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Loren Snyk: ‘Art is not only “being yourself”, but also improving taste’
Loren Snyk, an artist with a background in cyber security, combines technology, fashion and fine art in her work. Her work impresses with its innovative combination of artistic expression and multi-layered themes from the digital world. She holds a Master's degree in Information Technology from Harvard University and works as Director of Cloud Security. Themes such as stealth and hidden messages from cyber security are reflected in her artwork. Snyk uses mixed media techniques, incorporating fashion photography into her work.
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23. Mai 2025
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Samara Couri: “Hawai'i may be small, but it has a huge impact on the world.
Hawaii is a place that has inspired generations of artists. But what is it like to live and work there as an artist today? Samari Couri is from London, but she was drawn to Hawaii. Now she has achieved international fame for her mirror paintings. She is interested in the culture, history, language and philosophy of the Hawaiians and the islands. Her works are meant to reflect the spirit of Hawaii. In her current works, she uses oil on mirror, turning the painting into an immersive 3D work. The viewer becomes involved and part of the images. Couri has realized that in this way, viewers confront their own demons, things they would otherwise never face - it is also possible that they find peace and happiness. Her installations are a kind of psychological hall of mirrors in which everything is revealed.
18 April 2025
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Mischa Kuball, missing link_, Düsseldorf, 2023 (c) VG Bild-Kunst Bonn, 2022 Foto: Achim Kukulies
Mischa Kuball: „Meine Arbeit steht für Toleranz, Aufklärung und ein interreligiöses Zusammenleben.“
Im November 1938 wurde die Große Synagoge in der Kasernenstraße in Düsseldorf in Brand gesetzt. Nach dem Krieg kehrten nur 57 jüdische Bürger nach Düsseldorf zurück und gründeten die Jüdische Gemeinde Düsseldorf. Im Jahr 2023 überschlugen sich die Ereignisse. Der 7. Oktober führte zu Demonstrationen gegen Israel in der Stadt und zu zahlreichen Unterstützungserklärungen für das Bündnis mit Israel von Seiten der Stadt. Das bedeutendste Projekt und wohl auch das wichtigste Kunstprojekt der Stadt in diesem Jahr dürfte das Werk „missing link_“ des Düsseldorfer Künstlers Mischa Kuball sein. „missing link_“ wurde am 9. November um 22.30 Uhr eingeschaltet. Das Kuunstwerk wird demnächst wieder abgebaut, um die temporäre Installation in ein dauerhaftes Kunstwerk zu verwandeln. In diesem Interview verrät der Künstler, wie man sich das neue „missing link_“ vorstellen kann.
15. April 2024
"Anything To Say?" by Davide Dormino
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Davide Dormino "Standing up where the masses sit down."
On 25 June, a few days after the UK High Court hearing, Wikileaks and Stella Assange announced that Julian Assange had left Belmarsh prison and was heading for the airport to return to his home country Australia. The artist group Artists for Assange, founded in 2015, has been working alongside many people for years towards the release of Julian Assange. We had the great opportunity to talk to one of these artists, the Roman sculptor Davide Dormino, who created the world-famous sculpture "Anything To Say?".
Above all, art has the potential to emotionalise people all over the world. "Anything To Say?" is a life-size 930 kilo bronze sculpture depicting Edward Snowden, Julian Assange and Chelsea Manning, each standing on a chair. The fourth chair is empty because it invites visitors to play an active role. The sculpture premiered on Alexanderplatz in Berlin on 1 May 2015 and toured until 2023, visiting cities such as Geneva, Paris, London, Sydney and Melbourne. In Germany alone, it was on display six times, including in front of Cologne Cathedral in 2019 and in front of the Brandenburg Gate in 2019.
Davide Dormino explains how he became part of the Artists for Assange group in an exclusive interview. The group also includes: Ai Weiwei, Roger Waters, Oliver Stone, Banksy and many more.
According to Davide Dormino, he has been working towards the day of Julian Assange's release for 11 years. He was deeply moved by his personal meeting with Julian Assange at the end of November 2014 in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.
Sagarmatha Next Centre ©Tommy Gustafsson
Tommy Gustafsson: ‘Would they be willing to make a small contribution and carry a one-kilo bag of crushed plastic bottles?’
Tommy Gustafsson is a mountaineer, former CEO of sports marketing companies and founder of Sagarmatha Next, the world's highest museum. He and his co-founders develop highly innovative environmental concepts such as the Carry Me Back programme and have been able to recycle more than 25 tonnes of waste in the last two years. After decades of travelling to the region as a mountaineering tourist, Gustafsson became determined to solve the huge problem of pollution in the Sagarmatha region, the national park where Mount Everest is located. Together with two friends, they embarked on a major endeavour not only to build a museum in the middle of the national park, but also to develop complex concepts to solve the waste problems of the entire region.
19 November 2024
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