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THE NIÑXS STATEMENT
We started both our carriers in different places (Mexico and Switzerland) and studied different subjects. We were looking at the world in a similar way although we didn’t know we could meet, we did two years ago. We realised that we loved the same activity: collective drawing. We are playful, joyful and are surprised by our surroundings these are the reasons we call ourselves “The Niñxs” (The ‘Kids’ in Spanish “x” is a way of gender equality.)
Our main interest as a two-person team is to discuss, analyse and share our everyday experiences. We met each other in a non-orthodox way while studying at the same university. Since then we started to work together. We see our daily activities as opportunities to question the world we live in.
Our work is based on our process we undergo while working together. Each stroke, each reaction of the other drawer and the conversation about the unexpected results leads to a permanent change of settings. The starting point was clear for us, exchanging drawings was the strategy but the methods varied and experimentation was always fluctuating between joy and disappointment. The more we work together the more we learn and have space for constant dialogs and readjustments.
Our drawings seem to be only addressed to the drawing partner but they also symbolize the celebration of the communication by drawings, stressing the different ludic aspects of our personalities.—————————————
THE NIÑXS ARE:Helena Hernández, based in Berlin, Germany www.helenahernandez.net
Rafael Koller, based in Luzern, Swizerland www.rafaelkoller.ch
Contact us:Don't hesitate to contact us via email: the.ninxs@gmail.com
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CV
The Niñxs aka Helena Hernández and Rafael Koller
Helena Hernández is a visual artist. She carried out her studies of Visual Arts at the National School of Plastic Arts ENAP, UNAM in Mexico and finished her Master studies in Art in Public Spheres at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU D&K) in Switzerland with an Erasmus semester in Vienna, Austria at the Akademie der bildenden Künste.
Rafael Koller is an Illustrator. He studied a Bachelor of Arts in Design with specialization in Scientific Illustration at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU D&K) and a Master of Arts in Design focused on Fictional Illustration.
As a duo they have started working in 2014 but exhibiting professionally since 2015.
GROUP SHOWS:2019
"Abschnitt", drawings, together with "Atelier Kanapé", Kunstraum 36, Berne, Switzerland.
2018
"Pas de deux", drawings, "Das kleine Format", Zollikon, Switzerland.
2017
"lee mis la(V)ios", painting, Mexico City, Mexico.
2016
"OSTEN BIENNIAL of DRAWING" 2016, drawing, Skopje, Macedonia.
"Menagerie – Tiere im Zoo der Kunst", drawing, Toolbox Galerie, Berlin, Germany.
"I Buy Porn. Go Vegan", object/painting, with Alejandra Baltazares, Salón ACME, Mexico City, Mexico.
"Bringsch's", painting, Kunstraum Teiggi 2.0, Kriens, Switzerland.
"Nous Sommes Marines", live drawing, Galerie C, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. 2015
"They Printed It!" - collective exhibition, Kunsthalle Zürich, Switzerland.
"Jungkunst", drawing and live drawing, Halle 52, Winterthur, Switzerland.
"Arthur Junior" exhibition, drawing and video, Bräggerhaus, Bütschwil, Switzerland.
"Ausgewaschene. Jeans, Life- and Death Style" photo & drawing, Projektraum Group Global 3000, Berlin, Germany.
"USB-Shuffle-Show (#3) | transmediale” drawing, Institut für Alles Mögliche, Berlin, Germany.
Solo exhibitions:
2016
"Fumetto Satellite - The Voyageurs" paintings & drawing, B&B Bettstatt, Lucerne, Switzerland.
"The Niñxs", drawings, Casa Mezcal, New York, USA.
2015
"El Niño y la Niña" Drawing and collaborative drawing, Mutty Gallery, Castiglione, Italy.Selections:
2016
Selected to participate in the residency "Fundación-Colección EPPCI A.C.", San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
2015
Selected to take part in the exhibition Jungkunst in Winterthur, Switzerland.
Selected to participate in the residency Arthur Junior in Toggenburg, Switzerland. -
