A new open event in which GlogauAIR becomes transparent, shared and instrumental, Open Studios Winter 2022 is the presentation of processes of creation, open research, projects in development and a series of artworks that are the result of the Residency Programs in GlogauAIR.

Even more than the event itself, this is the testimony of a program of activities and the time to focus and create that the resident artists have had the opportunity to experience over the past three months. Different formats like curatorial visits, tours within the city of Berlin, talks and workshops have provided resources, inspiration, and understanding to enhance their artistic work and create a platform for their career. By combining the on-site and on-line artistic programs, we can connect artists across 5 continents and support the development and presentation of art projects that highlight a myriad of techniques and materials.

The culmination of the experience is this encounter with other professionals and art supporters. On every floor, the studios and living areas are a chance to encounter the work of resident artists, while the entrance level and garden is dedicated to exhibition proposals and local initiatives. The Open Studios is also a chance for GlogauAIR to interface with the city. Opening the ground floor project space to our Berlin Guest Resident, we showcase a collaboration with the artistic scene and cultural panorama of Berlin. So this time and as always, GlogauAIR keeps finding opportunities to develop, exchange and invite conversation on contemporary art and multidisciplinary culture.

Human Mistake

by Berlin Guest Artist: Fadi Al-Hamwi

His current work "Human Mistake” is a performance installation project based on three main objects/materials: Glass, metal and vibration motors. The work studies and explores the possibilities that cause a human mistake, both consciously and subconsciously, accidentally or intentionally, as well as the actions or reactions that surround it.. It is an investigation to translate and embody the chances of repairing what has been broken by accepting and honouring the damages.

Fadi Al-Hamwi (b.1986, Damascus, Syria) lives and works in Berlin. He studied oil and mural painting at the Damascus Academy of Fine Arts (2006-2010).

Every three months GlogauAIR releases a new catalogue collecting the work and projects of the artists in residence. This is the second year that we are giving our resident artists the opportunity to present their work in the cover of the catalogue through an Open Call. Participating in the cover of the catalogue also allows the artists to translate their work into a different medium. 

After carefully reviewing the proposals for this term, the jury formed by the graphic team of GlogauAIR selected the image submitted by Twins Corporated, an artist duo formed in 2016 by twin sisters Clara & Julia von Schantz whose work examines the identical twin in an individualist society. 

The image showcased on the cover is a digital artwork that represents part of their aesthetic and the possibility of creation in a virtual environment with 3D and computer-generated scenes. Twins Corporated opens this publication with a bright blue and voluptuous body that was modelled with porous and diffuse pixels. It is the perfect representation of the current hybrid activity at GlogauAIR, always switching between online and offline. This front page is an image without matter that we cannot touch but feel, almost like a door to the metaverse and an invitation to ponder and explore.

Catalogue · March 2022