artists’ directory
Karsten Thormaehlen
KIYORA
Karsten Thormaehlen is a Frankfurt-based photographer whose practice includes reportage and urban architecture, as well as portraiture, for which he has won numerous awards. Thormaehlen's latest project is Not Another Second, in which he creates striking images of LGBT+ seniors. An exhibition is underway at The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights until 31 March. www.karstenthormaehlen.com I IG: @thormaehlen_photography
Kiyora is an award-winning, Tokyo-based artist with a background in architecture. Her intricate paper cutting works aim to depict the changing pockets of energy that make up our universe. Through bold, patterned contradiction, the compositions express light and dark, movement and stillness – using paper as a plane of representation and an outlet for creative expression. http://kiyora888.mods.jp I Instagram: @kiyora888
kumi oda
Manuel Caicoya
Kumi Oda is a Japanese moving image artist and designer; she holds an MA in Information Experience Design from the Royal College of Art. Her works depict the life of insects in contrast with architecture to tell stories of large-scale social and environmental issues. Each film is carefully crafted with dexterity, using aesthetics as a tool to engage the viewer with chosen themes. www.vimeo.com/kumioda
Manuel Caicoya is a Spanish architect and artist currently based in London. Extensive travels, living in various countries and interacting with other artists have driven him to the belief that art is a universal language. Caicoya's investigation of new forms and techniques in painting and photography means that any surface or object is a potential new canvas for expression. www.art-caiman.com I Instagram: @art_caiman
meta solar
Misa Sawairi
Meta Solar is a Slovenia-based painter who explores representations of contemporary young women. She creates images with fluid meanings where portraiture, patterns and spaces play with the idea of the real – where figures mingle with abstraction. Bold lines and colourful brushstrokes show how the body and mind can be revealed in new ways. www.metasolar.si I Instagram: @metapasteta
Misa Sawairi is a New York-based Japanese spatial artist and designer. The ongoing series Ripple Trip utilises urban streets as a canvas where she finds and records materials. Each expression consists of two photographs, taken before and after the artist’s intervention with the site, documenting the results of small actions. The images reflect the whole idea of communication. www.sawairimisa.com I Instagram: @sawairimisa
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