URSULA
CHRISTEL
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST
Inclusion, social cohesion, interconnectedness, and environmental concerns are topics that strongly influence my concepts and creative output. I work mostly as a social practice artist - addressing these topics through research, social activations, networking and collaborations; using art to help foster an understanding of each other, and of our environment.
“Inclusion is not bringing people into what already exists; it is making a new space, a better space for everyone.” - George Dei (2006)
“If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” ― Shirley Chisholm
“Diversity doesn't look like anyone. it looks like everyone.” ― Karen Draper
"And art is generosity, it's not about getting...it's much, much stronger to give than it is to get."
- Richard Tuttle (Village V, 2023)
“At a time of global disorder, the role, the voice and the responsibility of the artist are more crucial than ever before within the framework of contemporary debates.” - Christine Macel
(Curator of Venice Biennale 2017, chief curator Pompidou Center, Paris)
Inclusion & Interconnectedness
Everything is connected - our identities, experiences, and environments are interwoven in ways that shape how we see and are seen. Inclusion is a recognition of intersectionality - the complex, layered nature of identity and experience.
As a social practice artist, my creative activities are intentionally focussed on inclusion. I aim to create and contribute to spaces that are collaborative; where everyone can feel both seen and connected - not in spite of their differences, but because of them.