Emma Pidré (ARG, CH)

Emmanuel Joan Ramon Pidré Starosta, also known as Emma Pidré, is an artist and curator from Buenos Aires, currently based in Basel. He holds a Diploma in Visual Arts from Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin and an MA from the Institute Art Gender Nature / FHNW Basel under Prof. Chus Martínez.

Pidré's installations explore power dynamics through the interplay of subject, object, and space, focusing on how cultural production mediates oppression and desire. His work blends digital and material elements, engaging with aesthetics of "low" and "high" culture to challenge societal norms and provoke reflection on identity, class, and the "Other."

Using tools like 3D design software, CNC machines, and laser cutting, Pidré incorporates materials such as wood, metal, and pop culture accessories like jewellery and tattoos. His art addresses alienation in a cognitive-capitalist society, exploring the intersections of technology, culture, and aesthetic codes.

Pidré's work has been featured in a solo show at CPU - Entorno para operaciones de arte contemporáneo (Buenos Aires) and in group exhibitions at Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art- LCCA (Riga), Sesc (São Paulo), Palace De Glace (Buenos Aires), EAC - Espacio de Arte Contemporaneo (Montevideo), La Chaufferie (HEAR) (Strasbourg), Kunst Raum Riehen (Basel), Kunsthalle Palazzo (Liestal), Kunsthaus Baselland (Baselland), Luigi Solito Gallery (Napoli), WAF Gallery (Vienna), LANDschafftKUNST Biennale IX (Brandenburg), Schau Fenster (Berlin), among others. As a curator, Emma Pidré has organised exhibitions at venues like Spoiler Aktionraum (Berlin), Erratum Gallery (Berlin), WAF Gallery (Vienna), T-R-I-N-I-D-A-D Gallery (Oaxaca), Mindpirates Projektraum (Berlin) and Panoramica Festival (Buenos Aires).