YANIK SOLAND portfolio

melted snowball effect, 2016

performance / installation. 3 x 4 m. colored water in acrylic glass basin, plastic planket, aquarium pipes, jacquard (wool) in vacuum bag, cables, speakers, audiomixer, contact microphones, aluminium masks, plastic foil, wooden boxes.

exhibition views: kunsthalle basel

a performer plays a concert on a waterbasin. a jacquard drawing is the notation. the basin is miked and the audio signals manipulated by audio effects. five masked people are filming and photographing during the performance. the colored water leaves a trace on the planket. after the performance the installation is a visual concept of thought. For this work I operated as a director and asked several artists and musicians to collaborate for specific functions, such as the composition or the performance.

documentation: https://youtu.be/zI-lmb4cqaE

average of all crimes (one-night-exhibition), 2016 curated by Manuel Schneider, text by Arnaud Wohlhauser poster by Moritz Schermbach, Raphael Dj @ the apartment of Manuel and me in Kleinbasel, Switzerland

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exhibition views: offenburgerstr. 49

an exhibition in our bathroom. dj in the kitchen. works: 1. 2. 3.

father&son, 2016 aluminium masks, rubberbands, candles, metal pipes cozy charactermask, 2016 digital photo knitted as a jacquard (merino wool), taut wire, pegs ghost of spa, 2016 glass vase covered with black plastic, waterpump, underwaterlight, water (colored with dinatrium salt).

documentation: https://youtu.be/Ggrc3yvUBcM

graphics by moritz schermbach

die bande performing the white cube hotel, 2016 hotel project / exhibition with lea rüegg / fidel stadelmann / marc norbert hörler / me

exhibition views: ausstellungsraum klingental

the collective «die bande» used the art institution «ausstellungsraum klingental» in basel to create a hotel during the art basel week 2016. with the internet plattform «air bnb» we were looking for hotel guests. one room was 30 franks a night. at the end it was fully booked. we offered: tents for sleeping, locker, self made natur shower, breakfast in the morning and a bar at night. two members of the collective were guarding the whole night. during daytime from 12-6 the hotel was open for the public and so to speak an exhibition situation.

screenshot air bnb

cozy charactermask, 2016

ongoing series. digital photographie as a jacquard (merino wool).

how the world ends, 2016

Malerei / 200 x 90 cm Tatami, LED Birne (rot bemalt), Kabel, Sprayfarbe, Acryl, Wasserfarbe, Marker, Autolack

post-drawing, 2016

drawing marker on bamboo paper, A4

angry man, 2016

drawing marker on bamboo paper, A4

rear window, 2016

drawing marker on bamboo paper, A4

drip, 2016

installation, dimension variable. drawings in pressurelock bags, LED bulb, white cable, polaroid pictures in pressurelock bags, golden staples.

exhibition views: baile de mascaras, BAR-residency barcelona

baile de mascaras, 2016

exhibition event at the BAR-residency apartment, barcelona works by fito conesa / fran glez / me

Everyone got a mask at the entrance of the BAR-apartment. inside there was art to look at (through the eyes of the mask) and something fresh to drink (through the mouth of the mask).

including: drawings, installations, sounds, a bar. i organised this exhibition in my apartment during the stay at BAR-residency in barcelona.

exhibition views: BAR-residency barcelona

exhibition for post office employees - opening, 2016 release opening / performance with moritz schermbach

exhibition views: post office bläsiring, basel

the opening of the publication for my work «exhibition for post-office employees» took place at the end of february 2016 in the entrance of a small postoffice in kleinbasel. in cooperation with the graphic designer of the book, moritz schermbach, i was selling my publication to the post office customers. the swiss post office offers a commercial plattform to rent. i payed 135 franks to get a small space of 2x2 meters for one day during the business hours from eight to five. I was also allowed to serve fruits and coffee for free to the audience.

exhibition for post office employees, 2016 exhibition concept

front of the postcard

back of the postcard

i used the application «postcard creator» for smartphones by the swiss post to create a free postcard every 24h. those i sent daily to my home adress for 4 weeks. the front of the cards show the photograph of an artwork of mine and the backside reads the relevant title and year of origin. everyone who was involved between my mobile and my mailbox was a visitor of the «exhibition for post-office employees».

an der schönen blauen donau, 2016

installation gatorade, vodka, plastic foil, soil, flour, stage light on a stand, fishsticks with mayonnaise topping, straws, clamps, with raphaela grolimund, Marc Norbert Hörler, Lea Rüegg

visitors were asked to drink out of the object. at the opening there was a one-time music performance by «die fischstäbchen» (the artists themselves): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jen1hS82uLU

exhibition views: artachment basel

spiel der nixen, 2016

installation ipad in pressurelock bag, pickles in boiling water, plants, LED lights, plastic foil, sound (loop) with raphaela grolimund, Marc Norbert Hörler, Lea Rüegg

video screenshot

the whole room was covered in black plastic foil and full of water-steam and the smell of pickles

exhibition views: artachment basel

happy mask, 2015

drawing acrylic paint on paper, A3

wary mask, 2015

drawing acrylic paint on paper, A3

mischievous mask, 2015 drawing acrylic paint on paper, A3

disillusioned mask, 2015 drawing acrylic paint on paper, A3

psyched mask, 2015 drawing acrylic paint on paper, A3

frightened mask, 2015 drawing acrylic paint on paper, A3

nosy mask, 2015

drawing acrylic paint on paper, 15 x 15 cm

astonished mask, 2015

drawing acrylic paint on paper, 15 x 15 cm

amélie, 2015

drawing acrylic paint and thin felt-pen on paper, A3

poem, 2015

drawing acrylic paint and thin felt-pen on paper, A3

gossip planets, 2015

drawing acrylic paint and thin felt-pen on paper, A3

politics, 2015

drawing acrylic paint and thin felt-pen on paper, A3

sketch for a voting box, 2015

drawing watercolor and thin felt-pen on paper, A3

sketch for a voting box, 2015

drawing acrylic paint and thin felt-pen on paper, A3

animals, 2015

drawing-series of 4 acrylic paint and thin felt-pen on paper, A3

abnormis quodlibet, 2012 conceptual concert with Samuel Tschudin

abnormis quodlibet was a conceptual concert with a length of 90 minutes. there was no rehearsal. the musicians (professionals and laymen) got the notation directly before concert. the notation was a mixture between common notation (only for the musician who could read those), images, orders in textform and pictograms. samuel tschudin and i conducted the musician through the concert using inscribed boards. it was developed for a one time performance at the venue «gare du nord» in basel. concert trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEBxWYL0YiM

concert impressions: gare du nord, basel

Curriculum Vitae: Yanik Soland born 10.06.1990 in Basel lives and works in Basel, Schweiz www.yaniksoland.ch | www.mir.church Education 2016 2012

Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Basel Bachelor in Fine Arts Vorstudium Jazz Schule Luzern | E-Bass/Komposition

Solo/Duo Exhibitions 2017 (upcoming) @ Schwarzwaldallee Basel | with Valentina Minnig | TBA 2016 Average Of All Crimes | with Manuel Schneider | 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 with Moritz Schermbach | Poststelle Bläsiring 4057 | Basel 2015 Ausstellung für Postangestellte | Die Post | Schweiz Group Exhibitions 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 Performance with «die Bande»| Kunscht in dr Baiz | Sääli | Basel Forellenquintett | Off | Basel (Screening) 2015 Revisited | Penthouse Gallery | Zürich Festival.mov | La filature | Mulhouse (FR) (screening) Cineruase7e | Exibições Paralelas | Brasilien (screening) Performance mit Gregory Hari | Ausstellungsraum Klingental | Basel Lockeres Denken | Jahresausstellung HGK | Kunsthaus Baselland Videoförmig | Kaskadenkondensator und Villa Renata | Basel Bangkok Underground Filmfestival | Museum Siam | Thailand (Screening) 2014 PCNC_BAY XII | mixtape | Vesch, Wien Jahrespräsentation | HGK | Institut Kunst Basel Kracho | Kunst am Berg | Binn On Site Off Space | Kunstraum Riehen Colette Couleau & Freunde | Chelsea Galerie Laufen Kunst nahe Praxis | Praxis Schulenburg/Kaelin/Widmer | Basel Nachtflimmern | Projektraum M54 | Basel Kunst_stücke ins Licht getaucht | DOCK Basel Residencies: Artist Residency | BAR-project | Barcelona (ES) Artist Residency | Kracho, Kunst am Berg | Binn (CH) Music Projects (Bass player and Composer): ARF | YanikMiro Septet | Flashmob | Hellalujah | Mrs. Understanding | MIR Concerts / Tours in: Germany | Austria | Switzerland | Hungary | Slowenia | Italy | japan | Croatia | Serbia Additional: Piece in Lasso magazine No7, „Cosmic“, 2015 Publication: »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