On the occasion of their exhibition Did Habit Leave?, Cecilia Bjartmar Hylta and Samuel Hindolo talk to Eleanor Ivory Weber, who will begin by reading from one of her essays. The three artists then discuss the title and concept of the exhibition and provide insights into the production process. Bjartmar Hylta and Hindolo focus in particular on the overlaps between their respective practices, the dialogue that unfolds within the exhibition, and the relationship between the works and the surrounding space.

Cecilia Bjartmar Hylta (b. 1992 in Lund, Sweden) studied at the Cooper Union School of Art, the Milton Avery Graduate School of Art at the Bard College, and De Ateliers, Amsterdam. Recent group exhibitions include Galerie Buchholz, New York (2025); kunstbunker – forum für zeitgenössische kunst, Nuremberg (2025); Beau Travail, Stockholm (2025), and Cherry Hill, Cologne (2024). In 2023, her work was presented in the duo exhibition Questions for the Cast together with Sarah Rosengarten at diez, Amsterdam.

Samuel Hindolo (b. 1990 in Maryland, USA) studied fine arts at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the Milton Avery Graduate School of Art at the Bard College. Recent solo exhibitions include the two-part show Eurostar at Galerie Buchholz and 15 Orient, New York (2024), and parfum at Gladstone Gallery, Brussels (2022). Recent group exhibitions include Painting After Painting – A contemporary survey from Belgium at S.M.A.K., Ghent (2025), and The Gatherers at MoMA PS1, New York (2025). Last spring, Hindolo organized a group show at Galerie Buchholz, New York.

Eleanor Ivory Weber is a PhD candidate in arts and philosophy at the Royal Institute for Theatre, Cinema & Sound and the Vrije Universiteit Brussels. She is the author of notable essays on art published by Afterall, Collateral, Flash Art and The Renaissance Society. With Camilla Wills, she founded and directs Divided Publishing. Weber lives in Brussels.