Erik van der Weijde – Nelore

NELORE - Erik van der Weijde
Nelore beef cattle was originally brought to Brazil from India. 
The Nelore has a distinct large hump over the top of the shoulder
and neck. They have long legs which help them to walk in water 
and when grazing. The Nelore can adapt to all except very cold 
climates. Brazil is the largest breeder of Nelore.

April 2012
24 pages, b/w offset print on 90 grs. Ag Capa paper ( Canary).
approx. 16x24cm
saddle stitched
Special Edition (of 15) includes a felt, handmade Nelore doll 
of approx. 28x30cm, made in collaboration with the 
artist's mother-in-law.
€ 8,00
€ 28,00 (spec.ed)

Petrit Halilaj – Kostërrc

Petrit Halilaj
Kostërrc
2011
pigment print on rag paper
42 x 60 cm
Edition of 10 plus 5 AP
€ 500

Kostërrc (CH), 2011 consists of a hole (600 x 400 x 230 cm high)
made in the Kostërrc hill in Kosovo. This hill is property of
the Halilaj family and the original location of the house where
 the artist was born.
The soil taken from the hole is transported to Basel, to nearly
 fill the booth at the fair. This “land for sale” relates both
to many personal and intimate questions which are integral to
the artist’s research, as well as to social and cultural
problematics linked to the newborn state of Kosovo and its
migration phenomena (with a particular relation to Switzerland). 



The huge effort required to move the soil also becomes a symbol
 of the difficulties of migration and integration, of the strong
 attachment to a culture which may become a self-detriment when
preserved in another culture. With the gesture of bringing a
piece of Kosovo to Switzerland, a country where one of the
larger foreign community is actually from Kosovo, the artist not
 only tries to move its land into other surroundings – following
 the dream of many of its inhabitants – but he also brings the
Kosovo community in Switzerland a little piece of their land.

The process shows all the difficulties related to migration, and
 the near-impossibility of preserving an integrity from one
context to another.

Vanessa Safavi – The best fisherman is not the one who catches the most fish but the one who enjoys fishing the most

The best fisherman is not the one who catches the most fish 
but the one who enjoys fishing the most




2011
Edition. Fluorescent light (orange - yellow - violet) 
Produced by CREATIVE MATCH KREUZBERG 2011 
for Vanessa Safavi - Chert gallery & Motto distribution, Berlin

15 x 20 cm circa
Ed. 30 - price on request

The piece 'The best fisherman is not the one who catches 
the most fish but the one who enjoys fishing the most' (2011), 
was originally produced for Vanessa Safavi's solo exhibition 
in Cape Town, South Africa (Pro Helvetia residency program, 
2011). 
The installation is composed of different colored neon lights 
in the form of the capital letter M. This simple shape refers 
to the way children commonly draw birds and consequently 
acts as a very frequently used and simple gesture. 
Simultaneously, the use of neon lights are reminiscent of 
marketing and advertising logos. On the occasion of 
Kreuzberg/CMK 2011 the installation is extended to an edition 
of 30 single pieces. In this context, the piece appropriates 
a new meaning; heavily reminding of the M from McDonalds - 
of which a restaurant was built in the middle of Kreuzberg 
a couple of years ago and causing a heated debate in the 
district - it symbolizes the increasing gentrification in 
the neighbourhood.

Erik van der Weijde – Bonsai

Erik van der Weijde
Bonsai, 2011

Special edition
offset print, 50 exemplars
46 x 64 cm
available at Motto Distribution
mottodistribution@gmail.com