Group show
Some Poems Make Sense
30.10.26–8.1.27
Co-curated by Isabel Balzer and Pavel Kovalenko
Opening: Thursday, October 29, 18–20h
Studio Visit at Dreispitz – Coffee & Cake: Sunday, November 8, 15–17.30h
With Mariejon de Jong-Buijs, Janik Bürgin and Lyazzat Khanim
RSVP by November 5:
Studio Visit at Hafenateliers Birsfelden – Apéro: Tuesday, November 24, 18–20h
With Simone Thiele and Gaby Fust
RSVP by November 19:
Exhibition Tour & Apéro – Till Langschied: Thursday, December 3, 18h
Join us for a guided tour of Till Langschied’s exhibition Kritische Gegebenheiten im Inneren at Peripherie 8 in Basel, followed by an Apéro.
Lost in Representation: Friday, December 18, 18–20h
A conversation between artists, curators and the audience at the gallery, in German and English, followed by an end-of-year Apéro.
Are We Being Literal?: Tuesday, January 5, 18–20h
A conversation between artists, curators and the audience at the gallery, in German and English.
Finissage: Friday, January 8, 17-19h
Closing event with a performance by Mirjam Spoolder at 18h
„Some Poems Make Sense“, 2026, Exhibition view, See you next tuesday, Basel, CH
Image credits: Leah Studinger
„Some Poems Make Sense“, 2026, Exhibition view, See you next tuesday, Basel, CH
Image credits: Leah Studinger
„Some Poems Make Sense“, 2026, Exhibition view, See you next tuesday, Basel, CH
Image credits: Leah Studinger
„Some Poems Make Sense“, 2026, Exhibition view, See you next tuesday, Basel, CH
Image credits: Leah Studinger
„Some Poems Make Sense“, 2026, Exhibition view, See you next tuesday, Basel, CH
Image credits: Leah Studinger
„Some Poems Make Sense“, 2026, Exhibition view, See you next tuesday, Basel, CH
Image credits: Leah Studinger
„Some Poems Make Sense“, 2026, Exhibition view, See you next tuesday, Basel, CH
Image credits: Leah Studinger
With works by:
Laura Badertscher, Annette Barcelo, Ana Brankovic, Janik Bürgin, Lorenza Diaz, Brian Duggan, Carla Blanca Corminboef, Lena Laguna Diel, Gaby Fust, Klara Hobza, Inka ter Haar, Luzia Imhof, Mariejon de Jong-Buijs, Lyazzat Khanim, Till Langschied, Sabine Mayer, Laura Mietrup, Veronika Moshnikova, Natalia Peredvigina, Raphael Reichert, Finja Sander, Petra Soder, Mirjam Spoolder, Olga Tatarintsev, Simone Thiele, Judith Trepp, Helen von Burg, Ana Vujić, Ibtisam Tasnim Zaman, Yota Tsotra
Others resist interpretation, unfold slowly, or remain beautifully unresolved.
Bringing together 30 artists originating from 10 countries, «Some Poems Make Sense» approaches the exhibition as a collection of distinct voices rather than a singular statement. Like an anthology of poems drawn from different places, languages, and times, the exhibition gathers artistic positions that exist alongside one another without necessarily sharing a common ground.
The exhibition proposes a space for encounters, unexpected affinities, contradictions, and individual readings. Each work speaks in its own language, while new meanings emerge through proximity, difference, and the gaze of the viewer.
Not everything needs to make sense in the same way.
Image: Ana Brankovic, Belonging is a Strange Feeling
Installation View, Morat-Hallen, Freiburg 2025, Foto: Marc Doradzillo
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