For

Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it

Group exhibition
29.08.25 – 01.11.25

Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Jennifer Merlyn Scherler, Grave Friend (early generation, international version), 2025, 墓友 (early generation, Japanese version), 2025. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Jennifer Merlyn Scherler, Grave Friend (early generation, international version), 2025, 墓友 (early generation, Japanese version), 2025. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Jennifer Merlyn Scherler, Grave Friend (early generation, international version), 2025, hand-hammered silver, polyester textile, lace, stuffing, Japanese paper, 18 × 28 × 31 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Jennifer Merlyn Scherler, Grave Friend (early generation, international version), 2025, hand-hammered silver, polyester textile, lace, stuffing, Japanese paper, 18 × 28 × 31 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Jennifer Merlyn Scherler, 墓友 (early generation, Japanese version), 2025, hand-hammered silver, cotton textile, fake fur, lace, stuffing, Japanese paper, 12 × 19 × 33 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Jennifer Merlyn Scherler, 墓友 (early generation, Japanese version), 2025, hand-hammered silver, cotton textile, fake fur, lace, stuffing, Japanese paper, 12 × 19 × 33 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Melanie Jame Wolf, Threshold II (finite jest), 2025, fabric, wood, embroidery cotton, 300 × 380 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Melanie Jame Wolf, Threshold II (finite jest), 2025, fabric, wood, embroidery cotton, 300 × 380 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
SPORT, SPORT NPC-Model 1–3, CGI, UV-print on honeycomb cardboard, various dimensions. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
SPORT, SPORT NPC-Model 1–3, CGI, UV-print on honeycomb cardboard, various dimensions. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Melanie Jame Wolf, The Creep, 2024, single channel 4K video, colour, sound, 14 minutes 40 seconds. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Melanie Jame Wolf, The Creep, 2024, single channel 4K video, colour, sound, 14 minutes 40 seconds. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Melanie Jame Wolf, The Creep, 2024, single channel 4K video, colour, sound, 14 minutes 40 seconds. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Melanie Jame Wolf, The Creep, 2024, single channel 4K video, colour, sound, 14 minutes 40 seconds. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Mati Jhurry, duty free_Emirates Staff No.460596, 2025, Series of 9 photographs pulled from the archive of performance Emirates Staff no. 460596, digital print on paper, aluminium frame, 31 × 41 × 2 cm each. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Mati Jhurry, duty free_Emirates Staff No.460596, 2025, Series of 9 photographs pulled from the archive of performance Emirates Staff no. 460596, digital print on paper, aluminium frame, 31 × 41 × 2 cm each. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Mati Jhurry, duty free_Emirates Staff No.460596, 2025, Series of 9 photographs pulled from the archive of performance Emirates Staff no. 460596, digital print on paper, aluminium frame, 31 × 41 × 2 cm each. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Mati Jhurry, duty free_Emirates Staff No.460596, 2025, Series of 9 photographs pulled from the archive of performance Emirates Staff no. 460596, digital print on paper, aluminium frame, 31 × 41 × 2 cm each. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Mati Jhurry, duty free_Emirates Staff No.460596, 2025, Series of 9 photographs pulled from the archive of performance Emirates Staff no. 460596, digital print on paper, aluminium frame, 31 × 41 × 2 cm each. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Mati Jhurry, duty free_Emirates Staff No.460596, 2025, Series of 9 photographs pulled from the archive of performance Emirates Staff no. 460596, digital print on paper, aluminium frame, 31 × 41 × 2 cm each. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Mati Jhurry, duty free_Emirates Staff No.460596, 2025, Series of 9 photographs pulled from the archive of performance Emirates Staff no. 460596, digital print on paper, aluminium frame, 31 × 41 × 2 cm each. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Mati Jhurry, duty free_Emirates Staff No.460596, 2025, Series of 9 photographs pulled from the archive of performance Emirates Staff no. 460596, digital print on paper, aluminium frame, 31 × 41 × 2 cm each. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Mati Jhurry, duty free_Emirates Staff No.460596, 2025, Series of 9 photographs pulled from the archive of performance Emirates Staff no. 460596, digital print on paper, aluminium frame, 31 × 41 × 2 cm each. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Mati Jhurry, duty free_Emirates Staff No.460596, 2025, Series of 9 photographs pulled from the archive of performance Emirates Staff no. 460596, digital print on paper, aluminium frame, 31 × 41 × 2 cm each. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Mati Jhurry, duty free_Emirates Staff No.460596, 2025, Series of 9 photographs pulled from the archive of performance Emirates Staff no. 460596, digital print on paper, aluminium frame, 31 × 41 × 2 cm each. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Mati Jhurry, duty free_Emirates Staff No.460596, 2025, Series of 9 photographs pulled from the archive of performance Emirates Staff no. 460596, digital print on paper, aluminium frame, 31 × 41 × 2 cm each. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Sebastián Dávila, Modelo para una isla, 2025, cardboard, 250 × 130 × 100 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Sebastián Dávila, Modelo para una isla, 2025, cardboard, 250 × 130 × 100 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Sebastián Dávila, Modelo para una isla, 2025, cardboard, 250 × 130 × 100 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Sebastián Dávila, Modelo para una isla, 2025, cardboard, 250 × 130 × 100 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Sebastián Dávila, Modelo para una isla, 2025, cardboard, 250 × 130 × 100 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Sebastián Dávila, Modelo para una isla, 2025, cardboard, 250 × 130 × 100 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Sebastián Dávila, Modelo para una isla, 2025, cardboard, 250 × 130 × 100 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Sebastián Dávila, Modelo para una isla, 2025, cardboard, 250 × 130 × 100 cm. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Exhibition view, Wear a mask and your face grows to fit it, For, Basel. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
SPORT, SPORT NPC-Model 1–3, CGI, UV-print on honeycomb cardboard, various dimensions. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
SPORT, SPORT NPC-Model 1–3, CGI, UV-print on honeycomb cardboard, various dimensions. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
SPORT, SPORT NPC-Model 1–3, CGI, UV-print on honeycomb cardboard, various dimensions. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
SPORT, SPORT NPC-Model 1–3, CGI, UV-print on honeycomb cardboard, various dimensions. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Leon Höllhumer, Unter 18 Verboten, 2025, ceramic, glass, 30 × 30 × 2 cm each. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Leon Höllhumer, Unter 18 Verboten, 2025, ceramic, glass, 30 × 30 × 2 cm each. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Leon Höllhumer, Parrot the Parent, 2023, short movie, 18 minutes. with: Annina Machaz, Florentina Holzinger, Daniel Rajcsanyi, Philipp Pess, Annemarie Arzberger, Apokalypso Mike, Ingrid Dorfinger. music by Karolina Preuschl. Painshaver-Production Kamera, Set, costume, requisites. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Leon Höllhumer, Parrot the Parent, 2023, short movie, 18 minutes. with: Annina Machaz, Florentina Holzinger, Daniel Rajcsanyi, Philipp Pess, Annemarie Arzberger, Apokalypso Mike, Ingrid Dorfinger. music by Karolina Preuschl. Painshaver-Production Kamera, Set, costume, requisites. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Leon Höllhumer, Parrot the Parent, 2023, short movie, 18 minutes. with: Annina Machaz, Florentina Holzinger, Daniel Rajcsanyi, Philipp Pess, Annemarie Arzberger, Apokalypso Mike, Ingrid Dorfinger. music by Karolina Preuschl. Painshaver-Production Kamera, Set, costume, requisites. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel
Leon Höllhumer, Parrot the Parent, 2023, short movie, 18 minutes. with: Annina Machaz, Florentina Holzinger, Daniel Rajcsanyi, Philipp Pess, Annemarie Arzberger, Apokalypso Mike, Ingrid Dorfinger. music by Karolina Preuschl. Painshaver-Production Kamera, Set, costume, requisites. Photography: Gina Folly / all images copyright and courtesy of the artists and For, Basel

Fearing ridicule, the soldier in George Orwell’s Shooting an Elephant acts according to what his way too big mask, the role as an imperialist, demands of him: he kills the gently grazing elephant for no reason. In doing so, he confirms what the many eyes on his back expect of him. He remains authentic. According to Erving Goffman, authenticity is the confirmation of what is expected. What complicates the matter is the strong belief of genuinely being that way. By following a historically evolved idea, we inevitably grow into it. Following Judith Butler, the body becomes the embodiment of an idea that is so deeply ingrained that we succumb to the illusion of being the idea. Within this illusion, smartly dressed, smooth-operating company employees enter the war room to answer unresolved questions regarding their corporate design. The house of cards that shelters the idea is maintained through joint presentation and protected against harmful influences: After 9/11, Emirates staged security and luxury. Kuoni continued to advertise its destinations with beaches, sea, sun, adventure, and local hospitality. Ideas, infrastructures, objects, and environments form a dramatic network that is unfolding impact and creating reality. In the chain of influential actors, the power of individuals is limited—even the most heroic resistance is a myth that can survive at most as an idea or in the form of a cowboy costume—but there are many possibilities for play. Welcome!

Artists
Jennifer Merlyn Scherler, Melanie Jame Wolf, Sebastián Dávila, Leon Höllhumer, Mati Jhurry, SPORT

Curators
Matthias Liechti, Valerie Keller

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Teichgässlein 31
4058 Basel
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Published on: 30.09.25