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Ohni Ziül, kei Versager: Objects, Goals and Failure, a Swiss residency (last edited: 2024)

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Ohni Ziül, kei Versager: Objects, Goals, and Failure explores the creative potential of failure and material agency through a four-month artist residency at Altes Spital, Solothurn, Switzerland. Initiated by the unexpected breaking of hand-blown glass objects during transit, the project reframes failure as a catalyst for empathy, interconnectedness, and transformation. Set in a former hospital, the residency provided a fitting context for investigating the relationships between humans and objects. By engaging with glass and beeswax, materials that embody both fragility and resilience, I embraced material unpredictability, allowing forms and textures to emerge organically. Collaborative workshops further examined failure, imperfection, and materiality as carriers of memory and emotion, fostering empathy for both human and non-human entities. Inspired by thinkers like Jane Bennett and Daniel Miller, the project challenges human-centered views of objecthood, recognizing the agency of materials and their capacity to mediate reflection and connection. Drawing on concepts like wabi-sabi and “thing-power,” the work celebrates the beauty of imperfection and the ambiguity that emerges when control is relinquished. Recurring themes of encounter, empathy, and mediation underscore this practice, proposing that failure is not an endpoint but a means of discovery and growth. By embracing ambiguity and resisting the impulse to fully understand or master, the project advocates for a more interconnected and empathetic engagement with the world.
typeresearch exposition
keywordsMateriality, Failure, Agency, Encounters, Empathy, Interconnectedness, Transformation
date27/11/2024
last modified04/12/2024
statusin progress
share statuspublic
affiliationAltes Spital Solothurn Switzerland
copyrightRose Magee
licenseCC BY-NC-ND
languageEnglish
urlhttps://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/3231667/3231668
external linkwww.rosemagee.com


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