— 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.
patricia sandonis
ABOUT
Patricia Sandonis is a conceptual artist based in Berlin. She studied fine arts in the Complutense University UCM, Madrid (2007). She got a scholarship at the Universal Museum Joanneum in Graz that was the starting point of her interest for art in the public realm. She holds a Master in Art in Context from the UdK University in Berlin (2014). Her artistic works has been shown in art institutions including Patio Herreriano Museum, Palazzo Ducale in Genova, Salzamnt in Linz, OIASSO Museum and Fundación Botín among others.
STATEMENT
I see my artistic practice as research on visual mechanisms to use on the development of the next generation monuments that will influence the collective memory of the future. I’m interesting on what monuments represent, what part of our present do we want to keep for future collective memory and also what materials should we use in the conception of monuments. My artistic works have a political and social character and are related to contemporary issues such as the control through bureaucracy over the last migratory movements in Europe, the missing representation through monuments of certain social spheres and the current environmental problematic of global warming. I use different media such as photography, drawing, painting, sculpture and narrative texts. I like to combine classic materials such as paper, carbon, acrylic with materials typical of the Anthropocene Era rests such as plastics, cellophane, silicone, nylon, street posters, nail lacquer or rubber.
Photos: Cara Venzke
Photo: CHROMA
We asked ...
What role do unrealized projects play in your artistic practice?
How do you record your ideas for new works and projects?
What makes unrealized projects and works special to you?
The projects that I have not yet done or that I know I will never do are very important and especially in my artistic practice, because they allow me to think and imagine with absolute freedom without limits of budget, space or physical possibilities. These ideas, sometimes completely utopian, I often write or draw them in an artist book or write them on my cell phone.
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