Noa Ry · Winner Collectors Art Prize
I was born in 1979 and grew up in a small town in the Swiss canton of Aargau. I lived in a kind of commune with my patchwork family. I now live in Zurich. My father's work with computers in the 1980s paved the way for me to explore the relationship between humans and technology. I attended art school in Zurich at the age of 16, and I still live there today. I graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree at the age of 20. I completed my Master's degree in Cultural/Gender Studies at ZHdK when I was 27. This strongly influenced my worldview. Rather than simply reproducing the work of the great masters of contemporary cultural studies, I wanted to continue writing myself. In doing so, I developed the concept of 'Divorg — a dividing organism'.
Additionally, inspiration is literally stuck in my head. I suffer from schizoaffective disorder. I hear voices and see things that others don't. I hear distortions. The world collides, exploding and disintegrating into a thousand pieces — and with it, a thousand identities. On the one hand, this is a curse, but blessings follow hard work. Today, I see this great dimensionality as a significant source of artistic enrichment. Art helps me to cope with my illness. It enables me to express myself in a way that makes the world tangible and prevents me from becoming lost in my own universe. The tug-of-war between the 'inside' and the 'outside', and the power that arises from the struggle between identities, provides me with inspiration. This inspiration reflects the duality of 'analogue' and 'digital'. I have been exploring these fields for over 30 years, focusing on the fusion of humans and technology. It is important to me that barriers are broken down and interfaces are illuminated.
I work with a variety of materials. For physical works, these include pieces of computer circuit board, ceramics, silicon and technical elements. When it comes to digital works, I use various software and draw on my iPad, embracing both analogue and digital work processes without boundaries. Art is my weapon of choice when it comes to confronting the future.
order, 2025, digital painting_oil brushes, variable size:max 2m
erosion, 2022,computer circuit board pieces, silicon, clay, plaster, metal, barbie horse,102x140x31cm
underneath, 2022,computer keyboard, clay, silicon,56x43x20cm
"will you help me or not?!", 2025, digital painting_oil brushes, variable size:max 2m
evolution, 2022,computer circuits board pieces , clay, silicon, plastic plants,55x47x30cm
