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Nisha Merit

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A dramatic sky. strangers, holding on to one rope became one flock. One entity that moves in sync. A herd that watches out for one another.
Words that were written by someone 400 years ago. still true today.
Start small like the oak tree. Whistle. Be silly. Be brave. Try something new. Don’t be afraid to fail. Or be laughed at. Feel incredibly free and alive when you dared. Maybe even succeeded.
Share your mantra. Believe in magic. Just a little bit.

Thank you all for coming out. For joining *three gifts. Two skills and one spell.* and see you for the next one.

Love and gratitude to

@lilika_strezoska who captured my ephemeral practice so beautifully.
@_re_routing_ & @meritsworld for inviting me to lead a walk.
@tjioe.hecken & @dodopositano for including me in this years extraordinary @wehrmuehle & @artbiesenthal show.
Extra love to non-insta Ayla. None of this would exist without you 🧿
And to those listening to me when I question all I do thank you for keeping me going. You know who you are and your forehead kisses mean the world to me. 🤍 by @meritsworld

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16 days ago

Thanks to all who joined our afternoon of walk (& talk) actions at @artbiesenthal @wehrmuehle.

@theserendipist led us into the magical forest, where she shared 3 gifts. 2 skills: the medicinal values of Plantain and how to blow on whistle caps. And 1 spell: our very own sigils!

We picnicked and heard from @anatoly.shabalin.k and @nady.mirian on their practices involving hands, part of @_kolchina_’s art direction of the day.

Finally, we soft launched @walkingquestions by @helenaospinaa new t-shirts, that invite us to take a question on a walk. More on these soon!

Big thanks to the exhibition curators @tjioe.hecken + @dodopositano.
And dear @lilika_strezoska for the beautiful pictures.

A program by @_re_routing_ & @meritsworld taken in Wehrmühle by @meritsworld

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16 days ago

ReRouting → Wehrmuehle
🗓️ Sunday, 30 August
📍 Wehrmühlenweg 8, 16359 Biesenthal
Registration required - see link in bio!
Participation in the walks is free with a ticket to Sound Biesenthal at Wehrmuehle Museum.

Head out of Berlin and join us for a day in the countryside: artistic walks, a collective picnic, and catch the final day of Sound Biesenthal @artbiesenthal.

14:00 - 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙚𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙨 - 𝙩𝙬𝙤 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡 with Anna Maja Speiss @theserendipist #groupwalk
14:45 - 𝙀𝙓𝙏𝙍𝙀𝙈𝘼𝘿𝙐𝙍𝘼 with Galina Kolchina @_kolchina_ and program artists #walkthrough
15:15 - 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙋𝙞𝙘𝙣𝙞𝙘 (bring a picnic blanket and something to add to the spread) #picnic
16:00 - 𝙒𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙌𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 by Helena Ospina Lizarralde @helenaospinaa #tshirtlaunch #walkaction

More info on the walks and artists via link.

Walk program coordinated by Clementine Butler-Gallie & Nisha Merit @meritsworld.

Sound Biesenthal curated by Giallo Positano @dodopositano and Tjioe Meyer Hecken @tjioe.hecken
Hosted by @wehrmuehle and @artbiesenthal taken in Wehrmühle Biesenthal Location by @meritsworld

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154-NY exhibiting artist Dana Robinson featured in SLEEK and in conversation with Nisha Merit.

Nisha Merit:
What is your upcoming exhibition at 1–54 about?

Dana Robinson: I created a series of full-body portraits from advertisements, focusing on how Black excellence manifests – what it means and whether it even exists, or if it’s a construct shaped by white supremacist patriarchal culture. I think the idea of excellence can feel like a trap – like perfection, which isn’t really attainable. It’s defined differently by different people, so it’s elusive. To me, Black excellence might simply be people being themselves and feeling free. That’s not perfection, but self-possession. It’s powerful and allows more freedom when we realise there’s no fixed definition.

DM for available artworks by Dana Robinson and/or visit Kates-Ferri Projects at 154-NY booth #7 May 13 - 17th at the Starrett-Leigh Building

Swipe and/or Copy & Paste for full article: https://www.sleek-mag.com/article/in-conversation-with-dana-robinson/

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@154artfair taken in Kates-Ferri Projects by @meritsworld

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5 months ago

So honoured to have worked with @michelcomtestudio and @editionscomte for the exhibition Nostalgia of the Image, which I curated and produced.
Currently on show at SLEEK art space @sleekmag.

—— a selection:
Monumental - Marina Abramović, 2024
The Suffering, Attributed to Bernini, 2022
Sofia Coppola, 1993
Gary Oldman, 1992
Ryuichi Sakamoto,1992
Miles Davis, 1989
Diana Ross, 1992
Jeff Koons’ Self Portrait, 1992
Jeremy Irons, 1990 taken in Berlin, Germany by @meritsworld

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8 months ago

From a wedding to a wedding and all the love in between. One month homehome. And the sweetest compliment ever @alternative1987 “with you Joburg is more Joburg, without you Joburg is less Joburg”

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artwork @ Aaliyah Fakier-Alatovic by @meritsworld

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9 months ago

South Africa is #BIENALSUR! 🇿🇦💫

What does home mean for each of us? In what conditions do we all live?

With this question as a starting point, BIENALSUR presents ⚫️ HOGAR-IKHAYA, an intervention by @diegogmasera 🇦🇷, curated by @meritsworld 🇩🇪, at @niroxfoundation. This intervention is part of the Soil & Water exhibition, curated by @basaksenova and @thom.johan.

“The notion of home is integrated as a concern in this contemporary world, where more than 20% of the global population lives in precarious conditions. However, these precarious situations are also part of the environment, the habitat, and are also part of the condition of human dwelling”, says @wechslerd, artistic director of BIENALSUR.

Diego Masera’s work seeks to confront this reality with an intervention that points to the systemic problem of inequality and, at the same time, highlights beauty, resilience, and dignity.

🗓️ Until April 12, 2026
🔹 NIROX Foundation
📍 R540 Kromdraai Rd, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Sudáfrica está #BIENALSUR! 🇿🇦💫

En el marco de la celebración de su 10.º aniversario, BIENALSUR presenta ⚫️ HOGAR-IKHAYA, intervención de @diegogmasera 🇦🇷, con curaduría de @meritsworld 🇩🇪, en @niroxfoundation, que aborda la problemática del hogar y las condiciones de vida. Un trabajo que forma parte de la exposición Soil & Water, curada por @basaksenova y @thom.johan.

🗓️ Hasta el 12 de abril de 2026
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#BIENALSUR2025 #artecontemporáneo #contemporaryart #10añosBIENALSUR #BIENALSUR10years #Johannesburgo #southafrica

@wechlserd @untref @forodelsur taken in Johannesburg, South Africa by @meritsworld

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a year ago

South Africa is #BIENALSUR! 🇿🇦💫

As part of its 10th anniversary celebrations, BIENALSUR presents ⚫️ HOGAR-IKHAYA, an intervention by @diegogmasera 🇦🇷, curated by @meritsworld 🇩🇪, at @niroxfoundation. This intervention is part of the Soil & Water exhibition, curated by @basaksenova and @thom.johan.

Millions of people live in informal settlements made up of shacks: improvised structures assembled with whatever is at hand. An architecture of impermanence that reflects their socioeconomic challenges. Hogar, Diego Masera’s work, seeks to confront this reality with an intervention that points to the systemic problem of inequality and, at the same time, highlights beauty, resilience, and dignity.

📢 SAVE THE DATE ‼️ Opening: Saturday, November 1s, 11 a.m.
NIROX Foundation
📍 R540 Kromdraai Rd, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Sudáfrica está #BIENALSUR! 🇿🇦💫

En el marco de la celebración de su 10.º aniversario, BIENALSUR presenta ⚫️ HOGAR-IKHAYA, intervención de @diegogmasera 🇦🇷, con curaduría de @meritsworld 🇩🇪, en @niroxfoundation. Un trabajo que forma parte de la exposición Soil & Water, curada por @basaksenova y @thom.johan.

Millones de personas viven en asentamientos informales integrados por chozas: estructuras improvisadas ensambladas con lo que se tiene a mano. Una arquitectura de la impermanencia que refleja sus desafíos socioeconómicos. Hogar, la obra de Masera, busca confrontar esta realidad con una intervención que señala el problema sistémico de la desigualdad y, al mismo tiempo, resalta la belleza, la resiliencia y la dignidad; nvita a hacer una pausa para reconectarnos con nuestras comunidades –humanas y naturales–, recordándonos que somos parte de un todo.

📢 SAVE THE DATE ‼️P Inauguración: Sábado 1º de noviembre, 11 h
Fundación NIROX
📍 R540 Kromdraai Rd, Johannesburgo, Sudáfrica
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#BIENALSUR2025 #artecontemporáneo #contemporaryart #10añosBIENALSUR #BIENALSUR10years #Johannesburgo #southafrica

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@wechlserd @untref @forodelsur taken in Johannesburg, South Africa by @meritsworld

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by @meritsworld

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This exhibition has drawn me into a state of experience that is hard to come by. One could argue that sound and video scapes, in particular, tend to wrap the experience of art around your physical senses by nature of their expansion in space, yet not all do so in that way or to that extent.
I don’t often get annoyed with fellow visitors moving through an exhibition; in fact, I tend to enjoy the dynamic of bodies, words, and objects. But this time, every human body turned into an intense disruption. Mind you, the rooms in @haus_der_kunst are massive. The height is impressive, the doorways and spacious walls are magnificent, in which even large-scale installations like Philippe Parreno’s „Voices“ have enough space to show not only the sheer scale but also the intricate technical details of its production. And yet standing, walking alone amongst these constructions is a whole other level.
I found myself in a continuous teetering on the precipice of fear, mechanical power, surveillance, and control - balanced against the sweet lure of perfection, intelligence, and the excitement of more. Dependency and connectedness, massive cables that determine movement, hold the fragility and preciousness of life - machine and human - the continuous performance and repetition, computing, breathing, systems.
The voices in the soundscapes mostly distant and whispery, carrying the confidence of an all-knowing entity making me turn my head to hear better. But in what direction? Sitting in a construction of moving speakers, of expanding and subtracting sound, in a dark soft environment (not) off this world. taken in Haus der Kunst by @meritsworld

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2 years ago

A promenade into the latent space in flux. Space is a funny thing. I feel like an alien in what is supposed to be familiar but also just standing in the middle of this somewhere blows my mind. by @meritsworld

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2 years ago

There is such a nostalgic moment in developing analog film. No time stamp, pin or any metadata but the frame, the memory of a moment. The granular surface makes it seem as if from a different time, era, world?
Cute moments, beautiful people ✨ by @meritsworld

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