Galerie Barbara Thumm
@main space Kaloki Nyamai: Dining in Chaos ⧵ @project space María Magdalena Campos-Pons: Liminal Circularity ⧵ 28.04. – 24.06.2023 ⧵
Upcoming: Art Basel ⧵ 15.06. – 18.06.2023 ⧵

\Kaloki NyamaiDining in Chaos28.04. - 24.06.2023

Kaloki Nyamai, *1985 in Kitui, Kenya, lives and works in Nairobi, Kenya

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Photos: Jens Ziehe

Video produced by art/beats

Galerie Barbara Thumm welcomes the first solo show by Kenyan artist Kaloki Nyamai.

Dining in Chaos depicts figures in times of social upheaval. Composed entirely in Nairobi, the series explores material density and social portraiture through layered canvases. Following Nyamai’s commitment to painting as a sculptural medium, his compositions are threaded with sisal rope, dye transfer, and stitching on canvas.

In this instance, chaos is treated as a stage for the tumultuous beauty of our times. An underlying question pulses across the works; does one stop abruptly, or carry on dining.

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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos

Selected Works

Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos \ Twe eli vaa (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Twe eli vaa (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
215 x 230 cm
SOLD
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos \ Twikale vaa gutavye kela kindo.2 (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Twikale vaa gutavye kela kindo.2 (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
210 x 250 cm
SOLD
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos \ Ngoka na mina/ (Dining in Chaos) (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Ngoka na mina/ (Dining in Chaos) (2023)
Acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
200 x 200 cm
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos \ Isyo sina moyo (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Isyo sina moyo (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
255 x 260 cm
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos \ Twikale vaa gutavye kela kindo.1 (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Twikale vaa gutavye kela kindo.1 (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
205 x 210 cm
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ Kaloki Nyamai – Dining in Chaos \ Mukomi (2023)

Kaloki Nyamai

Mukomi (2023)
Mixed media, acrylic, collage stitching on canvas
200 x 200 cm
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Galerie Barbara Thumm

\María Magdalena Campos-PonsLiminal Circularity28.04. - 24.06.2023

María Magdalena Campos-Pons, *1959 in Matanzas, Cuba,
lives and works in Nashville, Tennessee

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Photos: Jens Ziehe

Galerie Barbara Thumm presents Liminal Circularity, a solo exhibition by Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons.

Liminal Circularity convenes two works by the artist. Recently exhibited at Sharjah Biennial (2023), this constellation reflects on vibrant legacies. As stated by Campos Pons, circularity refers to geographical and spiritual implications of creolization. In her new multi-channel video, Family Whisper, Campos Pons introduces three screens corresponding to three spiritual planes; Babalú Ayé, Obalata, and the oceanic horizon at the center. On this occasion, her video installation is accompanied by an invocation to Yoruba goddess Oshun, summoned by the ancestral symbol of sunflowers.

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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ María Magdalena Campos-Pons – Liminal Circularity

Selected Works

Highlights
Drawings & Collages
Performances & Videos
Works on Paper
Galerie Barbara Thumm \ María Magdalena Campos-Pons – Liminal Circularity \ Untitled, (2021)

María Magdalena Campos-Pons

Untitled, (2021)
Gouache on paper, flowers
framed 118 x 249 x 6,5 cm
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ María Magdalena Campos-Pons – Liminal Circularity \ Family Whisper (2023)

María Magdalena Campos-Pons

Family Whisper (2023)
Three-channel video (color, sound, Video one: 1:05 min/Video two: 3:51 min/Video three: 0:54 min, mp4 digital)

Edition of 5 plus 1 AP
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Galerie Barbara Thumm \ María Magdalena Campos-Pons – Liminal Circularity \ Rite of Initiation – Sacred Bath (1991)

María Magdalena Campos-Pons

Rite of Initiation - Sacred Bath (1991)
Video, mp4 file, sound by Neil Leonard, composition for alto saxophone, bells, clay flute, interactive music system
Duration: 31:37 min

Edition of 5 plus 1 AP
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