Cate Wind
Cate Wind is a South African-born multidisciplinary artist based between Berlin and New York. Her practice explores themes surrounding the human condition. Through her investigations, she aims to question and highlight certain aspects of contemporary life—hoping to make us more aware of ourselves and the environments we inhabit. Wind’s work is primarily guided by the materials she chooses.
Her artwork often plays with light and shadow, creating a sense of movement and fluidity. She is particularly interested in translating the intangible—such as emotion and energy—into physical form. Repetition is frequently employed as a means to mirror and reflect aspects of nature within her practice. Her artwork offers a visualisation of a captured moment or feeling, giving shape to the immaterial.
Wind is also deeply engaged with the development of our current cultural climate. The constant change, consumption, and chaos of contemporary society often result in a disconnection from ourselves and our immediate surroundings. Incorporating this idea into her practice, Wind explores and questions the natural and human connection in the modern world.
Alongside her artistic practice, Wind embodies the intersection of artistry and entrepreneurship as the founder and CEO of WIN Creating Images, a packaging design and trend agency operating across four locations. The agency represents her vision of a diverse talent network where multiple disciplines join.
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Find out more about the artwork series “Hairy Times”:
Where does the past end and the future begin? Hairy Times captures the rhythm of Wind’s life, weaving together overlaid videos that preserve fleeting moments—snippets of memory suspended in time. These fragments come together to form a continuous sequence, a narrative of lived experience.
Wind is fascinated by the interplay of emerging technologies and traditional techniques as a lens to understand the present. 'Hairy Times’ delves into the delicate boundary between technology and nature, emphasising the importance of reconnecting with the natural world while navigating rapid technological evolution.
The title, ‘Hairy Times’, carries a dual meaning: it alludes to hair as a metaphorical measure of time’s passage and serves as a playful nod to the profound transformations we’re undergoing in the face of technological progress.
Details of “Hairy Times “
board, pigment, mineral powder, screens, video, wire
each panel: 130 x 154 cm (series of 4 can be displayed together or separately)
2024
Artist interview:
How would you describe your artistic practice?
My practice explores themes surrounding the human condition. Through my investigations, I aim to question and highlight certain aspects of contemporary life -hoping to make us more aware of ourselves and the environments we inhabit. My work is primarily guided by the materials I choose. In my artwork I often play with light and shadow, creating a sense of movement and fluidity. I am particularly interested in translating the intangible—such as emotion and energy—into physical form. Repetition is frequently employed as a means to mirror and reflect aspects of nature. My artwork aims to offer a visualisation of a captured moment or feeling, giving shape to the immaterial.
What concepts appear consistently in your practice?
I am deeply engaged with the development of our current cultural climate. The constant change, consumption, and chaos of contemporary society often results in a disconnection from ourselves and our immediate surroundings. Incorporating this idea into my practice, I explore and questions the natural and human connection in the modern world. I am also interested in the boundary between technology and nature, emphasising the importance of reconnecting with the natural world while technological evolution.
What techniques or materials do you frequently use?
My artwork ‘Hairy Times’ 2024, captures the blend of materials I am interested in most right now. Using mineral powder and vibrant pigments I create large scale organic fluid painting.The visual rhythm of my life is then weaved together using overlaid videos that preserve fleeting moments—snippets of memory suspended in time. These fragments come together to form a continuous sequence, a narrative of lived experience. I am fascinated by the interplay of emerging technologies and traditional techniques as a lens to understand the present.
Cate Wind