15.01.2025  •  Art NEWS

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'Home Is a Foreign Place' by Sandra Knecht – An Artistic Journey into Identity and Home. Exhibition in Basel and Artist's Book published by Hatje Cantz

Swiss conceptual and performance artist Sandra Knecht (*1968 in Zurich) has been exploring the concept of home for over ten years. For her, home is a dynamic, ever-evolving concept that is both individual and transient. Her art examines home from geographical, historical, sociological, and culinary perspectives.

The exhibition Home Is a Foreign Place at the Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger | KBH.G is an invitation into her universe. It portrays home as a feeling, a place, and a concept, addressing how our understanding of home changes and what significance it holds for human existence. The exhibition represents a culmination of Knecht’s decades-long work and intensive research and is her largest solo exhibition to date.

“The artist Sandra Knecht cannot be confined to a single category. No label can truly do her justice. This is proven by her project at the Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger I KBH.G. Home Is a Foreign Place is not simply an art exhibition, but a total work of art that incorporates multiple media and, above all, awakens the senses.”
— Raphael Suter, Director of Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger I KBH.G


Sandra Knecht’s path to art was unconventional: after more than 20 years as a social pedagogue, she began her studies in Fine Arts in 2011. In her work, often taking place in family kitchens, she built bridges through culinary traditions. These experiences have shaped her artistic practice, which manifests in various formats such as installation, photography, poetry, video, and culinary art. A central aspect of her work is culinary performance, where Knecht creates social sculptures. For this exhibition, she developed 32 taste profiles, each dedicated to an artist who has inspired her. These "recipe works" are part of the exhibition and reflect Knecht’s own artistic essence.

Another highlight is her long-term research project My Land Is Your Land, which Knecht has been conducting since 2014. A selection of 20,000 photographs documenting daily life in the Swiss town of Buus and the coexistence with animals will be presented in the exhibition. Knecht’s work encourages us to seek the unknown within ourselves. Food becomes a sensual experience, allowing the boundaries between self and other to dissolve.

A book on the exhibition, to be published soon by HATJE CANTZ, brings together numerous documents and works, including self-portraits, photographs, texts, and the taste profiles of the artists. It is a living archive that documents Knecht’s artistic practice and becomes physically tangible in the exhibition.

HOME IS A FOREIGN PLACE - SANDRA KNECHT
January 10 – April 27, 2025
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CREDITS
Photographer     Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger | KBH.G

 
'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

 
'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

 
'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

 
'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

 
'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

 
'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

 
'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

 
'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

 
'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

 
'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

 
'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

 
'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

'Home Is a Foreign Place' Sandra Knecht, Kulturstiftung Basel H. Geiger, 2025

 

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