Programme

Born out of Kulturfabrik’s desire to support the local art scene, Squatfabrik is a program of short artistic residencies launched in 2020, in the heart of the global pandemic. Every two weeks, a new duo or trio of artists took over a vacant space at the entrance of the cultural centre. The audience was invited to drop by and later attend the “Get-Out”, marking the end of each residency. Given its success, Squatfabrik has by now become a recurring project, lapping over into the Galerie Terres Rouges which is becoming a workshop-gallery.



We have now decided to offer longer residencies (four weeks), focusing on visual arts, always with a duo of artists, with a preference for thought-provoking, committed, urban and visual artists that offer a critical view of our modern society. Therefore, from 20 September until 14 November 2021, we will bring together 4 emerging mid-career artists for 2 dual residencies: Gola Hundun (IT) + Marc Soisson (DE-LU) and Karolina Pernar (LU) + Josep Fernandez Margalef (SP). A collaboration with the European network Trans Europe Halles was implemented for the selection of the international artists.



The “Get-Out” will take place on the last week of each residency. This will be a presentation (discussions, screenings, workshops and performances...) in which artists can introduce and share their research and work with the public.



Karolina Pernar (LU)



Karolina Pernar’s practice consists of works that challenge audience’s preconceptions and expectations; questioning aspects of perception, memory, time and space. The main features of her work are the use of gallery space as a framework for defining artistic work and affirmation of the imaginary as an authentic art place. She is examining the physical and temporal circumstances of the space in which she works and this approach is at the core of all of her forms of expression (sculpture, installations, video, collage and computer graphic).



Josep Fernández Margalef (SP) 



Josep Fernández Margalef is a Catalan artist that lives and works in Barcelona. Inspired by urban art culture and minimalist abstract art, his work expresses an interest and aesthetic discourse that combines an awareness of architectural concepts through ephemeral artistic techniques, exploring the limits beyond both fields. Especially influenced by a contemporary view of the graphism applied in urban landscapes, and the ephemeral as transcendental, his works takes the form of series of works, installations, the reappropriation of images, or interventions in the public space that build new cartographies to interact with the people and the environment.