There is a particular form of exhaustion unique to Art Basel. Not physical exhaustion, though there is plenty of that — the endless circuits through Messeplatz, the strategic lunges toward collector breakfasts, the late-night migrations from riverside terraces to hotel bars.
Abi Joy Samuel is a London-based interdisciplinary artist working across sculpture, painting, photography, drawing and performance.
Unsettling juxtapositions, absurdity, humour, melancholy, the power of photography to document reality and visualise imagination — these are just some of the qualities that have defined Fotofestiwal over the past 25 years.