— too bold, too big, to far: Unrealized artworks become visible. Artists from all over connect.
While mobility is restricted, borders and distances are clearly perceptible and existential uncertainties
are omnipresent, more artistic works than ever remain in the state of planning. Whether it fails due to
lack of time, space or money or accompanies your artistic work for years as bold dream — we are looking
for your projects, which have not (yet) made it beyond their state as an idea, concept, draft or prototype.
With this exhibition we want to open up a space and visibility in terms of concepts, sketches, drafts, plans
and photographs. These papers will be presented at the art space BLECH. in Halle, Germany.
At the same time, despite current challenges and immobility, this format allows to present
and bring international artists together. Since many things cannot take place on location and in person,
there will be an online programm additional to the exhibtion. For an exchange and encounters, the
participating artists and their work will be presented and discussed on a digital platform.
— too bold, too big, to far: Unrealized artworks become visible. Artists from all over connect.
While mobility is restricted, borders and distances are clearly perceptible and existential uncertainties
are omnipresent, more artistic works than ever remain in the state of planning. Whether it fails due to
lack of time, space or money or accompanies your artistic work for years as bold dream — we are looking
for your projects, which have not (yet) made it beyond their state as an idea, concept, draft or prototype.
With this exhibition we want to open up a space and visibility in terms of concepts, sketches, drafts, plans
and photographs. These papers will be presented at the art space BLECH. in Halle, Germany.
At the same time, despite current challenges and immobility, this format allows to present
and bring international artists together. Since many things cannot take place on location and in person,
there will be an online programm additional to the exhibtion. For an exchange and encounters, the
participating artists and their work will be presented and discussed on a digital platform.
aline schwibbe
ABOUT
Aline Schwibbe studied Psychology at the University of Cologne (2007-2010), Painting at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, Halle (Saale) in the class of Ute Pleuger (2012-2017) as well as Fine Art at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (2016) and at the California College of the Arts, San Francisco (2016-2017). She was a resident artist at NYU Steinhardt in 2018, and since 2019 she is Meisterschülerin of Prof. Pia Linz at Weißensee Academy of Art, Berlin. Solo exhibitions include Kunstverein Hamm, Hubbell St Galleries San Francisco, and White Pearl Gallery, Prague.
STATEMENT
A visual thread that intertwines my work, across multiple media (drawing, video, installation, photography, writing,) is the act of picking out and (re-)assembling fragments. Holding them together, yet separate, I try to understand continuity, despite scatteredness, and survival, despite circumstances.
Photo: Oliver Mark
We asked ...
How do you record your ideas for new works and projects?
In the sketchbook and in the notes app in the cell phone.
Who do you tell about ideas for new works?
You shouldn't tell anyone about unlaid eggs, unless you design a special project for a certain place. But I talk about everything with my closest friends, who are also artists. Their feedback helps me to classify the idea in terms of its relevance and urgency.
How does it feel for you as an artist not to be able to realize an artwork?
I don't know about the other artists, but I always have a very long list of unfinished works, and actually my whole practice is just working through the list. Everything is - at some point - either produced or discarded, but nothing remains pure, untouched idea.
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