Simone Steinegger holds a Masters in Fine Arts – Contemporary Art Practice from the Institute of Art Gender Nature at the University of Art and Design in Basel under the supervision of Prof. Chus Martínez. She completed the postgraduate Programa de Artistas directed by Inés Katzenstein at the Universidad Torcuato di Tella in Buenos Aires. Her artistic training began with the extended preliminary course at the School of Design led by Enrique Fontanilles and continued with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts under the mentorship of Matthias Frey, Muda Mathis and Alexandra Navratil. Simone owns a certificate of advanced studies in sculpture with various crafts – including a pedagogical license to teach creative practice. Her studio is based in Basel and she has lived and worked in Switzerland, Germany, France, Portugal, Argentina and Mexico, among others. - Simones work thrives in multiple tactics that span the expanded fields of sculpture, performance, game- and public art projects. The inspiration comes from a range of human desires, both physical and psychological, including the cognitive demands of the human mind in relation to the environment. That opens a wide field of concepts, critical thinking within political, social and cultural life to which she refers. For the production of her pieces, she collects and processes recycled materials and researches various strategies. In addition to experimentation, the inclusion of chance and loss of control play an equally important role as well as the concrete analysis and of given circumstances, sometimes engaging in hazardous and exciting activities. A great motivation is the exploration of unknown territory and no medium is excluded from her playful extensions. The playful is explicitly defined as the utopian-childish playful, including fun, radicalism, being in love and fictional rules that can be reversed at any time. Simone celebrates a surrealist approach and offers a different perspective on the nature of things and the world in its possible alternative forms. Her visual language comprises processual and performative facets in connection with sculpture, movement or interaction as essential components, with the aim of creating an immersive atmosphere that enables a multi-sensory exploration of her work.

    Upcoming
  • 2023Giftshop St.Poz – TBA
  • 2024Deponie, Skulpturenpark Steinmaur
    Exhibition History
  • 2023A Tale of two Rooms – Artstübli
  • 2023Kulturwochen Ebenrain – Sissach
  • 2022Jetzt Kunst – Gartenbad Eglisee, Basel
  • 2022Portal of Parallel – Public Space, Lysbüchelareal
  • 2022Entrée & Hommage – M54 Visarte, Basel
  • 2022Æther – Wabe Basel, Solo.
  • 2021Ärt – PilzWelleLust Exhibition Space, Basel
  • 2021Vite que possible, lentement que nécessaire – Solo.http://dertank.ch/corona-kino
  • 2021Cobweb – Private Showroom, Basel
  • 2020Frischer Wind – Dreispitzhalle. A Project by KHBL and HeK for the Oslonight - Solo.
  • 2020Bouncing Boundaries in Resonating Spaces – Garten Wilde Gallery Basel - Solo.
  • 2020With (out) Fear – Ausstellungsraum Voltage, Basel
  • 2020Life Love Justice – Kunsthaus Baselland
  • 2020Supper Club – Wilde Gallery Basel
  • 2019Draisinederby4 – Simone Steinegger presented by Museum Tinguely
  • 2019Traces of Fire – Regionale 20, FABRIKculture, Hegenheim (FR)
  • 2018Ya nos estamos yendo – UTDT, BuenosAires, Argentinien
  • 2018Panch – Performance Art Network Schweiz in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Kaskadenkondensator, Liste-Art Fair
  • 2018A Tooth for an Eye – Regionale 19, Kunsthalle Basel
  • 2018Atlas of Heavens – Kunsthaus Basel-Land
  • 2018Lo que mueve la quietud – UTDT, BuenosAires, Argentinien
  • 2018<STRG + S> – Dock, Basel
  • 2017Regionale 17 – Kunsthalle Palazzo, Liestal
  • 2017Internet Yami-Ichi – Haus der elektronischen Künste, Basel
  • 2017I never Read – Kunstbuchmesse, Basel
  • 2017A dónde va el blanco cuando la nieve se derrite – Departamento de Arte UTDT, Buenos Aires, Argentinien - Solo.
  • 2016I never read – Kunstbuchmesse, Basel
  • 2016Liebe Grüsse aus dem Depot – Collaboration with Aline Stalder and Nadine Cueni, Depot Basel
  • 2016Totentanz – Performance auf Einladung von Gerda Steiner und Jörg Lenzlinger, Basel
  • 2016Club Universe – Salts, Birsfelden
  • 2016ListeTotal – Dr. Kuckucks Labrador mit Kaskadenkondensator Liste-Art Fair, Basel
  • 2016Moving Image Friday – Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst in Freiburg i. Breisgau, DE
  • 2016Kulturnacht Lörrach und Weil am Rhein – Stapflehus, Weil, DE
  • 2015ACT – Performance Festival Basel und Zürich
  • 2015Co-Evolution – Tank, Institut Kunst, Basel
  • 2015Loose Thinking – Kunsthaus Basel-Land
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FLUKE

There are various influences that shape the way a person feels about their immediate surroundings. Fluke reflects on the diversity of human bodies. Simone's interest in this context of a public bath relates to body ecology, i.e. how a body connects to its environment and how societal norms can affect behavior and physical and mental health. The amorphous sculpture rises up from the green lawn like the tail fin to the gray whale hump of the swimming pool hall. In addition to its zoological origin (worm, whale tail fin, etc.), the title also points to a stroke of luck - the realisation that physical abilities can be changeable functions of the biological conditions of the body. Site-Specific Installation Wood, steel, EPS, polyurethane, polypropylene, polyethylene, pigments, paint Size 120cm x 140cm x 780cm Gartenbad Eglisee, Basel

Installation, Interactive, Object, Public Space,
2022