YANIK SOLAND WORKS 2016-2018
untitled, 2018 object 40 x 60cm awareness helmets, cigarette butts, plastic boxes, noise insulation foam, wheels, wood, LED lamps studio view
Gloves For Smartphones, 2018 object 93 x 10 cm upended gloves, noise insulation foam, wheels, wooden structure studio view
Civic Patrol Helmets For Local Research (Rotterdam), 2018 public performance Tools: Awareness Helmets (for cigarette butts), Gloves with: Josie Perry and Rachel Schenberg
DO NOT TALK PICK UP CIGARETTE BUTTS WHICH ARE IN A GOOD SHAPE STICK THEM IN THE HELMET OF THE PERSON CLOSEST TO U THE GROUP LEADS ITSELF STAY AS A GROUP AND BE AWARE OF EACH OTHER 1. BREAKFAST TOGETHER 2. 10 MINUTES BODY AWARENESS EXCERCISE (SILENT FROM NOW ON) 3. START THE WALK 4. WHEN ALL HELMETS ARE FULL, RETURN TO THE STAR- TING POINT 5. 10 MINUTES BODY AWARENESS EXCERCISE Videodocumentation: https://youtu.be/zam8h7ks2zy
monster duet, 2018 audio installation dimension variable styrofoam, felt pen drawing, contact microphone, lamp, cable, audiosampler, stereo-soundpiece (3:03min.) (soundpiece can be replaced) listen: https://soundcloud.com/yah-nique/monster-duet studio view
burned out sculptures on wheels, 2018 object 10 x 5cm Fimo, wheels wheels in action: https://www.instagram.com/p/bowqvy4iziv/ studio view
suburban toolbox, 2018 object 40 x 30 cm acrylic and spray paint, wood structure, noise insulation foam, metal table leg, lamp. contents (here for the work garden momentum 1 ): stones, chopsticks, zen-rake, cut out watercolor drawings on paper, ashtray, fingercondoms with glued fake-nails studio view
Garden Momentum 1: Performance Reenactment (Civic Patrol Helmets For Local Research), 2018 object 60 x 85cm wood, sand, stones, zen-rake, wheels, lamps, cut out watercolor drawings on paper studio view
Koto Core, 2018 Performance. Performance- objects: Selfmade Koto Instruments, Toys, Zen-Garden, Effect Pedals, Mixer exhibition views: WallRiss Art Space, Fribourg documentation:dperfomance Documentation: https://www.instagram.com/p/bkcil75hytb/
neighborhood watch basel (coming soon), 2018 drawings 65 x 40 cm series of 2 watercolour, oil pastel and fineliner on paper
Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid. 2017 performance / installation. 3 x 4 m soil, plastic sheet, Bird masks, Fake Stones (plaster, wire frame and acrylic), nike sportsocks, LED light, four Paintings (acrylic on canvas) The Performance on the opening night was a collaboration with Miro Widmer. videodocumentation: https://youtu.be/m_mmzstivhi
Exhibition text Liquid Fertilizer, Kunstverein Freiburg: A mud-covered plastic foil spreads out on the floor of the exhibition space. The surface smells of damp soil, which could be thawed permafrost. Various objects complement the scenery: bird masks and tennis socks laid on stones - both visible traces of the performance that took place on the opening evening at the Kunstverein. The bird masks are reminiscent of plague doctor s masks worn since the early modern age to protect against the deadly epidemic. The special head shape of the masks also reminds us of David Cronenberg s film the fly, in which the protagonist slowly transforms into an insect. Together with the paintings leaning against the wall, the installation be afraid. be very afraid speculates about a scenario in which released bacteria, viruses or other microorganisms now come to life thawed out. It remains to be seen whether it will result in an apocalyptic catastrophe. The deposited Nike socks point to fashionable macro trends of a highly technical consumer society and create an additional narrative extension of the installation. exhibition views: Kunstverein Freiburg
BIKINI Welcomes You, 2017 Installation / Cooking Performance the art collective BIKINI has inaugurated their art space with a cooking performance and selfmade ceramics (www.bikini-space.ch)
Listen to the exhibition-soundtrack i wrote in cooperation with Lea Rüegg: https://soundcloud.com/yah-nique/bikini-welcomes-you-exhibition-soundtrack
melted snowball effect, 2016 performance / installation. 3 x 4 m. Colored water in acrylic glass basin, plastic sheet, aquarium hoses, drawing as Jacquard knitted cloth (merino wool) in a vacuum bag, cables, speakers, audio-mixer, contact microphones, aluminium masks, plastic foil, wooden frames.
A performer plays a concert on a water basin. A drawing knitted as a wool jacquard is the notation for the performer. The basin is microphoned and the audio signals through Effects manipulated. Five masked people film and photograph the performance. The coloured water leaves traces on the plastic sheet. Inspiration is the water percussion of the Baka Forest People. For this work I operated as a director and asked various artists and musicians for a certain collaboration, e. g. for composition, performance or set design. Performance documentation: https://youtu.be/zi-lmb4cqae Exhibition Views: Kunsthalle Basel, Every Contact Leaves A Trace
Die Bande performing The White Cube Hotel, 2016 Hotel-project with Lea Rüegg, Fidel Stadelmann and Marc Norbert Hörler
The art collective Die Bande used the institution Ausstellungsraum Klingental in Basel to run a hotel during the Art Basel Week. We used the internet platform Air BnB to look for hotel guests. One overnight stay cost 30 francs. We were fully booked at the end. Our offer: Sleeping tents, lockers, self-made showers in the garden, breakfast in the morning and a bar in the evening. Two members of the collective spent the entire night in the hotel. During the day from 12:00-18:00 the hotel was open for visitors.
Curriculum Vitae: Yanik Soland born 10.06.1990 in Basel lives and works in Basel (CH) and Rotterdam (NL) www.yaniksoland.ch https://soundcloud.com/yah-nique Education 2018 - Piet Zwart Institute, Rotterdam Master in Fine Arts 2013-2016 Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst, Basel Bachelor in Fine Arts 2012-2013 Hochschule Luzern, Jazz E-Bass/Composition Curatorial Projects 2017 Co-Curator of BIKINI, an independent Art Space in Basel with Lea Rüegg, Cyril Hübscher, Raphaela Grolimund www.bikini-space.ch 2017 :( --> :) curated with Gregor Brändli with Francisco Sierra, Emanuel Rossetti, Manuela Cosshalter, Yanik Soland @ Tristesse, Klybeckstrasse 49, Basel 2016 Exhibition-project in my bathroom @ offenburgerstraswse 49, Basel with Manuel Schneider Solo/Duo Exhibitions 2017 Clepsydra BIKINI with Samuel Tschudin Basel melted snowball effect 2.0 Collectif Halte with Samuel Tschudin Genf Yukon Ranger 5x42 Schwarzwaldallee with Valentina Minnig Basel 2016 Average Of All Crimes Offenburgerstrasse 49 Basel Die Bande performing the white cube Hotel Ausstellungsraum Klingental Basel An der schönen blauen Donau Artachment Basel Spiel der Nixen Artachment Basel Die grosse Lagune Artachment Basel Buchvernissage/Performance Poststelle Bläsiring 4057 Basel 2015 Ausstellung für Postangestellte Die Post Schweiz 2014 PCNC_BAY XII mixtape Vesch, Wien cur. Manuel Scheiwiler On Site Off Space Kunstraum Riehen Nachtflimmern Projektraum M54 Basel Performances: Spit it out WallRiss Artspace Fribourg Kota Records Music Performance at Musikerhaus Basel with Gleb Glonti Farrago 2 Blossom Space with Urs August Steiner, Nicolas Raufaste, Gregory Hari Zürich Farrago with Gregory Hari, Urs August Steiner L OV - CAN (Centre d Art Neuchatel) Liquid Fertilizer Regionale 18 with Miro Widmer Kunstverein Freiburg DE Swiss Performance-Price Gessnerallee Zürich for Gregory Hari Every contact leaves a trace Degree Show with Dave Kerman Kunsthalle Basel Performance with Gregory Hari Ausstellungsraum Klingental Basel Site Visit Kunstverein Freiburg Germany Residencies: Artist Residency BAR-project Barcelona (ES) Artist Residency Kracho, Kunst am Berg Binn (CH) Music projects (E-Bass and composition): MIR Abnormis Quodlibet YanikMiro Septet Flashmob Hellalujah Mrs. Understanding ARF Concerts / Tours in: Deutschland Österreich Schweiz Ungarn Slowenien Italien Japan Kroatien Serbien Miscellaneous: Jury «Kulturförderpreis Basel», 2018 Contribution in Lasso magazine No7, Cosmic, 2015 Puplication:»Ausstellung für Postangestellte», Plinth 2016 Member of the Art Collective «die Bande» Co-Founder of the publisher «Plinth», www.p-l-i-n-t-h.com Groupexhibitions (selection) 2019 (upcoming) Something beautiful la vallée Brussels 2018 soft hands, soft hands Galerie Lecq Rotterdam (Performance) Hidden Bar ART Basel cur. Hannah Weinberger BIKINI Collection Bikini Space Basel Spit it out Wallriss Art Space Fribourg Requiem Ausstellungsraum Klingental Basel Farrago 2 Blossom Space with Urs August Steiner, Nicolas Raufaste, Gregory Hari Zürich 2017 Liquid Fertilizer Regionale 18 Kunstverein Freiburg DE Farrago Gregory Hari, Urs August Steiner L OV - CAN (Centre d Art Neuchatel) Limbo Atelierhaus Klingental Basel cur. Martin Chramosta :( --> :) Tristesse @ Klybeckstrasse Basel 2016 Every contact leaves a trace Degree Show Kunsthalle Basel Baile de máscaras Apartment Bar-Residency Barcelona (Es) Moving Image Fridays Museum für Neue Kunst Freiburg (Screening) Liste Total Liste Art Fair Kaskadenkondensator Basel 2015 Revisited Penthouse Gallery Zürich Festival.mov La filature Mulhouse (FR) (screening) Cineruase7e Exibições Paralelas Brasilien (screening) Lockeres Denken Jahresausstellung HGK Kunsthaus Baselland Bangkok Underground Filmfestival Museum Siam Thailand (Screening)