URSULA
CHRISTEL
MULTIDISCIPLINARY ARTIST
“Inclusion is not bringing people into what already exists; it is making a new space, a better space for everyone.” - George Dei (2006)
“If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” ― Shirley Chisholm
“Diversity doesn't look like anyone. it looks like everyone.” ― Karen Draper
"And art is generosity, it's not about getting...
it's much, much stronger to give than it is to get."
- Richard Tuttle (Village V, 2023)
“At a time of global disorder, the role, the voice and the responsibility of the artist are more crucial than ever before within the framework of contemporary debates.” - Christine Macel
(Curator of Venice Biennale 2017, chief curator Pompidou Center, Paris)
Inclusion & Interconnectedness
My work is grounded in the belief that everything is connected — that our identities, experiences, and environments are interwoven in ways that shape how we see and are seen. I approach inclusion not as a checklist of differences, but as a deep recognition of intersectionality — the complex, layered nature of identity and experience.
Through my art, I explore the philosophical and spiritual idea of interconnectedness: how personal narratives, collective histories, and the natural world inform and reflect one another. Each piece is a conversation between the individual and the collective, the visible and the unseen.
By embracing this perspective, I aim to create spaces where viewers can feel both seen and connected — not in spite of their differences, but because of them.
