Kira Freije – “There’s an excitement of the unknown” | Turner Prize 2026 Nominee
Artist Kira Freije brings metal, fabric, plaster and found materials together to create sculptures that feel strangely human.
Working intuitively, Freije casts parts of her own body alongside the faces of people close to her, allowing figures to slowly emerge in the studio. She reflects on embracing the unknown, making works in relation to one another and the feelings she hopes they might evoke in those who encounter them.
0:00 Making and the possibilities of materials
0:44 Embracing the unknown
1:17 Building the body through materials
1:54 Casting bodies and faces
2:32 Looking, thinking and making
3:19 Unspeak The Chorus
3:48 Sculptures that exist together
4:18 Strange, but very human
The Turner Prize 2026 exhibition is on at MIMA 26 September 2026 – 28 March 2027. Find more details here: https://mima.art/news/artist-shortlist-revealed-for-turner-prize-2026/
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Working intuitively, Freije casts parts of her own body alongside the faces of people close to her, allowing figures to slowly emerge in the studio. She reflects on embracing the unknown, making works in relation to one another and the feelings she hopes they might evoke in those who encounter them.
0:00 Making and the possibilities of materials
0:44 Embracing the unknown
1:17 Building the body through materials
1:54 Casting bodies and faces
2:32 Looking, thinking and making
3:19 Unspeak The Chorus
3:48 Sculptures that exist together
4:18 Strange, but very human
The Turner Prize 2026 exhibition is on at MIMA 26 September 2026 – 28 March 2027. Find more details here: https://mima.art/news/artist-shortlist-revealed-for-turner-prize-2026/
Subscribe for weekly films: http://goo.gl/X1ZnEl
To license Tate films please email film.licensing@tate.org.uk
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