Unintentional, Junctions (This Is As Far As We Got This Time) brings together three artistsNeige Sanchez, Machiel van Stokkum, Matheline Marmy who conducted their work in Berlin in the past months. While different in form and methods with which they were created, the presented works have one trait in common – they are chosen by the artists for their utilitarian value. Either constructed from the objects found around the pop-up temporary studio, are tugged around for their convenience, or serve as an intermittent vessel for the final pieces, these works are a testimony to the creative process and the limitations of the modernist idea of autonomous [removed];
with Neige Sanchez, Machiel van Stokkum, Matheline Marmy, moderated by Aleksander Komarov and Tatiana Bogacheva
Defined by Mika Hannula as “methodological abundance,” artistic research serves as an umbrella term for various activities and brings together artists with diverse methodological and thematic interests. Since 2009, ABA has borne witness to the branching of artistic research by supporting over 70 international artists through the residency programme. This afternoon, surrounded by the works of the current residents from Switzerland and the Netherlands at the exhibition Unintentional, Junctions (This Is As Far As We Got This Time) our guests will talk about their practice and draw broad conclusions about the elusive concept of artistic research.