Tarik Kiswanson: Sculpting Rootlessness and Migration

Tarik Kiswanson, a Marcel Duchamp Prize laureate born to Palestinian parents in Sweden and now based in Paris, explores migration and rootlessness through sculptures, films, and installations. His work uses levitation as a metaphor for the immigrant condition, with pieces like the egg-like sculpture 'The Wait' (2023) suspended between walls. His film 'The Fall' (2020) stretches a boy's backward fall into a ten-minute sequence. Kiswanson began as a poet at age 13, later transitioning to visual art. He currently has a survey exhibition at Oakville Galleries in Ontario, a Villa Albertine residency in New York, and upcoming shows in Madrid and Frankfurt. His research includes furniture designers George Nakashima and Thomas Day, exploring creation amid oppression.