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Blackbird Fly by Antoinette Cauley

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January 7th - 27th    11:00- 19:00 For the January 7th vernissage, the event will take place from 17:00 - 20:00 and will include music and refreshments. (2G+ Rule will be observed) About:   Blackbird Fly   is an exploration into how artist Antoinette Cauley’s relocation from Phoenix, Arizona (U.S.A.) to Berlin, Germany during the Covid-19 pandemic has influenced and reshaped her views on systemic racism, her home country, and her overall identity as a biracial Black woman. Created during the course of two years, this series delves into childhood trauma and psychological triggers relating to abandonment, survival and hyper independence in youth and their connection to time and place.  Artist  Statement: As a biracial Black American woman from a marginalized community, my work looks to directly confront and question the normative racial narratives that have been historically presented within art establishments and institutions. By emphasizing the beauty in the many complexities of Blac
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Eve’s Glory by Armand Tamboly (December 18th – January 4th)

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  December 18th – January  4th     Eve’s Glory by Armand Tamboly  For the Dec.18th vernissage, the event will take place from 16:00 - 20:00 and will include live DJs and refreshments.   About:   Eve’s Glory  showcases women in uniforms of different ages and backgrounds who share the same fighting spirit and strong characters, defying obstacles along their path through life and career. World history on the other hand has been written only by white men who disregard this alternative form of documentation. The uniforms help to communicate this injustice. From the artist’s point of view, women have always had their fights and struggles that they have won; this knowledge comes from personal anecdotes. The uniforms used in this project are from 12 different countries, the majority of them had colonies. Artist Bio: Armand Tamboly is an award winning visual artist with a diverse background in Ad photography and design. He is interested in psychology and history and his framework includes envi
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Smoking Birds an Exhibition by Moena Weiss (Dec.11th – 16th)

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About:  The exhibition  Smoking birds by Moena Weiss is a collection of portraits which depict an individual's transformation process. The uniqueness of the  individual in this process is displayed through the progression of the photos in the series. Moena conveys  the inherent beauty in the diverse human experience. She  wants the subjects of her portraits  to see what she sees through the lens of her camera when looking at their image. The artist is fascinated by the different facets of humanity and how photography can capture a person’s way of existing, moving, feeling. To share this process while taking pictures is one of the most beautiful things for her, because in the end we all want to be seen by others as we are.  Artist Statement: Moena Joy - Dada Weiss is a Berlin-based photographer. With a background in psychology, Moena  is fascinated with documenting the human environment and exploring  the encounter between the camera and people she photographs. She works a lot with
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'Requiem for a Dollar' by Aziya (November 19th - December 9th)

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About:  Requiem for a Dollar  is an exhibition that exposes how the capitalist system is built upon inequality. With the recent Covid 19 epidemic, its flaws became more prominent than ever and inspired Ikhtymbayeva to address questions regarding its core idea: money. She develops the concept of ‘souvenir’ currency to explore society’s shift towards digital currency. This change will render physical money as merely a souvenir from the past; nothing more than a piece of paper which humanity valorized.    Artist Statement I was born in 1988 in Almaty, Kazakhstan and grew up in a family full of artists and cinematographers. Art studios and the theatre were my second home. This environment exposed me to different forms of art which I continued to explore through my bachelor and master degrees in media and communications. Although I have experimented with various mediums such as music and fashion design, painting has always been my core interest.  My role as an artist is to stand as an inde
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Interview with artist Valeria Valdizan about her Exhibition 'Biophiliac'

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  About:   Biophiliac  is an exhibition that deals with the intimate relationship and connection one has with nature, both physically, mentally and spiritually. The concept originates from the word Biophilia (an innate human tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life). Through painting, Valdizan reconnects with herself and establishes a bond with nature.  The word biophilia was coined by the evolutionary biologist Edward O. Willson of Harvard University, who created a hypothesis that established that contact with nature is essential for human psychological development. Biophilia suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other life forms. We are all born biophiliacs. Biography of the artist: Having been born and raised in Latin America, I have had the benefit and privilege to be close to the exuberance of nature, where I have found not only a refuge from the contemporary technological scenery, but also an approach to my ro
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Womanhood by Rebekka Macht October 14th–30th

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The exhibition Womanhood features (b.Düsseldorf) Berlin- based artist, Rebekka Macht. Her large scale portrait paintings provide an insight into the artist’s intimate reflections on the ‘woman’ label and the realities of being a single mom. Through the perspective of the female gaze, Rebekka uses her own image to explore the representation of women’s bodies, their experiences, and single motherhood. This leads her to contemplate how women can grow emotionally and spiritually from these experiences. (Her distinct color palette is inspired by her interest in nature and fashion, and which conveys a simultaneous presence of lightness and heaviness.)
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Interview with artist Crissian Chen about his exhibition "The Body is our Home"

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  Julia Mazal (intern at gallery SLP) interviews Crissian Chen on his latest exhibition on Gender Identity 'The Body is Our Home' at Galerie Sara Lily Perez from Oct. 7th - 13th, Bikini Berlin.     The Body is Our Home was mixed media exhibition about self-identity, corporeal spaces, feelings, moments of time, and the liminality of transformations are all elements tied to the body.  How we perceive ourselves lies within the body and how we transcend goes beyond and outward. The body is a vessel of our experiences that reflects loss, struggle, crisis, tranquility, discovery, ecstasy, and impermanence.  The Body is our Home.  
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