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decentralized art space
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@anaisnio @martina_lussi

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Basel! Join @back.yardsociety ‘s event this week! My work „City Dust“ is still on view ✨
19.09.2026, 5pm with drinks and food
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Playing House
First Round

Bianca Pedrina
City Dust Shanghai, 2023
415×240 cm
SEM images from treet dust collected in Basel, 2026
Size Variable

Dust deposits from the city and its periphery are clearly visible on the "outer skin" of its buildings. They consist of materials from human activity, such as tyre wear, as well as organic materials, like fungal spores and human skin cells.The city and its inhabitants are inextricably linked: we become part of the city as we shed our skins, and in return, we breathe its air, and the city becomes part of us.

Thanks for the invite @anaisnio !

#citydust #dust #SEM

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Playing House
First Round

A house.
A wild garden.
A bee colony.
Forgotten toenails in a drawer.
A parked silver Citroën DS.
25 metres of LED lights.

A summer opening at 14°C with bouchée à la reine.
A double rainbow.
Our pink bar.

Five artists.

A Dog Days BBQ at 38°C.
Two live performances.
A giant watermelon and a garden shower.

Planning, organizing, driving, curating, performative hosting, caring and loving.

More to come.

Grateful to everyone who supported and helped this process, who came, and who cared.
❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

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some new and old mean girls on view @back.yardsociety
Playing House 2026
thanks to @anaisnio
and thanks to @ahck._ for the documentation

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Over the past weeks—and months—I’ve been busy co-initiating backyard society (@back.yardsociety) together with Martina Lussi (@martina_lussi).

A decentralized, nomadic art space that connects artistic, sonic, and social practices in ever-changing spaces. With a focus on community, experimentation, and exchange, it creates room for connection and collaboration. Exhibitions, performances, and encounters unfold in diverse settings.

We’ve been planning, organizing, staging, curating, caring, and hosting our first show:

She Takes the Space—She Holds the Room, which opened on June 5.

This FLINTA* exhibition features works by Sara Gassmann, Laura Mietrup, Katrin Niedermeier, Sarina Scheidegger, Gloria Tomasini, Samantha Zaugg und Selina Zürrer and held performances by Samantha Zaugg, Agnes Leclaire & Ligia Tarcea and Sarina Scheidegger.

We activated our first location—a house in Arlesheim (BL).

We are thankful for all the help and the support we got along the way.

I’m happy to share a few impressions from this beautiful opening, which truly warmed my heart and made it all worthwhile.
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📸 all (except 1,2,6,11) Johannes Schäfer

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Encountering our first space <3 #backyardsociety #unfolding #decentralizedartspace

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backyard society is a mobile art space project by Martina Lussi and Anaïs Strübin that combines artistic, sonic, and social practices. Exhibitions, performances, and encounters take place in changing spaces - with a focus on community, experimentation, and networking. A place for exchange, togetherness, and new connections. @back.yardsociety @martina_lussi @anaisnio

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