DIRECTORY 2024

Gøneja ✷ | Photography & Sculpture

Gøneja ✷ (1987, Milan) [he/they] is an artist living and working in Berlin whose practice explores the language of symbol, ritual, and magic through a combination of classical photography of unorthodox subjects and hieroglyphic sculpture made of industrial materials. He reimagines ancient spiritual systems in contemporary bodies of works that combine a minimalist, queer standpoint alongside an informed artistic understanding. Symbolic motifs from sources as diverse as Egyptian mythology, Medieval cosmology, and Christian iconography find their way into their exhibitions as vivid portraits, totemic objects, and mysterious landscapes. In exploring magic, the artist ultimately aims to uncover new mythological possibilities and to live them out in their work as active magical forces. Gøneja ✷ has published internationally and has released two books. Their work has been exhibited across Europe, including group shows at The Holy Art Gallery (London), Palazzo Bembo (Venice), and Rossocinabro Gallery (Rome), as well as three solo exhibitions in Berlin at tête (2020) and Organ Kritischer Kunst (2022 & 2023).

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