June 30, 2023 3:09 pm
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LaTurbo Avedon is a fully digitally-existing artist, referring to themselves as a non-binary virtual person. Avedon's work, Materia, is currently on show in the «Collective Worldbuilding - Art in the Metaverse» exhibition at HEK. This is viewable until the 13th of August 2023 and presents a selection of international artists who explore the possibilities of a decentralised Internet that promises more self-determination, decentralisation and transparency. Isabella Maund, from HEK's internal team, had the opportunity to interview LaTurbo Avedon about their artistic practice, their views on the future of metaverses and what it's like to push the traditional boundaries of identity.
May 31, 2023 11:28 am
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After the opening of the «Pe Lang, Johanna Bruckner, Jennifer Merlyn Scherler. Swiss Media Art – Pax Art Awards 2022» Johanna Bruckner kindly offered her time to discuss her works in the installation with HEK team-member Isabella Maund. Bruckner provides insights into the various influences on her work: queer quantum physics, poetry and sex workers.
April 28, 2023 4:13 pm
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During the set-up of his new installation for the current exhibition at HEK, Pe Lang (*1974) the main prize-winner of the Pax Art Award 2022, took some time to talk about his new work Alomeris with HEK intern, Danuka Ana Tomas. Lang explains how this new installation was birthed out of his passions for Sci-Fi, Quantum Physics, Chaos Theory and Buddhism. Alomeris is currently on view at HEK from the 1st of April until the 21st of May 2023 at HEK in the «Pe Lang, Johanna Bruckner, Jennifer Merlyn Scherler. Swiss Media Art – Pax Art Awards 2022» exhibition, showcasing the winners of the PAX Art Awards 2022.
March 29, 2023 3:43 pm
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Jennifer Merlyn Scherler (*1996) is one of the prize-winning artists of the Swiss Media Art - Pax Art Awards 2022 in the category of emerging artist. Their work is on show at HEK in the accompanying exhibition, showcasing also the work of the main prize-winner, Pe Lang, and fellow emerging artist winner, Johanna Bruckner. During the set-up of the exhibition, Isabella Maund, who is part of HEK's Education and Communication team, had the opportunity to interview Scherler about fandoms, early experiences with internet communities, wig-making and their fascination with Hozier. The exhibition is on view at HEK from the 1st of April until the 21st of May, 2023.
January 31, 2023 3:41 pm
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Berlin based artist Anne Duk Hee Jordan explores the magical, critter-filled worlds she creates in her current solo-exhibition at HEK, «Anne Duk Hee Jordan: I must alter myself into a life-form which can exist on this planet», with HEK's Director, Sabine Himmelsbach.
January 27, 2023 5:35 pm
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The application process for the 7th edition of the international Future Generation Art Prize has started on 16.01.2023. Applications can be submitted via the online form until 30.04.2023 on futuregenerationartprize.org!
December 20, 2022 3:09 pm
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Boris Magrini, curator and head of Program at HEK, interviews artist Géraldine Honauer. Honauer's works are exhibited at HEK as part of the «Performing Traces – Regionale 23» exhibition until 01.01.2023.
November 30, 2022 6:06 pm
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Boris Magrini, curator and head of Program at HEK, interviews artist Denise Blickhan. Blickhan’s work, MEDUSA Cycle 2022, is exhibited at HEK as part of the «Performing Traces – Regionale 23» exhibition.