Past Residents
Past Resident2011: Republic of Serbia Ministry of Culture and Information
Isidora Ficovic
From drawing, painting, photography, performance and video art to multimedia installations in a kaleidoscope of subjects, Isidora Fićović’s unique participatory works offer alluring spaces for thinking with unexpected connections that explore everyday life in different places, cities, countries, cultures as well as in cartoons, movies, TV news and the newspaper. Her work examines the intersection of diverse subjects and controversies and explores the boundary between the organic/actual and artificial/virtual reality.
Isidora Fićović (born 1977 in Belgrade, Serbia) studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade. She has had solo exhibitions at Black Rabbit, Belgrade and Ratman, Belgrade and has been included in group exhibitions at New Museum, New York; Frieze Art Fair, London, UK; Depo, Istanbul, Turkey and Rum 46, Aarhus, Denmark.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Itziar Barrio and Isidora Fićović
January 18, 2011
Isidora Ficovic, My Cousin And Have Heard That Aliens Are Jealous Of Our Planet, 2010, C-prints, 19 × 11 in. (48.26 × 27.94 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Isidora Ficovic, Dear Mr. President I Need A Yacht Please Help Me, 2010, Drawing, 19 × 15 in. (48.26 × 38.1 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Isidora Ficovic, What s Contemporary?, 2010, Video, 14 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Isidora Ficovic, Colouring, 2010, Performance, 30 min. Courtesy of the artist.
Isidora Ficovic, A Strong Is Wrong, 2010, Drawing, 81/4 × 1111/16 in. (21.01 × 29.69 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Residents from Serbia
Past Resident2011: Arts Council of Ireland
Louise Manifold
Captivated by power of stories and the construction of myth, Louise Manifold’s inspiration draws its origins from overlooked and unbelievable subject matter- ranging from rare delusional illnesses, obscure phenomena and manifestations of medieval melancholy as a means in which to comment upon human awareness in contemporary culture. Her engagement with the esoteric centers upon what she sees as their potential to generate legend, and also addresses the capacity of visual arts to create new mythology for the viewer to consume. Working primarily in lens-based media, sculpture and text, Manifold wishes to venerate the surreal and the incredible, enabling it to be carried and changed by those who encounter it.
Louise Manifold (born in Galway, Ireland) graduated from the Galway/Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland, and Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London, England. She is an active member of Artspace Studio Collective Galway and has exhibited extensively throughout Ireland. Internationally, she participated in numerous group exhibitions in China, Canada, France, the United States and the UK. Manifold has been the recipient of several awards including The Arts Council of Ireland Bursary Award 2010, Galway City Council Artist in Residence Award, Galway City Council individual artist’s bursary, and Culture Ireland funding. In 2009, she was one of the four artists shortlisted for the Allied Irish Bank Art prize.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Xenia Fink and Louise Manifold
March 22, 2011
Louise Manifold, A 49 Year Old Woman, 2009, Photograph, 55 × 80 in. (139.7 × 203.2 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Louise Manifold, Natural Cabinet Lizard, 2010, Photograph, 35 × 50 in. (88.9 × 127 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Louise Manifold, Bottled Bird (Wunderkammer Series), 2010, Photograph, 35 × 50 in. (88.9 × 127 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Louise Manifold, Book Mark Number 1, 2010, Sculpture, 5 × 6 in. (12.7 × 15.24 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Louise Manifold, The Tiger Groom, 2010, Digital video installation, Dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist.
Past Resident2011: Xippas Gallery, Nicholas Robinson Gallery
Petros Chrisostomou
Petros Chrisostomou photographs small scale, ordinary, ephemeral objects in architectural models that he constructs, and then dramatically arranges, often employing lighting and staging conventions of the theatre. With the alteration of scale and reversal of the relation between object and space, his photographs challenge the viewers’ visual certainties. The illusionary effect he achieves highlight the artist’s playful approach, which fluctuates between mimicry of the real world and construction of a surrealistic reality.
Petros Chrisostomou (born 1981, London, UK) was born to Greek Cypriot parents. He studied at The Royal Academy of Arts and Central St Martins College of Art and Design in London. He has had solo exhibitions in Paris, France, and Athens, Greece, with Galerie Xippas. Group exhibitions include Fresh Faced And Wild Eyed, The Photographers Gallery, London; In Present Tense-Young Greek Artists, EMST National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, Greece; Third International Art Biennial, Beijing, China and also Premiums, Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Petros Chrisostomou and Minja Gu
December 13, 2011
Petros Chrisostomou, Ejaculation, 2008, Color photograph, 59 × 47 in. (149.86 × 119.38 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Petros Chrisostomou, Skatospore II, 2008, Color photograph, 59 × 47 in. (149.86 × 119.38 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Petros Chrisostomou, Megalomaniac, 2008, Color photograph, 59 × 47 in. (149.86 × 119.38 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Petros Chrisostomou, Forever, 2008, Color photograph, 59 × 47 in. (149.86 × 119.38 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
