Past Residents
Sofie Thorsen
In her installations, films and works on paper, Sofie Thorsen deals with questions of space and architecture in urban space as well as the exhibition space itself. Where the starting point of her work is mostly research based or documentary, the images and materials that surface during research are reworked and developed into abstract objects and images that constitute the final work.
Sofie Thorsen (born 1971, Denmark) was educated at the Academy of Fine Arts, Budapest the Royal Academy, Copenhagen, and the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna. She lives and works in Vienna, Austria, where she teaches at the Academy of Fine Arts. She has exhibited internationally in group shows and solo exhibitions, the latest at Kunsthaus Graz and Kunsthaus Baselland in 2012 and at Bank Austria Kunstforum in 2013.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Tobias Dostal and Sofie Thorsen
January 7, 2014
Sofie Thorsen, Play Sculptures, 2013, Dimensions variable. Photo by Hannes Böck.
Sofie Thorsen, Play Sculptures, 2013, Dimensions variable. Photo by Hannes Böck.
Sofie Thorsen, Play Sculptures, 2012, Dimensions variable. Photo by UMJ/ Nikolaus Lackner.
Sofie Thorsen, Whose Sleeves?, 2016, Dimensions variable. Photo by Hannes Böck.
Sofie Thorsen, Whose Sleeves?, 2016, Dimensions variable. Photo by Hannes Böck.
Residents from Denmark
Past Resident2013: FONCA - Fondo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes
Ramiro Chaves
The work of Ramiro Chaves explores various aspects of Latin American modernist architecture, from its ideological positioning to its contradictory transformations within those contexts in which the modernist project never quite fit comfortably. His projectXXXXXXXXXX is an atlas of the use of the letter X in post-revolutionary Mexican architecture. His investigation centers on the use of this form as an architectural resource, be it ornamental or structural. This project is an exercise which is part of an extensive visual archive and documentary project about the evolution of the iconography and content of Mexican modernism. It functions as a cross-sectional exploration of this confused historical legacy through different disciplines using photography as an starting point, but also expanding his practice to video, sculpture, architectural drafting, writing and archiving. Chaves’ work is a personal, methodological approximation that raises questions about memory, history, identity, discourse, and the manner in which those elements produce space and language.
Ramiro Chaves (born 1979, Cordoba) studied Film and Television at the National University of Cordoba and Photography at the School of Arts Lino E. Spillimbergo. He moved to México in 2002. He was selected for the XI Biennial of Photography at the Center for the Image, México City, 2004 and his first solo exhibition Proyecto Canada, at Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, México City, 2006. Editorial Diamantina published his book Domingos in 2006. Chaves was selected for Descubrimientos (Discoveries) in PhotoEspaña, Spain, 2009. He participated in the Miradas Cruzadas residency exchange program between México and France in 2010, and received Bancomer’s 2012-2014 Contemporary Artist grant in partnership with the Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil, México City. His work is part of the Isabel and Agustin Coppel collection as well as those of the Museo de Arte Moderno and the Centro de la Imagen in México City, plus a number of private collections worldwide. His work has been exhibited in México, France, the United States, Spain, Holland, Turkey, Germany, Austria, Argentina and Japan.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Ramiro Chaves and Bernard Williams
October 15, 2013
Ramiro Chaves, a1, 2006, Inkjet print, 393/8 × 311/2 in. (100.08 × 80.01 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Ramiro Chaves, Soporte, 2012, Sculpture, Dimensions variable.
Ramiro Chaves, Torrec, 2008, Inkjet print, 2111/16 × 2111/16 in. (55.12 × 55.12 cm).
Ramiro Chaves, Untitled, 2006, Inkjet print, 255/8 × 1711/16 in. (65.02 × 44.96 cm).
Ramiro Chaves, X Este, 2009, Inkjet print, 12 × 12 in. (30.48 × 30.48 cm).
Past Resident2013: Al-Riwaq Art Space
Jaffar Al Oraibi
Jaffar Al Oraibi began drawing and painting early in life, first drawing portraits of friends and family members and then landscapes in Bahrain. His work has evolved toward the evolution of knowing the world of art and artists, through direct visits inside and outside Bahrain.
Jaffar Al Oraibi (born 1976) is one of Bahrain’s foremost emerging contemporary artists, with a Bachelor of Education from the University of Bahrain. His work has been exhibited widely, including solo exhibitions at Cuadro Fine Art Gallery, Dubai, and Al Riwaq Art Space, Bahrain. Group exhibitions include Morocco’s Asilah Festival, the China Art Olympiad Biennale, the 5th International Print Triennial in Egypt, and the Cité International des Arts in France. He has won numerous awards for his work, such as first prize at the Qatari Diar Art Symposium, special recognition at the 32nd Annual Plastic Arts exhibit at Bahrain’s National Museum, and the Silver Palm from the seven GCC art exhibitions, Kuwait. Al Oraibi was an artist-in-residence at Cité International des Arts and the Delfina Foundation in London.
Events & Exhibitions
Salon: Jaffar Al Oraibi, Waheeda Malullah and Mohamed Sharkawy
August 27, 2013
Jaffar Al Oraibi, Untitled, 2012, Oil, charcoal and oil bar on canvas, 5611/16 × 5811/16 in. (144.02 × 149.1 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Jaffar Al Oraibi, Untitled 0, 2012, Oil, charcoal and oil bar on canvas, 5611/16 × 5811/16 in. (144.02 × 149.1 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Jaffar Al Oraibi, Untitled 22, 2010, Oil, charcoal and spray paint on canvas, 353/8 × 275/8 in. (89.92 × 70.1 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Jaffar Al Oraibi, Untitled, 2010, Oil, charcoal and oil bar on canvas, 5811/16 × 753/16 in. (149.1 × 191.01 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
Jaffar Al Oraibi, Untitled 3, 2010, Oil, charcoal, oil bar and spray paint on canvas, 5611/16 × 753/16 in. (144.02 × 191.01 cm). Courtesy of the artist.
