SÉVERIN GUELPA — SUPERMARKET

Guelpa’s work focuses on social and economic issues linked to land and its resources. For the Joshua Treenial, he references Native American culture and the centrality of clay to civilization. His installation combines small and large sculptures inspired by Native American pottery, accompanied by documentation on the role that land and clay play today in indigenous communities. The work is intended to be a bridge between the past, present, and future. Geneva-based Guelpa is the founder of the artist collective MATZA, which brings together communities of artists and scientists to work on concrete problems in specific locations, one being the Mojave Desert.

Artist website: guelpa.ch