Aura Farming

Simon Wald-Lasowski (b. 1980, Paris) collects, manipulates, and undermines the iconography of images, objects, and signs that are so characteristic of contemporary society.

A jester at heart, Simon stumbles upon his ‘palette’ of objects through chance encounters, careful observations, and conversations. Through DIY modifications and assemblages, kitschy gadgets and grotesque curiosities become actors in satirical installations, films, and sculptures. His work seduces the viewer with playful, colorful aesthetics and confronts us with the absurdities of the human condition, our compulsive culture of excess, and the enormous underbelly of our morbid consumerism. His practice functions both as an eccentric archive of the Anthropocene and a mischievous critique of capitalism.

Simon was a participant at the Jan van Eyck Academy in Maastricht and presented solo exhibitions at W139 in Amsterdam and 1646 in The Hague. In addition, he created installations in public spaces for organizations such as Get Lost art route and Welcome Stranger, among others.

Tim Vermeulen often works from technology and designs for theater performances, such as Eva Line de Boer, BOG, Club Gewalt and Koen Verheijden, but also as art director on major music shows by Jon Hopkins, Olafur Arnalds, Efterklang and Joep Beving. His autonomous work often focuses on technological research and stylistic experiment. In addition to his own practice, he is part of the scenography collective SIDF.