BASEL.- The Art Institute HGK FHNW in Basel is presenting a solo exhibition by Spanish artist Teresa Solar at der TANK, open daily during Art Basel.
How many horizons are there? Imagine the surface of all the seas, oceans, rivers, and lakes of this world as a single horizon. The water line marks the boundary between everything that is above and all that lives below. In addition, water compels us to attain a balance, a lasting relationship between our bodies and all the materials we float on. In der TANK, Spanish artist Teresa Solar presents a new group of sculptures featuring animals, images, mythologies, and other elements that share a relationship with water and the sea. How does immersion alter our way of seeing? How does water — or the ether of an art space transformed into fictional water — challenge weight and volume, and colour and position? The work is conceived as a total environment that fills the entire exhibition space.
Teresa Solar enjoys a contribution to production by [NA!] Projects. The exhibition is additionally supported by Acción Cultural Española (AC/E).
Teresa Solar is an artist based in Madrid, Spain. She graduated with an MA in Cultural Studies from UEM ( Universidad Europea de Madrid ) in 2009. Solar’s work has recently been shown at Haus der Kunst Munich; Matadero Madrid; Fundación Marcelino Botín, Santander; Maxxi, Rome; General Public in Berlin; and Kunstverein München. Her work is also part of KölnSkulptur #9 in Cologne. She was a fellow at Akademie Schloss Solitude in Stuttgart and took part in the 2018 expedition “The Current” organized by TBA21-Academy.
der TANK is the Art Institute’s exhibition space. This glass cube at the core of the Campus of the Arts in Basel hosts every year numerous exhibitions and projects by the Art Institute. Two or three times a year, it serves as a presentation space for new commissions by guest artists strongly linked to the teaching program of the Art Institute. These commissions coexist with an exhibition series presenting twice a year solo projects by former students of the Art Institute. der TANK additionally serves as an experimentation lab for students during seminars and workshops or to develop their own exhibitions and projects
