mail@milenanaef.com
currently in Switzerland
I am fascinated by the thought that our bodies stand in a constant ‘choreography’ with their environment. Due to the inevitable presence of our bodies, I believe that we define ourselves through the constant interaction we are forced to have with our surroundings. Our own creations have allowed us to appropriate, to cultivate and to reflect upon the spaces we inhabit. The ability to shape and to manipulate materials impacts ourselves through the physical exploration in itself. I consider this interactive exploration as a reflection on ourselves as a material.
When do structures inhibit or liberate us and our physical form?
What is the consequence of the fact that our bodies are always ‘filling space’?
Upcoming and ongoing Exhibitions
Exhibitions
'One eye and two takes on vulnerability', Lumen Travo, Amsterdam - Duo show with Matea Bakula, 2020
Art Rotterdam with Lumen Travo Gallery, NL, 2020
'Prospects & Concepts' (Mondriaan Fonds), Art Rotterdam, NL, 2020
Glass Generations 2019, Alter Hof Herding, Coesfeld/Lette, Germany, 2019
New Horizons, Museum Jan van der Togt, Amstelveen, The Netherlands, 2019
Balanceakte / Balancing Acts, Springhornhof, Neuenkirchen (Soltau), Germany, 2019
'Jonge Beelden', Beelden in Leiden, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2019
'Sculpting the Body', ad/ad - Project Space, Hannover, Germany, 2018
'Prosecute my Posture', Garage Rotterdam, Rotterdam, 2018
Studio Oliver Gustav, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018 // Solo Show
Kunst op de Koffie, Arnhem, 2017
'Staging the Inhabitable', Theater 't Fijnhout, Amsterdam, 2017
Art4More Festival, Athens, Greece, 2017
'The principle of least effort' at Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, 2017
Physical Space, SCHUIT, Utrecht, 2017
Amsterdam Art Fair with Lumen Travo, 2017
PLAYTIME at Kunstvlaai, Amsterdam, invited by Kunsthuis SYB, 2017
'Mighty Process', Lumen Travo, Amsterdam, 2017
Kunst & Design Expo @ KNSM, SBK, Amsterdam, 2016/17
'Selected by... Graduation show 2016', Corrosia, Almere, 2016/17
Sprouts II, SBK, Amsterdam, 2016
'Nieuwe Oogst', Galerie Bart, Amsterdam, 2016
7e Sybren Hellinga Kunstprijs, Beetsterzwaag, 2016
'Nieuwe Oogst', Galerie Bart, Nijmegen, 2016
'SELECTED', Looiersgracht 60, Amsterdam, 2016
Graduation Show Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, 2016
'Unannealed', Arti et Amicitae, Amsterdam, 2016
'Two Doormen', DITS, Amsterdam (red light district), 2015
'Wonder and Wander', De Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, 2015
'Constant Companion', De Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, 2014
E*Cinema: 'Medical Experimentation', EYE Film Institute, Amsterdam, 2013
Residencies
'Uproot Rotterdam' Residency, Museumpark, Rotterdam, 2016
Prizes
Frans de Wit Prijs, 2019
7e Sybren Hellinga Kunstprijs, 2016
GRA Award Autonomous Art, 2016
Education
2011 - 2016
Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mondriaan Fonds Werkbijdrage Jong Talent
from March 2018 - February 2019
Media & Communication
Intro image by Bibi Altink
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