Angharad Williams & Mathis Gasser - Hergest: Trem

Angharad Williams & Mathis Gasser 
Hergest: Trem
January 18–April 20, 2021

Swiss Institute is pleased to present Hergest: Trem, the first collaborative exhibition by Angharad Williams and Mathis Gasser in the United States. Trem, Welsh for “view” and “sight,” marks the sixth cycle of the artists’ ongoing Hergest project.

Since 2016, Williams and Gasser have staged a series of episodic installations across the United Kingdom and Switzerland under the title Hergest that draw upon their shared interests in folklore, mythology, science fiction and cinematic depictions of the near future. Both artists work jointly on all facets of their exhibitions, which feature original artworks, performances and found objects arranged as disquieting mises-en-scène. An ambiguous absence and preternatural forms distinguish Hergest: Trem, where visitors encounter a deteriorating ad hoc bar and recreation space occupied by an uncommon set of guests. Angharad Williams is an artist and writer who lives in Wales and Berlin. Recent solo projects, performances, and group exhibitions have taken place at KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin; Stadtgalerie Bern, Bern; Kunstverein Munich, Munich (all 2020); Haus zur Liebe, Schaffhausen; ICA, London; No Bounds Festival, Sheffield; Peak, London (all 2019); Radiophrenia, Glasgow; and Liszt, Berlin (both 2018). Forthcoming solo exhibitions will take place at Kevin Space, Vienna and MOSTYN, Llandudno.

Mathis Gasser is an artist who lives in London. Recent solo projects and group exhibitions have taken place at Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt; La Rada, Locarno (both 2020); Lady Helen, London; Haus zur Liebe, Schaffhausen (both 2019); Château d’Orion, Orion; Kunsthalle Palazzo, Liestal; Fig., Tokyo (all 2018); Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris; Cordova, Barcelona; Chewday’s, London; Kunsthaus Glarus, Glarus (all 2017); Piper Keys, London; Centre d’édition contemporaine, Geneva (both 2016). Forthcoming group exhibitions will take place at the Musée cantonal des beaux-arts Lausanne and Live in Your Head, Geneva. Hergest first took place at Glasgow International within the group exhibition Rough House, curated by the Woodmill, in 2016. Subsequent presentations took place at Wallriss, Fribourg (2016); Cell Project Space, London; Live In Your Head, Geneva (both 2018); and Josey, Norwich (2020).

This exhibition is organized by Daniel Merritt, Associate Curator.