Jiajia Zhang (*1981, Switzerland)
You left something behind 2023
Metal, Swarovski crystals, engraving, suspension, velvet pouch
4,5 x 6 x 0,8 cm
Edition of 10 + 2 AP, with signed certificate
EUR 850
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Jiajia Zhang's artistic practice engages with the entanglements of identity, language, and the structures of urban life. In her installations, she combines digital imagery with physical objects, creating subtle and nuanced reflections on contemporary experience. In her work You left something behind, a heart-shaped padlock engraved with this phrase points to both emotional and commercial meanings.What initially sounds like a gentle gesture of care simulta- neously echoes the language of online retail reminders about abandoned shopping baskets. Beneath this veneer of attentiveness lies a more unsettling truth: our actions in digital space are constantly monitored, recorded, and analyzed. Digital platforms shape our desires, habits, and behaviors—seemingly softly, yet always under watchful observation.The lock alludes to urban space and the human desire to leave a lasting mark within it. At the same time, the work reflects on how personal expressions inevitably enter and transform public space.
Jiajia Zhang (b. 1981, CH) lives and works in Zurich. She studied architecture at ETH Zurich and photography at the International Center of Photography, New York and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree from Zurich University of the Arts in 2020.
Her work has been part of various exhibitions and screenings, including Damien & The Love Guru, Brussels (2024); Istituto Svizzero, Milano (2024);Alte Fabrik, Rapperswil (2024), Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham (2024),Giorno Poetry Systems,NewYork (2024),All Stars,Lausanne (2023),Kunstmuseum St.Gallen (2023), Kunst Raum Riehen (2023), Fluentum, Berlin (2022), Sgmoneto Zurigo, Zürich (2022); Swiss Art Awards, Basel (2022);Werkstipendium Zürich (2022); FriArt, Fribourg (2022); Coalmine Gal- lery, Winterthur (2021); Kunsthaus Glarus (2021); Fondation d’entreprise Pernod Ricard, Paris (2021); Haus Wien (2020); Kunsthalle Zürich (2020); Kunsthalle St. Gallen (2019).
Margherita Raso (*1989, Italy)
Borders are red, the rest is blue, green, and yellow 2024
Edition of 4 Lamps
A: Tiffany glass, copper, lead, light fixtures
Ø 18 cm, h 10 cm
EUR 1650
B: 1/2 globe earth, Tiffany glass, copper, lead, light fixtures
Ø 33,5 cm, h 13 cm
EUR 1450
C: 1/2 globe earth, copper, lead, light fixtures
Ø 16 cm, h 8,5 cm
EUR 850
D: 1/2 globe earth, copper, lead, light fixtures
Ø 16 cm, h 8,5 cm
EUR 850
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Margherita Raso (b. 1991, IT) is currently based in Basel, Switzerland. Her recent solo exhibitions include Yet to Be Read or Seen, 18, Murata, Tokyo, JP, 2025; the hearing eye and the speaking ear, Fanta-MLN, Milan, IT, 2024; In dem Schloss, Milieu, Bern, CH, 2023; Vizio di Forma, Magazzino Italian Art, New York, US, 2022; Casting The Tempo, with music by Kali Malone, Santa Maria in Lucedio Abbey, Vercelli, IT, 2021; Canal, Bible, New York, US, 2018; and Piercing, Fanta-MLN, Milan, IT, 2017. Her works have been exhibited at Kunsthalle Basel (CH), Kunsthaus Baselland (CH), Kaufmann Repetto (New York, USA), Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro (Milan, IT), MACRO (Rome, IT), Fanta-MLN (Milan, IT), WPN-NYC (New York, USA), WallRiss (Freiburg, CH), MAMbo (Bologna, IT), Armada (Milan, IT) and Komplot (Brussels, BE), among others.
Stretcher presents an ongoing series of artist editions. As a not-for-profit project, Stretcher directs sixty percent of proceeds to the artists, with the remainder reinvested into upcoming initiatives. This model supports collaborating artists and enables us to work on special projects, including those that may not be eligible for public funding. Stretcher Editions by Margherita Raso, Mia Sanchez, Virginie Sistek, Karin Borer, and Daniel Kurth.
Lucia Elena Průša (*1985, Germany)
Untitled 2023
Wristwatch pieces, glue, paint marker
24 x 4 x 1,5 cm
EUR 2800
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Lucia Elena Průša creates works that examine socio-cultural concepts such as language, time and space as factors of mental and physical perceptibility. Through the practice of de/reconstruction, the artist‘s works explore structural systems and social constructs in which categorizations are carnivalized. The exhibited object loosens the entanglement of the body with technology—a prosthetic device that slips beyond meaning.
Lucia Elena Průša (b.1985, DE) lives and works in Vienna, Austria. Exhibitions with i.a.: Schleuse, Vienna (2025); New Toni, Berlin (2024); Lodos Gallery, Köln (2023); Kunst Raum Riehen (2023);Austrian Cultural Forum, Berlin (2022); Alienze, Vienna (2022); Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna (2021); Simian, Copenhagen (2020); Essex Street Gallery, New York (2020); Swiss Institute, New York (2019); Kunsthalle Bratislava (2019); Belvedere 21er Haus, Vienna (2019); Riverside, Bern (2017); Sophie Tappeiner Galerie, Vienna (2017); Travesía Cuatro Galeria Mexico, Guadalajara (2017); FUTURA, Prague (2016); Oslo 10, Basel (2016); JTT Gallery, New York (2016); Ve.sch, Vienna (2014).
Karin Borer & Daniel Kurth (*1981 & 1985, CH)
Pressspanlochleuchte 2023/24
Found chipboard, light fixtures
172 x 18 x 18 cm
EUR 650
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Karin Borer (b. 1981, CH) lives and works in Basel. She graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree from Zurich University of the Arts in 2016.
Her work has been part of various exhibitions, including Portland, Zürich (2025); Third Street Gallery, Shanghai (2024); Spazio Lampo, Chiasso (2024); Kunsthalle Bern (2024); Kunsthalle Basel (2023); Kunst Raum Riehen (2023); Kunsthaus Biel (2022); Lokal-int, Biel (2022); Giulietta , Basel (2021); WallStreet, Fribourg (2021); Stadtgalerie, Bern (2020); Riverside, Basel/Worblaufen (2020); Kunsthaus Langenthal (2018); La Rada, Locarno (2018); Kunstverein Freiburg (2017); Milieu, Bern (2017).
Daniel Kurth (b. 1985, CH) lives and works in Basel. Kurth holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Institute of Art in Basel (2017) and a Bachelor’s degree in Music and Media Art from the Bern University of the Arts (2013).
His work has been presented in numerous exhibitions and screenings, including at SOLUTIONS ! Milano (2025); Kunsthaus Langenthal (2025); Kunsthalle Basel (2024); Kunsthaus Biel (2021); Kunstverein Frei- burg (2021); Kunst Raum Riehen (2020); Kunsthalle Bern (2019); Karlin Studios Prag (2016).
Stretcher presents an ongoing series of artist editions. As a not-for-profit project, Stretcher directs sixty percent of proceeds to the artists, with the remainder reinvested into upcoming initiatives. This model supports collaborating artists and enables us to work on special projects, including those that may not be eligible for public funding. Stretcher Editions by Margherita Raso, Mia Sanchez, Virginie Sistek, Karin Borer, and Daniel Kurth.
Daniel Kurth (*1985, Switzerland)
Schere Klasse Kapital 2024
4K video, color, sound, poem
07 min. 52 sec.
Edition of 3 + 1 AP
EUR 2600
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In the work Schere Klasse Kapital, image and text unfold in mirrored rhythms. In words borrowed from economic and social theory, a poem speaks of modern myths and narratives. It speaks of inherited architectures: structures of wealth, of belief, of effort rendered invisible. Two cities emerge through a crystal ball, one in color, the other negative. A gaze from another world, into another version of time. Public space becomes a stage where systems of power, aspiration, and disillusionment silently perform and compete. The rhythm belongs to the architecture.
Daniel Kurth (b. 1985, CH) lives and works in Basel. Kurth holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Institute of Art in Basel (2017) and a Bachelor’s degree in Music and Media Art from the Bern University of the Arts (2013).
His work has been presented in numerous exhibitions and screenings, including at SOLUTIONS ! Milano (2025); Kunsthaus Langenthal (2025); Kunsthalle Basel (2024); Kunsthaus Biel (2021); Kunstverein Frei- burg (2021); Kunst Raum Riehen (2020); Kunsthalle Bern (2019); Karlin Studios Prag (2016).
Zeitsparkasse
with contributions by Rosa Aiello, Benedikt Bock, Karin Borer, Olga Hohmann, Gilles Jacot, Chantal Kaufmann, Daniel Kurth, Margherita Raso, Mia Sanchez, Virginie Sistek
2025
76 pages
Edition of 100
CHF 15
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Zeitsparkasse
with contributions by Jiajia Zhang, Angharad Williams, Hanna Weinberger, Michael Ray-Von, Lucia Elena Průša, Benedikt Bock, Steve Bishop
2023
56 pages
Edition of 100
CHF 15
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Stretcher is an exhibition project and more, founded in 2023 by the artists Karin Borer and Daniel Kurth. The project is part of the collectively run InfoSpace which is located in the building of the studio community ADW11 in Basel, Switzerland.
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