Rafistolages is a material and historical investigation into the issue of care and its economic, social and anthropological implications. Through the figure of the caner, the project questions the political aspect of maintenance and repair, in order to rethink these practices, which come under the notion of “care”. Through the lens of know-how exploration, Studiolow proposes a series of sculpture-objects highlighting the socio-economic aspects of materials and techniques.

Production supported by FRAEME / Art-o-rama and the Centre Wallonie Bruxelles (Paris).

Studiolow

Héloïse Charital and Ismaël Rifaï, born in 1994 and 1993 respectively, graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven. In 2019, they co-founded Studiolow, a research studio based in Marseille. Their work is part of the collections of the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, and has been exhibited at the Émergences Biennial at the Centre national de la danse, Pantin, (2020) at the Design Museum London (2021), at the Friedman Benda Gallery New York (2021), at the Carlota Oyarzun Gallery (Copenhagen, 2022). They were residents of Artagon Marseille from 2021 to 2022 and winners of the Prix Région Sud Design in 2023 at Art-o-rama. They are currently developing a residency project as part of the Ateliers Médicis’ Création en cours program.

Région Sud Prize 2023

Through a partnership with Fræme, resident association at Marseille’s Friche la Belle de Mai and producer of Art-o-rama international contemporary art fair, and the Design Museum Brussels, the Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles (Paris) has awarded a joint prize with the Design Museum Brussels to the Studiolow design duo in 2023, as part of the Prix Région Sud Design, organized by Art-o-rama to support and accompany the professionalization of young designers based in the Sud – Provence region. This joint prize will enable the presentation of new pieces by the winners for the 2024 edition of Art-o-rama, with production support from Fræme and the Centre. These new productions will be exhibited at the 2024 edition of Art-o-rama, as well as at the Design Museum Brussels, from September 12 to October 20, during Design September 2024.

Practical information

When:

Studiolow – Rafistolages

12.09.2024 > 20.10.2024

Where :

Design Museum Brussels

Place de la Belgique 1 – 1020 Brussels

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