Scribble Critter
improvisation with a wind-turbine and on 'vulnerable thoughts' in peripheral places
«Hidden Flowers Bloom Most Beautifully» Schweiz // Shetlands exhibition and dialogue on contemporary art in the rural areas
* venue Switzerland
Kafi 55, Dorfstr 22, 9055 Bühler, Switzerland
co-curated by Kollektiv Streunender Hund : Wassili Widmer, Birgit Widmer and Maria Nänny
* venue Shetland
Mareel, Level 2 Project Space, Shetland Arts (SADA), Lerwick, ZE1 0WQ
curated by Jane Matthews and Jenny Jane Tipton
group exhibition | participating artists Shetland | Switzerland
Shetland
Paul Blommer | Daniel Clark | Amy Gear | Aimee Labourner | Vivian Ross-Smith | Roxane Permar | Andrew Sutherland | Roseanne Watt
Switzerland
Caroline Ann Baur Florian Gugger | Martina Morger | Dorothea Rust | Harlis Schweizer | Birgit Widmer | Wassili Widmer
publication in German and English
«Verborgene Blumen blühen am schönsten» | «Hidden Flowers Bloom Most Beautifully», edited by Maria Nänny
curator's view
Appenzell Ausserhoden and Shetland, a Swiss canton and a group of islands in the north of Scotland. Two places that can be described as rural because they are remote from the big cities of their country.
Both places habe people working in the field of art. The first stage of the project 'Hidden Flowers Bloom Most Beautifully' asks how their work engages with the environment und ruarlity. This question does not impose a concept of rurality on the artists, but rather challenges them to shape or negate it themselves. ...
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press review
Zwischen Bühler und Shetland: Appenzeller Künstlerkollektiv realisiert binationale Ausstellung Tagblatt Regionalausgabe Appenzellerland, August 2021