Nils Alix-Tabeling

Nils Alix-Tabeling

BornNationalityBased In
1991N/AMontargis
Biography

Nils Alix-Tabeling works principally in sculpture and installation to craft entrancing environments mediated on themes of witchcraft, paganism, herbalism, and the occult. Seeking to create space for experiences which have been silenced by heteropatriarchal society, Alix Tabeling uses sculpture as a medium to sensitively revive these forgotten stories, and uses empathy as his guiding force. The artist works with a wide plethora of materials such as wood, steel, textiles, and resin, while also incorporating earthy materials such as burnt ashes, dried flowers, or pearls into the fabric of his sculptures. All at once beguiling and disarming, Alix-Tabeling’s works can intrigue and unsettle audiences. Seemingly entering a more than human realm, contorted cats cross into an anthropomorphic terrain, wearing human clothes, laughing, or crying out for viewer’s attention. The artist also often plays with the tropes of furniture design by portraying elongated chairs with wooden knots and gnarled claws at their feet. Through utilising myth and folklore as narrative vessels, Alix Tabeling unearths the historic experiences of persecuted spiritual groups, queer communities, and people of colour, while drawing an awareness to their continued erasure within contemporary society. ...

Selected Artworks
Le démon du sommeil
Nils Alix-Tabeling
Le démon du sommeil, 2023
44 x 46 x 43cm
Le Gros Chat
Nils Alix-Tabeling
Le Gros Chat, 2023
124 x 143 x 5cm
Raveuse
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Raveuse, 2023
42 x 42 x 39cm
Miroir Source: earrings
Nils Alix-Tabeling
Miroir Source: earrings, 2024
114 x 95 x 14cm
Le royaume de Satan était habilement divisé
Nils Alix-Tabeling
Le royaume de Satan était habilement divisé, 2021
Footrest stool
Nils Alix-Tabeling
Footrest stool, 2021
45 x 50 x 25cm
Julia and Julia chair
Nils Alix-Tabeling
Julia and Julia chair, 2021
136 x 83 x 60cm
Héligabale daybed
Nils Alix-Tabeling
Héligabale daybed, 2021
125 x 91 x 200cm
Le Confident des Lunes
Nils Alix-Tabeling
Le Confident des Lunes, 2018
130 x 65 x 50cm
Nervous Systems II
Nils Alix-Tabeling
Nervous Systems II, 2022
34 x 28cm
Nervous Systems I
Nils Alix-Tabeling
Nervous Systems I, 2022
34 x 34cm
Gargouille
Nils Alix-Tabeling
Gargouille, 2022
60 x 50 x 42cm
Sermand
Nils Alix-Tabeling
Sermand, 2021
42 x 40 x 40cm
Colette
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Colette, 2021
50 x 40 x 35cm
Candelabre, "Night Butterfly
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Candelabre, "Night Butterfly, 2023
250 x 160 x 60cm
Araignée et guimauve
Nils Alix-Tabeling
Araignée et guimauve, 2023
93 x 73 x 4cm
Endless rain; chardons sensuels
Nils Alix-Tabeling
Endless rain; chardons sensuels, 2023
90 x 90 x 2.5cm
Christina; Crypt•ic dancer
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Christina; Crypt•ic dancer, 2024
42 x 45 x 42cm
La cour des araignées paons
Nils Alix-Tabeling
La cour des araignées paons, 2024
137 x 128 x 91cm
La déesse de Montbouy
Nils Alix-Tabeling
La déesse de Montbouy, 2024
290 x 240 x 75cm
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