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Soft Machines

Exhibition · 12 Jul 2026 – 31 Aug 2026 · Halle 14

Soft Machines

Soft Machines gathers a small group of works around a single, patient idea.

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Selected works

From the curatorial programme

  • Untitled (Threshold)
    Lena Mara Lena Mara Lena Mara “Paint is time made visible — I keep the surface open until it decides.” View profile →

    Untitled (Threshold), 2023

    Oil on linen · 120 × 90 cm

    Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

  • Slow Field
    Lena Mara Lena Mara Lena Mara “Paint is time made visible — I keep the surface open until it decides.” View profile →

    Slow Field, 2022

    Oil on linen · 200 × 160 cm

    Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

  • Quiet Engine
    Tomas Reyes Tomas Reyes Tomas Reyes “A machine at rest still hums with everything it could do.” View profile →

    Quiet Engine, 2020

    Cast iron, brass · 90 × 40 × 40 cm

    Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

  • Indigo Ledger
    Amira Haddad Amira Haddad Amira Haddad “Every thread remembers the hand that pulled it.” View profile →

    Indigo Ledger, 2023

    Hand-dyed cotton, thread · 180 × 140 cm

    Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

  • Labour Map
    Amira Haddad Amira Haddad Amira Haddad “Every thread remembers the hand that pulled it.” View profile →

    Labour Map, 2024

    Wool, natural dye · 160 × 120 cm

    Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

  • Last Light, A2
    Jonas Vetter Jonas Vetter Jonas Vetter “The edges of a city tell the truth its centre hides.” View profile →

    Last Light, A2, 2023

    Archival pigment print · 90 × 110 cm, ed. 3

    Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

  • Persistence (still)
    Sofia Marchetti Sofia Marchetti Sofia Marchetti “I slow the image until the eye begins to doubt what it knows.” View profile →

    Persistence (still), 2024

    Single-channel video · Duration 9:32, ed. 5

    Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

  • Afterimage
    Sofia Marchetti Sofia Marchetti Sofia Marchetti “I slow the image until the eye begins to doubt what it knows.” View profile →

    Afterimage, 2023

    Two-channel video, sound · Duration 6:10, ed. 3

    Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

  • Diagram for Rain
    Kwame Osei Kwame Osei Kwame Osei “I map places that can't quite exist, so the real ones make sense.” View profile →

    Diagram for Rain, 2022

    Ink on paper · 50 × 65 cm

    Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

Available to acquire

Works for sale, with a current price

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Wax & Water
Lena Mara Lena Mara Lena Mara “Paint is time made visible — I keep the surface open until it decides.” View profile →

Wax & Water, 2024

Oil and wax on panel · 60 × 50 cm

Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

4062.72 EUR
Apparatus I
Tomas Reyes Tomas Reyes Tomas Reyes “A machine at rest still hums with everything it could do.” View profile →

Apparatus I, 2021

Steel, rubber, motor · 150 × 80 × 60 cm

Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

4062.72 EUR
Apparatus II
Tomas Reyes Tomas Reyes Tomas Reyes “A machine at rest still hums with everything it could do.” View profile →

Apparatus II, 2022

Aluminium, glass · 130 × 70 × 55 cm

Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

4062.72 EUR
Folded Hours
Amira Haddad Amira Haddad Amira Haddad “Every thread remembers the hand that pulled it.” View profile →

Folded Hours, 2022

Linen, silk · 100 × 80 cm

Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

4062.72 EUR
Ring Road
Jonas Vetter Jonas Vetter Jonas Vetter “The edges of a city tell the truth its centre hides.” View profile →

Ring Road, 2021

Archival pigment print · 80 × 100 cm, ed. 5

Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

4062.72 EUR
Substation
Jonas Vetter Jonas Vetter Jonas Vetter “The edges of a city tell the truth its centre hides.” View profile →

Substation, 2022

Archival pigment print · 60 × 75 cm, ed. 7

Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

4062.72 EUR
Slow Sun
Sofia Marchetti Sofia Marchetti Sofia Marchetti “I slow the image until the eye begins to doubt what it knows.” View profile →

Slow Sun, 2022

Video, light box · 80 × 60 cm, ed. 5

Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

4062.72 EUR
System for a City
Kwame Osei Kwame Osei Kwame Osei “I map places that can't quite exist, so the real ones make sense.” View profile →

System for a City, 2023

Ink and graphite on paper · 70 × 100 cm

Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

4062.72 EUR
Dream Cartography
Kwame Osei Kwame Osei Kwame Osei “I map places that can't quite exist, so the real ones make sense.” View profile →

Dream Cartography, 2024

Coloured pencil on paper · 56 × 76 cm

Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

4062.72 EUR
Field Notes
Lena Mara Lena Mara Lena Mara “Paint is time made visible — I keep the surface open until it decides.” View profile →

Field Notes, 2024

Oil on linen · 70 × 60 cm

Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

4062.72 EUR
Quiet Weave
Amira Haddad Amira Haddad Amira Haddad “Every thread remembers the hand that pulled it.” View profile →

Quiet Weave, 2023

Hand-dyed wool · 150 × 110 cm

Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

4062.72 EUR
Counter-Map
Kwame Osei Kwame Osei Kwame Osei “I map places that can't quite exist, so the real ones make sense.” View profile →

Counter-Map, 2024

Ink and graphite on paper · 60 × 80 cm

Courtesy the artist and Paris Talents.

4062.72 EUR

From the writing

Essays, interviews and research

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Working with artists, collectors and institutions.

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