Yael Wicki (CH/CHL)
is an artist, curator and writer working and living in Zurich, Switzerland.
Her practice is multidiciplinary and thinks through the subjects: order vs. disorder, emotions, navigation and neo-rationalist philosophy.
For the exhibition 'Intimate Estrangement she will put a rolled sod (dt. Rollrasen) over the floor of the exhibition space under pink plant lights in form of stiplights, creating an alienated space to reflect on limits / limitations, real and constructed.
Intimate Estrangement:
“the freedom to acquire new knowledge and experiences blossoms in the curious mind and the non-normalized perception.”
Yael Wicki, When systems fail we feel a tingling of freedom on the top of our nose / how to dis- order our Self’s, Mikro 2020
Yael Wicki, When systems fail we feel a tingling of freedom on the top of our nose / how to dis- order our Self’s, Mikro 2020
NOTHING NEW BUT NEW MOONS by Christopher Füllemann
1. What work are you presenting?
YW: I’m presenting the work ‘When systems fail we feel a tingling of freedom on the top of our nose / how to dis- order our Self’s’ For that we cover the whole floor of the exhibition space with rolled sod (Rollrasen) underneath pink grow lamps. In a second step I’ll activate the space through a spoken performance reflecting Constructive Alienation, System theory and Queer Phenomenology through a phenomenological analysis.
2. What is your personal approach to your art works?
CF: Intimacy in my work explores the boundaries of the private/public and professional/personal. I'm personally interested in the politics of kinship in the process of making work that highlights an economy of proximity to resist the dominant normative structures and forms of productivity. With the use of sensual material I experiment the relationships between the artworks, performers, and audience to create potential new horizons, a queer space and futurity. Collaborations are crucial to me during the research to invite different perspectives around shared ideas.
3. What is alien to you?
CF: Alien is to me a constructed concept which gather forms of what is seen or felt as unfamiliar. I find in alien a potential opening to new possibilities of knowledge, structures and technologies. I'm interested in alien terms for the space that gives to new scenarios that offer alternatives to what we usually anticipate..
4. How do you change perspective?
CF: By learning how to unlearn my own perspective, not making assumptions and being aware of others.