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... as the space remembered its softness | aquabitArt Galerie Berlin | Solo Exhibition
the space is the body
topologies of softness
- being in a body, wrapped in a skin, in my clothes, in a blanket, in some kind of envelope or pocket, an architecture, a vessel, a volume, a sphere, a womb, the organs connected through tissues and skins, membranes, clouds, air, world, universe. being inside of something; tangible spaces (...)
what is this space made of? this vessel? this body? its shape? its surface? its boundary? its materiality? its feeling? its atmosphere? where does the body end and the space begin? -
Gabi Schillig erkundet in ihren Arbeiten experimentell Raum und Architektur als eine Erweiterung des menschlichen Körpers und als Medium der Kommunikation. Sie versteht den Raum nicht als unbewegliche Umgebung, sondern als lebendig und dynamisch mit dem Körper verwoben. In ihrer Vorstellung sind Raum, Körper und Handlung nicht voneinander getrennt sondern sie bedingen einander und sind untrennbar miteinander verbunden. Ihre weichen Architekturen – soft architectures – in Form von textilen Hüllen, weichen Häuten bis hin zu nahezu immateriellen Membranen lassen Raum- und Körpergrenzen durchlässig, veränderbar und vergänglich werden. Weichheit als raum-, materialbezogene und soziales Konzept ermöglicht Sanftheit und Wandlungsfähigkeit. Sie ist nicht nur eine physische Eigenschaft, sondern lässt sich auch als eine komplexe, vielschichtige Struktur oder Anordnung begreifen und beschreibt auf immaterieller Ebene die Bedeutung von Interaktivität, Veränderbarkeit und Sensibilität für menschliche und nicht menschliche Körper, Räume und Lebewesen.
... more info soon
Ausstellung & Installation: Gabi Schillig
Performance / Opening: Yui Kawaguchi
Kuratorin: Irina Ilieva
Text in der Ausstellung: Kay von Keitz
Ausstellung: Freitag, 20. Juni 2025 - Samstag, 28. Juni 2025
Eröffnung und Performance: Freitag, 20. Juni, 19h-22h
Finissage & Künstlerinnengespräch: Samstag, 28. Juni, 18h
Öffnungszeiten: Dienstag - Samstag, 12-20h und nach Vereinbarung
The exhibition is part of the WIA BERLIN 2025 festival (June 19 – 29, 2025).
aquabitArt Galerie
Auguststrasse 35
10119 Berlin-Mitte
aquabitArt Galerie
Hochschule Rhein Main / Wiesbaden | topologies of softness – future(s) of space | Lecture
Gabi will give a talk on her latest and current work and teaching – about "topologies of softness" and the "future(s) of space".
May 28, 2025 – 18h
Hochschule Rhein Main / Wiesbaden
Interior Architecture – Raum & Inszenierung
Raum B-001b
Unter den Eichen 5
65195 Wiesbaden
Hochschule Rhein Main – Raum& Inszenierung
zero art space, Tokyo | Japan | What Is The First Image You Remember? | Exhibition
What Is the First Image You Remember?
"In the realm of dreams, we are liberated from the constraints of reality, navigating a world where innocence and purity reign.“
A group exhibition showcased at_
zeroartspace – May 2025 (TBA)
Venue_
ZERO @zero_space_tokyo
4 Chome-27-4 Nagasaki, Toshima City
Tokyo 171-0051, Japan
Artists_
J.A. Young, Elaine Choi, Gabi Schillig, Alex Zafeiridis, Bruno Silva, Marianeli Anastasiadou, Ilias Lois, Cecilia Sebastiani, Rita Louis, Anna Giuntini, Atsushi Momoi, Sohei Nakanishi, Joana Duarte, Maria Kostareva, Olha Lobazova, Eva Vei
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zerofeedback is a tokyo based independent publisher, specialized in contemporary photography, design and culture
zero art space
zerofeedback
Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory Berlin | mt supergraphics festival | Talk
mt tape x raumklasse udk x ancb
supergraphics – experimental laboratory
28.4. – 9.5.2025
mt supergraphics festival
at aedes metropolitan laboratory, berlin
the term ‘supergraphics’ originates from the architecture and design movement of the 1960s and 1970s and refers to a visual design practice in which large-scale, often geometric or typographic graphics were applied to architecture and the interiors and exteriors of buildings. the aim was to use colour, pattern, scale and typography to make static spaces more dynamic and change the perception of architecture and space. spatial boundaries are dissolved by extending graphics across walls, floors, ceilings and other architectural elements, blurring the lines between architecture and graphic design and to transform spaces through movement & bodily experiences. the term ‘supergraphics’ was first used by the american architectural historian c. ray smith. supergraphics not only influenced architecture and interior design, but also fashion, product and graphic design. today, the principles of supergraphics can be found in many areas of art and design, such as in urban design, spatial design and graphic design.
raumklasse will take the mt supergraphics festival at aedes metropolitan laboratory as an initial starting point to experiment with mt washi tape as graphic and spatial material. the experimentation will continue as semester project and result in a large scale spatial installation which will be presented and exhibited during udk rundgang from july 18 – 20, 2025 at udk medienhaus.
image_ mt EX YOKOHAMA, 2015 / iyama design, toko
mt supergraphics festival + exhibition
28.4. – 10.5.2025
29.4.2025 opening @ancb
exhibition & presentations
koji iyama, tokio
gabi schillig, berlin
mt tape x raumklasse
9.5.2025 finissage @ancb
talks
philipp teufel
tape that
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aedes, christinenstr. 181, 10119 berlin
ANCB
mt tape
raumklasse
iyama design
Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst | FHNW Basel, Switzerland | Advisory Board 2025-28
Renowned personalities from the working world of arts and design form the Advisory Board of the Basel Academy of Art and Design FHNW. The advisory board accompanies and advises the FHNW HGK with their specialist and practical expertise in all matters of higher education development. With its outside perspective, the advisory board supports the Academy´s quality and continuing development.
Together with other international members Gabi will continue as a member of the board for her second term from 2025 – 28: Dr. Danah Abdulla, Dr. Hazbi Avdiji, Sarah Harbarth, Christoph Schmid, Johanna Seelemann, Pedro Wirz, Dr. Maja Wismer, Esther Zumsteg.
FHNW HKG
Bezalel Academy of Arts Jerusalem | Artificial Landscapes | Exhibition
'The exhibition Artificial Landscapes will explore the ways urbanization, construction, and technology are transforming natural spaces into new, human-made environments. This exhibition will look at the relationship between architecture, sculpture, and technology, examining how human intervention creates environments that mimic the aesthetics of nature but remain entirely artificial. It will investigate how architecture and sculpture influence one another, balancing functionality with freedom and reflect on the tension between organic forms and the structured, sometimes detached processes of advanced technology. The works will be generated through contemporary tools like parametric design, AI, and ceramic 3D printing.
Curated by Martin Melioranski (EKA Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn) and Sasha Serber (Bezalel Academy of Art, Jerusalem). The exhibition will be presented at the Vitrina of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, Israel.
Opening on April 02, 2025
till May 01, 2025
Bezalel Academy of Arts
Naramachi Center x Space Department Nara | Japan | Artist Talk Vol. 13
Patrick L. Jaimes and Gabi Schillig will present their artistic research and work in progress at Naramachi Center in Nara on March 29 from 15:00-16.30h.
Patrick L. Jaimes (visual artist & photographer / Mexico) will talk about his research on ‘Liminal’ and his research on animals (Nara deers) and their complex relationship with people. Gabi Schillig (artist & architect / Germany) will share her research on ‘topologies of softness' and exploration on ‘what does it mean to be inside of something?’.
Please come early at 14:00 for a Jazz Cellist Miyata Kohei and pianist Kanji Eguchi before the talk.
Naramachi Center, Nara / 〒630-8362 奈良県奈良市東寺林町38
こんにちは。
SPACE DEPARTMENT レジデンス展vol.13のご案内です
3月のレジデンスアーティスト2名による、アーティスト・トークを開催します
今回も「ならまちセンター」とのコラボレーション⭐︎
是非、お立ち寄りください！
お待ちしております。
日時:3月29日（土）15時〜16時半
場所:ならまちセンター 1階
ギャラリースペース
入場料:無料
アーティスト紹介
•ガビ・シリグ氏（ドイツ）Artist /Architect
建築を学び、フランクフルト・アム・マイン・シュテーデルス大学大学院でコンセプチュアル・デザインを修了後、ベルリンに「スタジオ・フォー・ダイアロジカル・スペース」を設立。 ベルリン芸術大学で教授として教鞭をとる。
シュトゥットガルト、ニューヨーク、リオデジャネイロ、ニューデリー、テルアビブなど世界各地で国際的な展覧会を開催し、フェローシップや賞を受賞。ダンサー・振付家の川口ゆい、ジャズピアニスト・作曲家の高瀬アキとのコラボレーションを行った。
日本では、サイコー・ネオンのアーティスト・イン・レジデンスや、ACAC-青森コンテンポラリーアートセンターのゲストアーティストとして、「ソフト・マターズ-儚さの空間」の可能性を探求した。 2023年、東京の工房ちか画廊にて日本初の個展を開催。 また、多摩美術大学、武蔵野美術大学、玉川大学、東京藝術大学にて講義を行う。 2024年春、6okken主宰のダイロッカン2024レジデンシーアートフェスティバルに招聘される。
•パトリック・ロペス・ハイメス （メキシコ）
Visual Artist / Photographer
彼の作品はメキシコのphotography Bieannaleで2度入選し、アメリカとイタリアで展示され、ラテンアメリカ、ヨーロッパ、アジアで出版されている。
「自然-文化」という曖昧な二項対立を2つの相補的な視点： 「動物の問題（権力、支配、共存）」と「領土（それがどのように読み取られ、変容されるか）」から捉えている。写真を軸に、フィルムやビデオ、文章、イラストレーション、画像操作、地図、デジタル構築物、サウンドなどを取り入れている。
このプロジェクトは、動物の限界性（家畜化された状態と真の野生との間の状態）、人間と他の種との共存、さらに広くは動物問題をめぐる問題についての作品／研究である。
Space Department Nara
OAG Deutsche Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens | Tokyo, Japan | Talk about 'kiwa' きわ（際）in dialog with the exhibition of Tomoko Mukai
Gabi got invited to enter a dialog "on soft boundaries" – やわらかな境界 with Tomoko Mukai´s exhibition on the notion of "kiwa" きわ（際） (spatial edge or boundary), taking place on March 19, 2025 at the OAG Deutsche Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens / オーアーゲー・ドイツ東洋文化研究協会 in Tokyo Japan.
"Wie situieren wir uns in der Natur? Ist Natur nicht immer auch Gegenstand menschlicher Konstruktionen und Projektionen?„Kiwa“ bezeichnet auf Japanisch sowohl räumliche Grenzen als auch Schwellenmomente im Prozess des Wandels. Unter diesem Stichwort erforscht Mukai Tomoko in ihrem Kiwa-Projekt die Grenzen und Übergangsräume zwischen menschengemachten und natürlichen Umfeldern. Seit 2019 entwirft Mukai in diesem Rahmen Installationen, Performances und Plattformen für interdisziplinären Dialog und Begegnungen. In ihrer Arbeit sucht sie nach Möglichkeiten der Intensivierung der Erfahrung unserer Umgebungen und nach der Erweiterung unseres alltäglichen Lebens." (Text_ Tomoko Mukai / OAG)
Feier anlässlich des 152. Gründungsjubiläums der OAG. Ausstellung „Kiwa“ von Mukai Tomoko, Vortrag von Prof. Gabi Schillig und Musikperformance von Nagata Sachiko // OAG 創立152周年記念行事 向井知子／展覧会「きわ」、ガビ・シリグ教授／講演、永田砂知子／波紋音演奏
19. März 2025 / 18:30–21:30 Uhr
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Natur- und Völkerkunde Ostasiens (OAG)
OAG Haus, Foyer & Saal
Minato-ku Akasaka 7-5-56
107-0052 Tokyo-to
Japan
Image Credits_
Tomoko Mukai
OAG Tokyo
Tomoko Mukai
Space Department Nara | Japan | Artist-in-Residence 2025
Gabi got invited to be an artist-in-residence at the 'Space Department Nara' in Japan for spring 2025.
'Space Department' is an artist-in-residence programme dedicated to supporting local and international artists and architects. It is a place where people can live, collaborate, research, test, make, exhibit and share ideas while being inspired by the ancient historic city of Nara, Japan. The department´s mission is to encourage the growth of contemporary art and artists in Nara City and to engage with the local community in relation to artistic expressions related to "space", while being inspired by the lessons of the ancients and the sensibilities of Japanese culture.
The space is located in a renovated 90-year-old farmhouse near the world heritage sites of Toshodai-ji and Yakushi-ji in Nara.
スペース・デパートメントは、クリエイティブ・ハブであり、国内外のアーティスト、建築家、クリエイティブ業界の人々をサポートするアーティスト・イン・レジデンスです。歴史ある奈良の町からインスピレーションを受けながら、滞在、コラボレーション、リサーチ、テスト、制作、展示、アイデアの共有ができる場所です。
このスペースは、世界遺産である唐招提寺と薬師寺の近くにある築90年の農家を改装したものです。奈良の唐招提寺と薬師寺の近くにある築90年の農家を改装したスペース。このスペースでは、アーティスト・イン・レジデンス・プログラムを含む、様々なワークショップ、イベント、展覧会が開催される。
Space Department Nara
EKA Estonian Academy of the Arts Tallinn | Estonia | Teaching – Ruumikunst
Gabi will return to EKA Estonian Academy of the Arts in Tallinn from January 6 - 10, 2025 to work experimentally with students from the MA program Interior Architecture on questions of softness, bodies, intimacy and its socio-political dimension.
More info coming soon.
EKA – Estonian Academy of the Arts Tallinn
