Studio Mirko Baselgia

The book, featuring previously unpublished works, provides a snapshot of Mirko Baselgia’s current creativity.
 
Swiss artist Mirko Baselgia, born in 1982, has already made a name for himself internationally in the first decade of his career. Baselgia works within the context in which he lives and with the conditions available to him. His works appear to be calm, soulful, unassuming, and endless. They invite the viewer to pause and reflect on their place on planet earth. Philosophical and scientific questions are reflected by means of the local, natural, and recycled materials Baselgia uses.
 
This book offers a snapshot of Baselgia’s current creativity and is published in conjunction with an exhibition at the Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil-Jona. Its subtitle in(out) till sundown refers to a quote by the Scottish-American author John Muir (1838–1914): “I only went out for a walk, and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” Baselgia’s art also stimulates reflection on the meaning of inside and outside, the boundaries that separate us from our surroundings, as well as their permeability.

Céline Gaillard is codirector of Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil-Jona. Previously, Gaillard was a research assistant and then curator of the permanent collection at Kunstmuseum St. Gallen.

Simone Kobler is codirector of Kunst(Zeug)Haus Rapperswil-Jona. Previously, Kobler was a curator at Vögele Kultur Zentrum in Pfäffikon SZ.