Vis-à-Vis - Artist Talk: From Language. Künstler*innen-Gespräch in Englischer Sprache im Rahmen der Ausstellung Ars Viva 2025

In the organizer's words:

Moderation: Maren Hüppe

From Language is a lecture by the artist Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino, focusing on her artistic work, with special attention to the linguistics of the artist's work and practice.

Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino (Brazil, *1989) lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Through score, sculpture, text, photography, sound and video, the artist explores the remaining structures of the transatlantic colonial project, focusing on institutional critique, language and objecthood.

From Language is a lecture by artist Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino that delves into their practice with particular attention to the linguistics of the artist's work and practice.

Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino (Brazil, 1989) lives and works in Berlin, Germany. Through score, sculpture, text, photography, sound, and video, the artist addresses the remaining structures of the transatlantic colonial project, focusing on institutional critique, language, and objecthood.
Her work has been shown in Germany and internationally, including exhibitions at Kunsthalle Bremen (Germany), Kunstverein Braunschweig (Germany), Kunstverein Kevin Space (Austria), Galerie Molitor (Germany), Kunsthal Nord (Denmark), Museu Nacional da República (Brazil), Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (Germany), Curitiba Biennial (Brazil), and Oscar Niemeyer Museum (Brazil). Amongst institutional collections and commissions are Kadist, France; Museu Nacional da República, Brazil; The One Minutes Foundation at Sandberg Instituut, Netherlands; Instituto Moreira Salles, Brazil; and Pampulha Art Museum, Brazil.

Celestino's 2025 upcoming exhibitions include solo exhibitions at Between Bridges Foundation in Berlin and group shows at Haus der Kunst, Munich, and Bonniers Konsthall, Stockholm.

The artist was awarded numerous grants, prizes, residencies, and fellowships, including the ars viva prize for visual arts 2025, Germany (Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft); Pampulha Grant, Brazil (Belo Horizonte Municipal Foundation for Culture); Ducato Prize, Italy; Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, Germany (Ministry of Science and Culture of the Lower Saxony); La Becque, Switzerland (The Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia); PACT Zollverein, Germany; British Council, UK; and Pivô, Brazil.

In Zusammenarbeit mit der / in collaboration with Hochschule für Künste Bremen.

Further information on the exhibition "ars viva 2025" can be found here.