FLURINA SOKOLL

Flurina Sokoll (*1986 in Chur, Switzerland) completed her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts at the Bern University of the Arts in 2015 and her Master's degree in Fine Arts Sculpture 2018 at the Slade School/University College London (UK). 2019 she received the Bündner Kunstverein Art Prize, which was honored with a solo presentation in the Bünder Kunstmuseum Chur and a publication by Edizioni Periferia. After several years abroad, she presented her work in a solo show with Reflector Gallery Bern in 2023. She has participated in many group shows in Europe and internationally.

Artist Statement

Sokoll's sculptures emerge from an encounter with discarded ‚Sperrgut- objects‘ she finds on her daily routes on the roadside. As she investigatesthing-power, she positions her practice in the legacy of the still life genre. In her sculptural practice, shapes, colors and other object characteristics are explored through a feedback process of internal and physical movements. Sokoll's practice is situated in relationship to these discarded objects, which carry their own stories and demand space for negotiation with her own stories. Titling, material listing and written narration expand sensual aspects, aYect and associations or insights from research and design. In an attempt to react in this dialogue, Sokoll produces handmade and costum-made steel elements, which she powder-coates with selected RAL colors.