Maria Hassabi
Art Basel Unlimited
June 10, 2024–June 16, 2024Messe Basel, Messeplatz 10, 4058 Basel
This year Unlimited will present 70+ large-scale installations and is curated by Giovanni Carmine, Director of Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen.
Maria Hassabi’s work Mirrors is a continuation of her immersive performative installation I’ll Be Your Mirror originally shown at Tai Kwun Contemporary, Hong Kong, in 2023. Nine photographs merge in a large frame of golden acrylic mirrors, portraying distorted figures of the same color scheme. Hassabi used the mirrors to capture the reflections of the dancers’ movements as a way to abstract the body further than a naked eye could possibly perceive it. The process serves as a commentary on today’s global media environment which is increasingly flooded with misinformation and manipulation. Placing the images back onto their material of origin, the viewer perceives the work while looking back at themselves, initiating a loop of reflection.
Maria Hassabi (born 1973 in Cyprus) is an artist and choreographer whose performances, installation, sculpture, photography, and video reflect upon concepts of time and the human figure, while employing a variety of media to emphasize the complexity of formal organization.
Hassabi lives and works between Athens and Paris.
