Since 2006 in Berlin. Large scale installation work, city research of transformed spaces and art in public space since 2010. Text and video work, participative art. Exhibited in solo and group shows in Germany and abroad. Working at the intersection between the off scene, like the 48 hours Neukölln or house projects, and established institutions, like the Martin-Gropius-Bau or Berlinale. Part of circles of fellows across disciplines, like the fellows & friends community of the Hertie Foundation. Former professional chess player.
Artist Statement
My work is process driven, meaning prior research fuels my installation making, covering architecture, a sense of place or narratives of places and of people. I work with mixed materials, sometimes found at the location, other times materials that we cannot fully control, like the wind. The complex intricate processes of the making lead eventually to strong visual components in their end results. Sometimes living sculptures, including plants, or breathing works, set in motion by the passer by, participative art pieces or documentaries, my projects highlight the potential of spaces (sometimes) hidden in front of our eyes. My installations re-integrate objects and places into the visible landscape morphology and re-define them.
Study & Research
Installation Art & City Research at Bauhaus University Weimar
Master of Public Policy at Hertie School of Governance, Arts Policy and Art Spaces
Installation Art at Bard College Berlin
Grants & Co.
2018 Project Funding, “Along the lines”, Hauptstadtkulturfonds, Berlin
2016-18 Bauhaus Grant, installation art & city research, Berlin
2017 Welt.Raum.Bauhaus Grant, conference on urban aesthetics, Lahti & Helsinki
2016 IBA Grant, lab & residency, raumlabor & Wüstenrot Stiftung, Apolda
2009-10 Project Funding, “Asphalt Grün”, Hertie Foundation, Berlin
2007-09 Hertie Foundation Grant, graduate studies, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin
2006-07 ECLA Grant, graduate studies, Bard College Berlin
Solo Shows
2018 Along the Lines, various stations & former signal cabins of the Deutsche Bahn, Berlin & Erkner
2015 Arbeitstisch, Leben und Wohnen im Kiez e.V., Berlin
2014 Halle 125, Kunst am Spreeknie Festival, Reinbeckhallen, Berlin
2013 Just another Boat, Round the Corner Gallery, Lisbon
2012 Flying Ships, 48H Neukölln Festival; Prachtsaal Neukölln, Berlin
2010 Asphalt Grün, Peter-Behrens-Halle, Plattenvereinigung, Berlin
Selected Group Shows
2017 Follow the Line & Bloch Aufzüge, installations designed together with André Stache, Exhibition Tracing Utopia, Löwenpalais (Stiftung Starke) & Biesdorf Schloss (ZKR), Berlin
2015-16 Read to Me in the Stars, Exhibition Antje Konservatorium, Antje Oeklesund, Berlin
2014 ABCedary, Exhibition More than a Million, GlogauAIR, Berlin
2013 Shipwreck, Exhibition Warp & Woof, It’s a Matter of Storytelling, District Berlin
2013 Zerbrechlich, Exhibition Factory Opening, Bard College Berlin
2013 Post It, Exhibition Personal Expressions, Hertie School, Berlin
Memberships
bbk Network for Art in Public Space
Berlinerpool Artists Network
Spotted by Locals Writers Network
Leben und Wohnen im Kiez e. V.
Inwole e. V.