Warkworth, New Zealand
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.
My website is minimal due to the current, unregulated AI industry.
“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 process-driven, and 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.