Angelika Krebs-Schori
Angelika Krebs-Schori works as an artist and researcher at the intersection of art, architecture, and society. Her research focuses on spatial structures, micro-architectures, and urban in-between spaces, as well as the forms of publicness that emerge within them. Her work is shaped by a philosophical interest in perception and spatial experience. In her artistic practice, she often develops works in installative and site-specific formats, combining precise spatial interventions with questions of materiality, light, color, and atmosphere. She is particularly interested in how everyday spatial situations shape perception and how these can be artistically condensed and rendered newly legible. Her works are shown nationally and internationally in exhibitions and projects; she is represented by galleries in Basel and New York.
Doctoral Project
Curating Kiosks: Micro-Architectures between Art, Society, and Politics
Abstract
Across numerous European cities, a unique form of artistic spatial appropriation has emerged in recent years: former kiosks, as relics of 20th-century consumer-oriented urban architecture, are increasingly being transformed into temporary spaces for contemporary art and social interaction. These architecturally and symbolically charged microstructures, once sites of fast consumption and informal exchange, are being culturally redefined and reactivated. This dissertation explores the phenomenon of so-called art kiosks as artistic interventions in public space, examining how they operate simultaneously as aesthetic displays, social sculptures, and urban infrastructures. By focusing on their appropriation through artistic and curatorial practices, the project investigates the social, political, and affective dimensions embedded in these spaces.
The analysis pays particular attention to the architectural logic of kiosks—standardized mobile or site-bound structures whose permeability and visibility shape the experience of art and public engagement. Positioned between public and private spheres, these spaces embody a tension that is both spatial and symbolic. Grounded in contemporary art history and artistic research, the project interrogates the forces behind these transformations: Who initiates and sustains these art spaces? Are they grassroots interventions or part of institutional urban strategies? What alliances and funding logics support them? By analyzing art kiosks as hybrid formats—between infrastructure, curatorial display, and participatory platform—the study seeks to expand current understandings of exhibition practice beyond conventional institutions. It contributes to the discourse on alternative modes of presentation and reflects critically on the relationship between art, space, and society in the 21st century.
Supervisors
PD Dr. Yvonne Schweizer, University of Bern, Institute of Art History
Prof. Dr. Tine Melzer, Bern University of the Arts