For

Crisis Actor
Baker Wardlaw

Exhibition
18.05.24 – 29.06.24

Exhibition view, Baker Wardlaw, Crisis Actor, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Baker Wardlaw, Crisis Actor, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, mirror, 2023, hi-visibility paint on non structural walls of the exhibition space, variable dimensions. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, mirror, 2023, hi-visibility paint on non structural walls of the exhibition space, variable dimensions. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, (bit) apparatus, 2024, vauban barriers (BS), steel ballasts (VD), hardware, 110 x 250 x 250 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, (bit) apparatus, 2024, vauban barriers (BS), steel ballasts (VD), hardware, 110 x 250 x 250 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (bit) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (bit) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (bit) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (bit) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (bit) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (bit) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (bit) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (bit) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Baker Wardlaw, Crisis Actor, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Baker Wardlaw, Crisis Actor, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Baker Wardlaw, Crisis Actor, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Baker Wardlaw, Crisis Actor, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, (information exploit) apparatus, 2024, bead blast stainless steel, glass, cast aluminum, smd stencil, hardware, 100 x 70 x 30 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, (information exploit) apparatus, 2024, bead blast stainless steel, glass, cast aluminum, smd stencil, hardware, 100 x 70 x 30 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (information exploit) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (information exploit) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (information exploit) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (information exploit) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Baker Wardlaw, Crisis Actor, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Baker Wardlaw, Crisis Actor, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, (mass distinction) apparatus, 2024, vauban barriers (BS), steel ballasts (VD), hardware, variable dimensions. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, (mass distinction) apparatus, 2024, vauban barriers (BS), steel ballasts (VD), hardware, variable dimensions. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Baker Wardlaw, Crisis Actor, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Baker Wardlaw, Crisis Actor, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, (discrete auto evaluation) apparatus, 2024, second hand foil mirror: cut, folded, and reassembled, 166 x 500 x 4 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, (discrete auto evaluation) apparatus, 2024, second hand foil mirror: cut, folded, and reassembled, 166 x 500 x 4 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (mass distinction) apparatus, 2024, (discrete auto evaluation) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (mass distinction) apparatus, 2024, (discrete auto evaluation) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Baker Wardlaw, Crisis Actor, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Baker Wardlaw, Crisis Actor, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (mass distinction) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel
Baker Wardlaw, closeup of (mass distinction) apparatus, 2024. Photography: Gina Folly / Copyright and courtesy of the artist and For, Basel

Field training. Two teenagers sitting on a table, drinking beer. People in safety vests approach them. Smoke streams across the floor, a fireman crawls along the hose into the building, his face covered with a sheet. In The Scenario House, a quarreling couple is threatening each other with weapons, the door bursts open and bodies stream in, pushing the man to the ground. Crises are tested and overcome; real life is experienced at first hand. Recognizing patterns enables us to act. However, crises are not to be found in natural conditions. They have to be repeatedly retold, problematized and brought to attention, as only an established crisis provides the source and legitimacy for change: New boundaries can then finally be drawn and new orders established. So, the question is how something is turned into a problem and by whom. And whether we want to be part of the problem, which may not be a problem, or its solution. In case of doubt, the crisis actor offers emotional guidance, but can their acting always be trusted? If the formula is wrapped in the right algorithm, the proposal for problematization can cause leverage effect – in other words, whoever convinces the most wins. The use of dark patterns and other dubious methods are not only permitted, they are the norm. With a little bit of luck, it will work. Welcome!

Artist
Baker Wardlaw

Curators
Matthias Liechti, Valerie Keller

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Location

For
Teichgässlein 31
4058 Basel
Switzerland
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Website
https://for-space.ch

Published on: 30.05.24