste,... Read more
Since 2011 Samma Jaanus has been studying a PhD in arts and design at Estonian Academy of Arts. In recent years, he has worked with topics grounded in gender studies, investigating the gendered... Read more
Ula Sickle (b. 1978) is a choreographer and performer based in Brussels. She creates performances as well as works at the interface of several disciplines. She frequently ventures beyond the canon of... Read more