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Time flies: A year ago, I joined 13 other artists at what would become a life-changing residency in Hungary.

We lived together. Learned together. Created side by side. I remember fondly our unique personalities just as I would characters in a timeless epic. We became a strong herd, brought together by the vision of Szmrecsányi Veszely Beáta (@szmrecsanyi.veszely.beata) and Szmrecsányi Márton (@mszmrecs), founders of the Horse and Art Research Program (HARP).

On Day 10 of the HARP residency (July 26, 2025), we showcased our work at the culminating “International Artist Residency Jubilee Exhibition” at the Lovarda Gáleria, celebrating the program’s 10 year anniversary. Here is the art by the women I worked alongside for 12 intensive days:

🤩 I recommend following each and every one of them!

Image 1: Szia! It’s me 😊 (completing final touches to my first-ever scroll).

2: Laura Merz (@lauramerzz)

3: Onongua Enkhter (@ononguaenkhtur)

4: Sophy Brown (@sbsoapbox)

5: Julianna Poldi (@juliannapoldi)

6: Kim Badira Kwaaitaal (@kimbadirakwaaitaal)

7: Priska Engelhardt (@pre___________________)

8: Samara Johnson (@samaratjohnsonart)

9: Solweig von Kleist (@solilart)

10: Hillary Jane Curtis-Hardcastle (@hillary.curtis.hardcastle)

11: Zoë Hawker (@zoe_hawker)

12: Kaori Kodama (@kaorikodama12)

13: Luca van de Laar (@lucafay)

14: Nina Vermeulen (@vermeulennina)

📸 Photos courtesy of (1-13) Mráz Edina and (14) Angela Han

🐴 About the Residency:

The Horse and Art Research Program (HARP) is a unique residency program since 2015 and was established for those interested in combining equine knowledge and visual arts. The intensive summer courses include theory, lectures, talks and discussions, daily practice and lessons of horsemanship, horse archery and riding, as well as the opportunity to make studio-based work. @szmrecsanyi.veszely.beata @mszmrecs @tbet.tina

🔗 Learn more about HARP: Visit link in bio!

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Still smiling after such a beautiful festival. 🥹 New memories, new friendships, and countless inspiring moments with people brought together by a shared passion for animation. What a privilege to be part of this wonderful community. 🫂✨
#animation #cartoonmill #animationworkshop #animationresidency #türkiye

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Solweig’s Open Studio.

Solweig von Kleist is a German-born visual and animation artist living in France. Her practice connects hand-drawn animation with contemporary installations and performances, and her work has been shown internationally and on platforms such as ARTE and Channel 4.

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Animation workshop
With Solweig Von Kleist at “IN Art Space”

📆March 3

10:30 AM - 12 PM

📍IN Art space

Limited spots available

For registration & coordination: 91106207

Looking forward to seeing you.

@solilart @in_artspace

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Solweig von Kleist is a German-born visual and animation artist living in France. Her practice connects hand-drawn animation with contemporary installations and performances, and her work has been shown internationally and on platforms such as ARTE and Channel 4.

Recently, she has returned to her long-standing fascination with horses, exploring the bond between humans and horses through drawing and moving images. Inspired by the Arabian horse and its cultural significance in Oman, she aims to develop new research-based works during her residency, where she is currently in residence at IN-Artist Residency in Muscat

@solilart

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Solweig von Kleist is a German-born visual and animation artist living in France. Her practice connects hand-drawn animation with contemporary installations and performances, and her work has been shown internationally and on platforms such as ARTE and Channel 4.

Recently, she has returned to her long-standing fascination with horses, exploring the bond between humans and horses through drawing and moving images. Inspired by the Arabian horse and its cultural significance in Oman, she aims to develop new research-based works during her residency, where she is currently in residence at IN-Artist Residency in Muscat
@solilart

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EMA - In ancient Japan, horses were believed to be sacred animals that could carry message between humans and the gods.
People offered horses to Shinto shrines as a way to pray for things like rain, good harvests, or protection. Because horses were valuable, over time people began offering pictures of horses instead - this became the origin of ema, or “horse picture.”

I decided to collect the horses story from the everyone. We are artists from various countries who are interested in horses for various reasons. Horses are what connect us.

I brought EMA plates from Japan and I asked everyone to tell me stories about horses in their native languages.
Many beautiful stories were collected. I drew pictures to accompany them. One of the characteristics of EMA is anonymity. I think this mysteriousness is also connected to anonymity.

I know EMA are used for prayers, but don’t you think these unique stories also feel like prayers to nature, horses, and the wild?

I would like to thank all the artists who wrote their beautiful stories, as well as Beáta and Marton.

#HARP #horseandartresearchprogram

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CINÉ FAMILLES / TOMI UNGERER

[English below] Séance complète pour le programme de Ciné Familles au Musée Tomi Ungerer - Centre international de l’illustration @museetomiungerer à Strasbourg, en partenariat avec le CEAAC @ceaac ! Avec la participation géniale de Solweig von Kleist qui a présenté sa pratique de gravure sur pellicule, mais aussi les films d’Elena Duque, Len Lye, Norman McLaren, Laura Ginès, Kijek/Adamski, Jean-Michel Bouhours et Solweig von Kleist.

[Eng] Full house for the Ciné Familles programme at the Musée Tomi Ungerer - International Center for Illustration @museetomiungerer in Strasbourg, in partnership with CEAAC @ceaac! With the brilliant participation of Solweig von Kleist, who presented her practice of engraving on film, as well as films by Elena Duque, Len Lye, Norman McLaren, Laura Ginès, Kijek/Adamski, Jean-Michel Bouhours and Solweig von Kleist.

@elenaduque @cinedocpfc @lauraginespuntcom @kijekadamski @bouhours_jm @lightcone_officiel @solilart

Sur une invitation / on the invitation of Anna Sailer @museesdestrasbourg
Photos: Alice Motard, Anna Sailer, Marie-Luce Schaller, Marie-Pierre Bonniol
Info: https://ceaac.org/fr/cine-familles/

#cinefamilles #muséetomiungerer #ceaac #strasbourg #filmexperimental #experimentalfilm

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CINÉ FAMILLES / MUSÉE TOMI UNGERER

Ce dimanche 23 mars, je présente à 15:30 une séance de films expérimentaux et de vidéos d’artistes sur l’illustration, la peinture, les formes et les métamorphoses pour le jeune public (à partir de 3 ans) et leurs familles au Musée Tomi Ungerer / Centre International de l’illustration à Strasbourg @museetomiungerer autour de l’exposition Évidence.

Avec des films de Norman McLaren, Len Lye, Elena Duque, Laura Ginès, Jean-Michel Bouhours, Solweig von Kleist et Kijek/Adamski. La séance se déroulera en présence de Solweig von Kleist qui présentera sa pratique de dessin sur pellicule pour le film Flow of Life (dernière image).

· Le Merle, Norman McLaren (Canada, 1958, 4’) @cinedocpfc
· Rainbow Dance, Len Lye (Grande-Bretagne, 1936, 5’) @cinedocpfc
· Para Sonia, Elena Duque (Espagne, 2023, 6’22) @elenaduque
· Estudi VI, confinament primer, Laura Gines (Espagne, 2021, 58’’) @lauraginespuntcom
· Noces de sang, Jean-Michel Bouhours (France, 2023, 5’) @bouhours_jm @lightcone_officiel
· Flow of life, Solweig von Kleist (France, 2022, 6’27) @solilart
· Katachi, Kijek/Adamski, video pour Shugo Tokumaru (Pologne, 2013, 3’05) @kijekadamski

Attention, ce programme n’est pas adapté aux personnes épileptiques et photosensibles.

Tarif : Entrée du musée
En partenariat avec le CEAAC @ceaac
@museesdestrasbourg

Plus d’informations : https://www.musees.strasbourg.eu/evenement/-/entity/id/525756968

#cinefamilles #museetomiungerer #ceaac #strasbourg #museesdestrasbourg #filmexperimental #mariepierrebonniol #normanmclaren #lenlye #elenaduque #lauragines #jeanmichelbouhours #solweigvonkleist #kijekadamski

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A piece of film from The Flow of Life (France, 2022, 6’27) by Solweig von Kleist @solilart shown during Vidéo Volcan in Le Havre last week @levolcan_lh. The film will also be soon shown at Musée Tomi Ungerer - Centre international de l’illustration in Strasbourg @museetomiungerer for Ciné-Familles on Sunday March 23rd.

The transparent 35mm film has been gilded with 24-carat gold leaf. 10 drawings = 1 second of film = 3200 drawings = 42 meters. Drawing frame by frame from imagination. Engraved with a sewing needle.
And the beauty of the morning under dozens of centimeters of snow in Berlin.
Thank you!

#theflowoflife #solweigvonkleist #experimentalfilm

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