The Contour of Luxury Fall/Winter 2018 | Page 342

How have you you transformed social media (Instagram) into into a search engine for for new new How have transformed social media (Instagram) a search engine material and and a way to showcase art? art? material a way to showcase JD JD Social media is an platform today to show who who you you are are and and what you you do do Social media is important an important platform today to show what to the world: collectors, new new collectors and and anyone interested in art. It is It a is great to the world: collectors, collectors anyone interested in art. a great opportunity for for artists, there are are maybe now now more artists with social media than opportunity artists, there maybe more artists with social media than before. This is how I discovered Henrik Uldalen who who did did our our first first solo solo exhibition before. This is how I discovered Henrik Uldalen exhibition back in June 2018. The The first first time time I saw his his work was was on Instagram. Instagram however, back in June 2018. I saw work on Instagram. Instagram however, is just an image and and first first meeting impression, it is it superficial, so it so is it maybe the the first first step step is just an image meeting impression, is superficial, is maybe when you you can can see see something interesting. We We are are doing some good business with social when something interesting. doing some good business with social media, it works well well with us, us, we we also also offer a virtual tour tour through our our website, which media, it works with offer a virtual through website, which helps people to see the the exhibition from anywhere in the world. helps people to see exhibition from anywhere in the world. What do you look look for when you you come across emerging artistic talent, and and what is the strategy What do you for when come across emerging artistic talent, what is the strategy behind promoting them? behind promoting them? I don’t really look for for anything , when I came across my my current show with I don’t really look anything , when I came across current show with Turkish artist Zumrutoglu , I was in Istanbul for for business and and discovered his his work, Turkish artist Zumrutoglu , I was in Istanbul business discovered work, I was straight away attracted by by his his paintings , so , I so was immediately in touch with I was straight away attracted paintings I was immediately in touch with him. It took us some months to get to know each other and and for for him him to trust me. me. We We him. It took us some months to get to know each other to trust opened in October his his first first solo solo exhibition Mirror of darkness and and we we had had a very opened in October exhibition Mirror of darkness a very successful show. It was a big risk risk because it is it not commercial , it , is it not decorative, successful show. It was a big because is not commercial is not decorative, he he is a is strong artist and and sometimes dark but but the the artworks sold to important a strong artist sometimes dark artworks sold to important collection and and also also to a to foundation in Mexico and and Taiwan. We We are are promoting them, collection a foundation in Mexico Taiwan. promoting them, but but we we give give them love love and and time and and maybe collectors feel feel that, that, our our business model them time maybe collectors business model is not commercial. is not commercial.