Residency Dates
6 – 27 October 2025
Testimonial
"Thank you so much for a wonderful three weeks at Xenia! Spending time in the idyllic countryside and the beautiful studio gave me the space I needed to plan for my next series. I read, drew and walked. My baby and I liked meeting the animals and blowing dandelions. We watched the seasons change and the mushrooms grow as I reflected on my new role as mother and it slowly creeped into my artwork."
Bio
Born
1993,
London,
United Kingdom
About
Rosie Gibbens makes performances, videos, sculptures, drawings and photographs that feature her body. Using absurd humour, she explores the slippery overlaps between identity, labour and consumer desire. She often makes sculptures that combine household gadgets with sewn body parts. These are brought to life through low-tech chain reactions in the performances/ films. Rosie playfully blends bodies with objects to unpack and question the prospective future body as it becomes increasingly ‘optimised’ by technological augmentation. The mindset behind her work is of a nonsensical product demonstration combined with a perverse children's TV show.
If you would like to explore Rosie's work further, please visit her website here: www.rosiegibbens.com.
Residency Dates
6 – 27 October 2025
Artist Images
Residency images
Testimonial
"Thank you so much for a wonderful three weeks at Xenia! Spending time in the idyllic countryside and the beautiful studio gave me the space I needed to plan for my next series. I read, drew and walked. My baby and I liked meeting the animals and blowing dandelions. We watched the seasons change and the mushrooms grow as I reflected on my new role as mother and it slowly creeped into my artwork."
Born
1993,
London,
United Kingdom
About
Rosie Gibbens makes performances, videos, sculptures, drawings and photographs that feature her body. Using absurd humour, she explores the slippery overlaps between identity, labour and consumer desire. She often makes sculptures that combine household gadgets with sewn body parts. These are brought to life through low-tech chain reactions in the performances/ films. Rosie playfully blends bodies with objects to unpack and question the prospective future body as it becomes increasingly ‘optimised’ by technological augmentation. The mindset behind her work is of a nonsensical product demonstration combined with a perverse children's TV show.
If you would like to explore Rosie's work further, please visit her website here: www.rosiegibbens.com.
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