Jesse Darling
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The artwork depicts a simple, minimalist candle holder. The composition features a clean, white candle standing upright on a wooden base with two metal clamps securing it in place. The overall visual elements showcase the interplay of natural materials, such as wood and metal, creating a harmonious and understated design. The subject matter is a utilitarian object, highlighting the artist's focus on the functional yet aesthetically pleasing aspects of everyday items. The style and technique employed suggest a contemporary, Scandinavian-inspired approach, emphasizing simplicity, balance, and the inherent beauty of the materials. The artist's intention behind this piece may be to elevate the mundane into a work of art, inviting the viewer to appreciate the subtle elegance of everyday objects. ...
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Jesse Darling
B.1981, BritishJesse Darling (b. Oxford, UK) is an artist based in London and Berlin working in sculpture, installation, text and sound. His practice delves into the fallibility, adaptability, and vulnerability of living beings, societies, and technologies. Using everyday materials like steel, plastic, and objects found in most households, Jesse fosters connections between individual existence and collective humanity, reflecting on impermanence and the shared condition that binds us together. Jesse is the winner of the Turner Prize 2023 ...
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Sultana
ParisFounded in 2010 by Guillaume Sultana, Sultana collaborates with emerging international artists. The gallery space operates as a site for experimentation and expression, often bringing together well-established and lesser known artists through a playful, yet politically-engaged curatorial program that highlights practices concerned with questions of identity and their social ramifications. By giving space to curators and writers, in addition to artists, the gallery is committed to rethinking the traditional modes of exhibition-making and collaboration within the art world. In 2021, Sultana opened Sultana Summer Set Arles to convene artists, collectors, curators, and friends close to the gallery in a domestic and intimate space in the heart of the city. This space was conceived as a residency and site of exchange, to host projects angled toward creative freedom, reflection, and flânerie that eschews a regular programming schedule, and is organized instead according to the whims and desires of our community. These two spaces exemplify the spirit of Sultana: the desire to provide artists with an independent platform for expression via site-specific projects and curatorial propositions. ...