Milena Naef

mail@milenanaef.comcurrently in SwitzerlandI 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, 2020Art Rotterdam with Lumen Travo Gallery, NL, 2020'Prospects & Concepts' (Mondriaan Fonds), Art Rotterdam, NL, 2020Glass Generations 2019, Alter Hof Herding, Coesfeld/Lette, Germany, 2019New Horizons, Museum Jan van der Togt, Amstelveen, The Netherlands, 2019Balanceakte / 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, 2018Studio Oliver Gustav, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2018 // Solo ShowKunst op de Koffie, Arnhem, 2017'Staging the Inhabitable', Theater 't Fijnhout, Amsterdam, 2017Art4More Festival, Athens, Greece, 2017'The principle of least effort' at Kunstvereniging Diepenheim, 2017Physical Space, SCHUIT, Utrecht, 2017Amsterdam Art Fair with Lumen Travo, 2017PLAYTIME at Kunstvlaai, Amsterdam, invited by Kunsthuis SYB, 2017'Mighty Process', Lumen Travo, Amsterdam, 2017Kunst & Design Expo @ KNSM, SBK, Amsterdam, 2016/17'Selected by... Graduation show 2016', Corrosia, Almere, 2016/17Sprouts 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, 2016Graduation 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, 2014E*Cinema: 'Medical Experimentation', EYE Film Institute, Amsterdam, 2013 Residencies'Uproot Rotterdam' Residency, Museumpark, Rotterdam, 2016 PrizesFrans de Wit Prijs, 20197e Sybren Hellinga Kunstprijs, 2016GRA Award Autonomous Art, 2016 Education2011 - 2016
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