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Nicolas Vionnet

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been mainly dealing with painting . Decisive for my current artistic practice was my twoyear stay in Weimar , where I graduated from the Public Art and New Artistic Strategy master ’ s program .
During this time I was given the chance to realize my first major interventions in public space . It was an exciting and very intense time where I mainly learned to perceive my environment in a completely different way , to react and to undertake artistic interventions .
The principal approach in nearly all projects is quite similar , but the final work can differ greatly . In the context of an exhibition I often get a proposed specific place or I have the freedom to choose from a range of different locations in public space .
I grew up in the region of Basel , Switzerland , and have completed my education at the University of Art and Design Basel and at the Bauhaus-University Weimar . During the first few years I have
My process usually begins with photo tours and walks where I am trying to become familiar with a place . Important questions for me are : how do the citizens use the place , what is its function and what role does it take in everyday life ? Are there any
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