Therese Weber
Paper is commonly associated with fragility, lightness and the ephemeral. However, the fact that paper is robust, solid and mouldable is often overlooked. Pulp – the liquid mass of paper – is the basic building block of the art practice of Basel artist Therese Weber. It is always a new challenge to create expressive surfaces and shapes from the liquid mass and integrate it into her artitic practice. Only in the rarest of cases does the artist use paper as a background. She primarily works with various raw materials from nature, constantly experimenting and developing new paper fibre materials, creating sculptural installations for indoor and outdoor spaces and going into the landscape to create fleeting and unbounded sculptures. Weber also values the material for its cultural associations. This applies both to the works made in her studio as well as to the many works that have appeared on expeditions, excursions and projects. Working with paper and photography – both in art and research – took her abroad very early on. She began her research trips in the USA. Since then, she spent many months travelling in Asia, Eurasia and Australia.
Therese Weber (*1953) studied art at the College for Arts and Crafts in Berkeley, CA and at the Basel School of Design. She is Professor Emerita at the FHNW. Regular lecture cycles at universities and art institutes as a visiting professor and artist in residence took her to Tokyo (1992), Buenos Aires (1995) and Canberra (1996), among other places. From 1992-1996 she was founder and president of the International Association of Hand Papermakers and Paper Artists (IAPMA). In addition to numerous other national and international exhibitions, she has participated in the International Paper Biennials in Düren, Germany.
Therese Weber lives and works in Arlesheim and Hergiswil.
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Exhibitions & Projects
A SUMMER OF PERFECT BRIGHTNESS
Group show
5.7.–22.8.2024