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Jocjonjosch

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jocjonjosch is an English-Swiss visual arts collective based in London, Zürich, and the Valais canton of Switzerland. The three members of JocJonJosch are Joschi Herczeg (b. 25/12/1975, Switzerland), Jonathan Brantschen (b. 30/09/1981, Switzerland) and Jocelyn Marchington (b. 29/06/1976, England).

Work

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Their work finds its form in performance, sculpture, photography, video, drawing, painting, and books, with a focus on issues of identity, specifically the ambiguity between the individual and the group.[1][2]

Exhibitions

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In 2009 their work appeared in the Royal Academy of Arts' summer exhibition in London.[3]

JocJonJosh won the Manor Kunstpreis in 2013 which led to a solo exhibition in the Musée d'Art du Valais, Switzerland.[4]

Their work Eddy is included in the permanent collection of the Yorkshire Sculpture Park.[5]

References

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  1. ^ BBC News. "Three artists stitch themselves together". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Sculpture Shock". sculptureshock.rbs.org.uk.
  3. ^ "Making the grade at the Academy". 8 June 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  4. ^ Musée d'art Valais. "JocJonJosch: Hand in Foot". www.musees-valais.ch. Musées cantonaux du Valais. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  5. ^ "JocJonJosch: Eddy - Yorkshire Sculpture Park". ysp.org.uk.