Ingrid Berthon-Moine
Berthon-Moine's artistic practice, spanning sculpture, drawing, and video, explores the physical and cultural dimensions of the human body. Drawing inspiration from diverse sources such as language, psychoanalysis, and feminism, Berthon-Moine weaves personal narratives into her work, challenging conventional understandings of human experiences like sexuality, illness,
and death.
Rooted in the experience of inhabiting a female body, Berthon-Moine disrupts idealized femininity, proposing a new language for female subjectivity. Combining the strange and the familiar, her sculptures defy conventional gender binaries with anthropomorphic forms, immersing viewers in a realm of ambiguity and disquieting sexuality. Her visceral drawings and sculptures also capture the rhythm of life in constant flux, exploring the evolving nature of human identity. By breaking down barriers between self and others, male and female, Berthon-Moine invites us to embrace ambiguity and the blurring of boundaries. In a moment where the modern Western vision of the human being is being challenged, Berthon-Moine’s works explore the representation of bodies and their metamorphoses. Her hybrid, manifold subjects signal new subjectivities, hierarchies and anatomies.
Mo Kalash
Kalash holds supper clubs that centre traditional Syrian dishes, modernised with techniques from the myriad kitchens in which he has worked. His cuisine uses old, time-rich ways of preserving food, influenced by the rose petals and apricots that dried on the terrace of his childhood home in the Aleppo sun. Mo grew up in Syria but became a chef in London, his home now for 17 years. Having originally moved to study film, an enduring love of cinema and theatre still shapes Mo’s artistic process: a dinner is a performance of sorts. There should be flow in the menu, dialogue with the diners and all the senses should be captivated. Currently working on a collection of stories and recipes.
Huma Kabakci (b. London, 1990) is a Turkish-British curator, writer, custodian of a family collection, and former founding director of Open Space Contemporary, living and working in London. She graduated with her BA in Advertising and Marketing at the London College of Communication. She completed her MA & MPhil degrees in Curating Contemporary Art at the Royal College of Art, London. Kabakci has worked in many capacities at commercial galleries, biennials, museums, and auction houses in the UK, Turkey, and internationally. Her curatorial interest lies in creating immersive experiences and a broader dialogue in collaboration with multidisciplinary practitioners. Kabakci’s key areas of interest and knowledge focus on diaspora, gender and identity politics, social impact, food as a medium, and hospitality.
She is currently studying for her second MA in Anthropology of Food (part-time) at SOAS, London, and guest lectures at Sotheby’s Institute, specifically on collection management and the global market. Alongside running her substack page called @curiouscurator, Kabakci is a contributor to STIR magazine, a supporter of Gasworks and a Benefactor of Nottingham Contemporary.