Having always been challenged by the complexity of relationships in life, Viviane Herzog (b. 1990) made this topic her artistic focus. Gaining a lot of insight into human nature in her earlier career as a writer and editor focusing on individuals and their life stories, Herzog turned that knowledge into making art on relational topics since 2021, starting during her studies of Art Conveyance (Kunstvermittlung) in Basel Switzerland. Her paintings and installations using both paper and textiles highlight the value and beauty that lie in the ambiguity of life and offer comfort and hope to the recipient. She took part in several Group Shows in different Galleries in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2023. Her upcoming first solo show in Basel in May 2025 will combine installation, participatory art, paintings and her fondness for printmaking.
UPCOMING
FABRICS OF SOCIETY, Group Show • AVA Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa • November 28th 2024 – January 09th 2025
RELATIONAL, Solo Show • 1110 Studio, Basel, Switzerland • April 30th – May 28th 2025
Group Shows
LA SANTINA, Series of 24 Monoprints • Victoria 196 Gallery, Cape Town • 2023
SPACE, Installation • 6 Spin Street Gallery, Cape Town • 2023
UBUNTU, Oilpainting • Fame Week Africa, CTICC, Cape Town • 2023
UBUNTU, Oilpainting • Sendingesting Muesuem, Cape Town • 2023
Audio Track «Zufällig Zusammen» in collaboration with Ursula Sprecher • BelleVue, Basel • 2022
Curation
DIE TEXTILINSEL, participatory art project in collaboration with Ina Egger, for rent at DOCK Basel • 2024
NEVER FOREVER, temPorary art intervention in collaboration with Ursula Sprecher at Rio Bar, Basel • 2024
WOVEN TOGETHER, collectively created installation at Waking Life Festival in Crato, Portugal • 2023
Education
Bachelor degree in Art and Design Mediation, Institute for Art and Design, HGK Basel • 2024
Preparatory Course for Art and Design Studies, VorKurs at SfG Basel, Focus on Screen Print • 2021