Spotlight
Spotlight is a new series of short interviews, aiming to showcase the diverse expertise and innovative approaches of our members. Whether you're seeking inspiration or searching for potential partners, join us on this captivating journey as we uncover the stories, ideas, and creative visions of our IKT community.
Want to participate?
Send us a request to ikt.curatorial@gmail.com and we will send you interview questions.
Spotlight with Richard Julin
“Every new project is truly different to the previous one. Avoiding repetition is something I strive for. I like projects that involve the creation of new art and increasingly work with immaterial art works.”
Spotlight with Eloise Sweetman
“To be a curator is to be open to continuous learning and to be able to stand up for an idea, an artist and ones own work.”
Spotlight with Shannon Anderson
“Ultimately, being a curator is about supporting artists and I want to use my platform to ensure that the artists we work with have a valuable experience that allows their practice to develop further.”
Spotlight with Paula Toppila
“To be a curator today means to me an active and creative role in society and to explore what does freedom of art within life-sustaining systems mean.”
Spotlight with Jerome Neutres
“I view the role of the art exhibition curator as an inherently creative and innovative, capable of inventing the appropriate setting and scenario to facilitate the most fruitful encounter between a specific artist and a particular audience in a specific space. This is why I often express a preference for the term ‘conversator’ rather than ‘conservator’.”
Spotlight with Roshan Mishra
“In today's dynamic cultural landscape, being a curator today involves embracing the dynamic intersection of art, culture, and technology, while shouldering the responsibility of shaping meaningful narratives within an ever-evolving global context.”
Spotlight with Sarah Corona
“A curator in the contemporary art world is an observer of society, both an enabler of artistic creation and a filter between art and its audience. ”
Spotlight with Yi Chin Hsieh
“As contemporary curators, we serve as vital information hubs, weaving connections between artists, artworks, and even transcending various fields.”
Spotlight with Nahela Hechavarría Pouymiró
“In my view, the curator is akin to a sensitive researcher who seeks to “chat” and generate debates at different levels through the artistic experience and the combination of artworks, ideas, or actions.”
Spotlight with Camilla Boemio
“Power, belief, and the perception of reality are constantly shaped and shared within society, and understanding this interplay is crucial for comprehending the evolution of both society and art.”
Spotlight with Shirley Madill
“As curators we should be pushing the expectations for contemporary curatorial work and engaging strategies of mutual aid when (un)learning, interacting with, experiencing, and communicating knowledge.”
Spotlight with Eva Asp
“Today, in the field of contemporary art, there is much more freedom, to cross genres, and to cross roles, for example between artist/curator.”
Spotlight with Auronda Scalera
“It’s fundamental for me to use my voice and deep expertise to shape the world, to empower artists and female artists and to have an impact on art and culture through inclusivity, diversity, equality, and in my case, through new technologies.”
Spotlight with Kris Dittel
“Perhaps it is in this multidirectionality and ability to operate on different planes that lies the description of curating today.”
Spotlight with Kōan Jeff Baysa
“Deep dive curatorial research and foreign travel deeply influence my peripatetic practice that incorporates social activism and environmental responsibility.”
Spotlight with Neringa Bumblienė
“I see myself as a mediator between artists, their artworks, art history, contemporary art field, present realities, various funding bodies and audiences.”
Spotlight with Ombretta Agró Andruff
“Over the years my interest and research have developed around two main areas: the intersection between art and science and how they have informed each other since the beginning of time, and how artists and cultural producers respond to today’s environmental challenges.”
Spotlight with Julien Robson
“My own practice is driven by my love of artists and what they do, my interest in bringing the art experience to public audiences, and the dialog and exchange that ensues from exhibitions.”