Nicola Hicks
British sculptor Nicola Hicks is recognized for her distinctive approach to figuration, working primarily in plaster, straw, and bronze. Black (2008), cast in bronze, exemplifies her ongoing exploration of animal forms as a means to investigate scale, posture, and the tension between abstraction and realism. Hicks’ process retains the immediacy of her hand, preserving the tactile qualities of her original modeling and allowing the surface to carry as much visual weight as the subject itself. Her work frequently engages with the vitality and vulnerability of animal life, situating these forms within a broader sculptural dialogue on presence and materiality.
Swedish artist Marcus Wallinder, working under the pseudonym @meanwhileinnowhere roots his practice in the translation of subconscious states into tangible imagery. His process relies on a partnership with generative technology, treating digital tools as active collaborators to capture elusive facets of existence. Wallinder refers to his finished compositions as “screenshots from dreams”—non-narrative fragments that serve as meditations…
Prue Stent and Honey Long are an acclaimed Australian contemporary artist duo known for their surreal, tactile, and highly sensual collaborative work. Lifelong friends who began working together as teenagers in 2010, they blend photography, performance, sculpture, and installation to explore the boundaries of the human form and its relationship to the natural world. Their…
Based in Kigali, Rwanda, Josue M. Pierre (b. 2001) is a contemporary figurative painter whose background began in ceramic arts and sculpture before transitioning to painting. His practice includes regular travel into the rural terrain of Rwanda, including Gicumbi, to experience local ecology firsthand. These inland excursions during his “off-canvas moments” directly shape the regional…
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