Eleni Wittbrodt

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024	→Feeler, OxfordBerlin, Berlin, Germany
2023	→Thingish, Intermedia Gallery, CCA, Glasgow, Scotland
2021	Ghostwriting, Enūma Eliš, 1070 Vienna, Austria (Duo show with Birgit Grashopf)
2021	Nook and Cranny, 2-2-2, Stuttgart, Germany ↓

Nook and Cranny, 2021, part of a series of small photograms, exposed through keyholes of various doors to domestic or work-related rooms, approx. 12x12 cm
(Scan)

2021	→Jiffy, L187, Offenbach, Germany ↓

Jiffy, 2021, site specific temporary installation, found images, b/w offset print on paper in an edition of 400, transparent tape, variable dimensions
(Installation view by Esra Klein)

2018	As a lover or a chameleon, Studio -1-414, Kunsthochschule Mainz, 55122 Mainz, Germany
2017	s fort, Show Me, 55112 Mainz, Germany ((Duo with Andrea Farrenkopf; Publication; →KubaParis Editorial) ↓)

s fort, 2017, an exhibition in collaboration with Andrea Farrenkopf. Works were mounted on a freestanding modular display system of MDF panels, temporarily bent with ratchet straps. Works seen: Untitled, 2017, inkjet print from analogue photograph, unframed, 60x80 cm. SSSSIT, 2017, photogram, 24x17 cm. (Commissioned photo by Neven Allgeier)

SSSSIT, 2017, photogram, 24x17 cm, mounted on freestanding bent MDF panel. (Commissioned photo by Neven Allgeier)

GROUP EXHIBITIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS

2024	Five Minutes (Late), various locations in public space, Frankfurt am Main (Group show curated by Vivien Kämpf)
2024	Out of Focus, Kunstverein Friedberg, Germany (Group show curated by Kim-André Schulz)
2024	Trying to find the one by seeking and hiding, B12, Bottrop, Germany
2023	Trage ein Trikot von Tipico, Q18 Quartier am Hafen, Cologne, Germany (Group show curated by Roger Rohrbach)
2023	→make you stay, music video for Emily Wittbrodt, online
2023	Sofort so fort, Neuer Kunstverein Mittelrhein, Neuwied, Germany↓

Motors, 2023, 15 drawings on paper, resting on top of found drinking vessels, placed along the sun’s path through the exhibition space at Neuer Kunstverein Mittelrhein (11am-2:45pm)

Image of a floor of an indoors space that looks very spacious and industrial, on the floor ar drawings dotted around, propped up on small objects.

2023	Vom Spielen, Ludwig Museum, Koblenz, Germany (Group show; publication)
2023	La Réciproque, Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France (Group show curated by Henri Guette; publication)
2020	Emy-Roeder-Prize Shortlist, Kunstverein Ludwigshafen, 67059 Ludwigshafen, Germany (Group show; publication)
2020	The Sill-Grill: Barbecue for Beginners, hosted by Leonie Licht, Angewandte Festival, Vienna, Austria (Performative streaming)
2020	Wir leben auf einem Stern: Intro, Kunsthalle Mainz, 55118 Mainz, Germany (Digital group show)
2020	Causal Loops / Time Squiggles, published by Compagnia, London, UK (Collaborative artists' book; book launch at Ordet, 20135 Milan, Italy)
2020	Upcoming: Glasgow, published by →N2H4, Brussels, Belgium (Digital publication)
2019	I Engineer, Spinnerei, 04179 Leipzig, Germany (Group show; publication)
2019	Chains, published by Julia Gerke and Julia Carolin Kothe, launch at CCA, Glasgow G2 3JD, Scotland (Zine)
2019	Graduate Degree Show, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow G1 5ES, Scotland (Group show; Publication)
2019	Causal Loops, Time Squiggles, XXV. Artists Research Laboratory with Ei Arakawa, Kasper König, Nora Schultz, Fondazione Antonio Ratti, 22100 Como, Italy (Residency; Group show; Publication) ↓

Lotto, 2019, tennis ball lottery with a dog as adjudicator, whose choice of balls determines the winner. Collective work with Ilan Bachl, Marc Buchy, Letizia Calori, Douna Lim, Théo Pesso, Edoardo Manzoni, Nora Schultz and the participation of Arto & Runa. (Performance documentation by Luca Bianco)

2019	Too Little, Too Late, Outlier, Glasgow G1 5NB, Scotland (Duo with Siri Black) ↓

Blues, 2019, laser cut photogram, steel pins, 40x30 cm
Off, 2019, photogram from spontaneous direct phone exposures, magnets, approx. 120x80 cm

Blues, laser cut photogram, steel pins, 40x30 cm
ctrl+c, photograms, steel pins, 120x80 each
Wear and Tear, laser cut photogram, steel pins, 50x40 cm

2019	How To, Outlier, Glasgow G1 5NB, Scotland (Collaborative curatorial project with Rosie King; Screening of artist and archive short films from the Scottish Moving Image Archive/National Libraries of Scotland) ↓

How To, 2019, screening of artists’ short films and archival films from the Scottish Moving Image Archive/National Libraries of Scotland, co-curated with Rosie King. (Screening documentation)

2019	Strange Weather, Skypark, Glasgow G3 8EP, Scotland (Temporary digital publication series with Rosie O'Grady: →chameleon.pdf, →cyan.pdf, →spine.pdf)

2018	Helios (Moving Cinema), 55116, 55118, 55122 Mainz, Germany (Collective work with Filmklasse Mainz; Screening series; Publication) ↓

Helios (Moving Cinema), 2018, a collective screening series with Filmklasse Mainz across various locations in Mainz, Germany, such as a Thai Food chain, a kiosk, a bridge, an American furniture store. The setup and content of each screening were specifically assembled for the location. (Neon sign on location, photo by Simone Eisele)

2018	Neustart, Kunsthochschule Mainz, 55122 Mainz, Germany (Group show, Publication) ↓

Blue, unmistakably, 2018, an installation of cyanotype renderings of RH Quaytman's book "Spine", and a sundial transfer print to the floor. (Installation detail)

2018	The Tell Tale Heart Museum, Apotheke, 55116 Mainz, Germany (Collective show with Filmklasse Mainz)
2018	Verstehen, nicht verstehen, Kantonsspital Bruderholz, 4101 Basel, Switzerland (Group show)
2018	WELL::NESS BAD::ASS, Kunstverein Speyer, 67346 Speyer, Germany (Interdisciplinary festival, collectively curated by Ruelle and OrgaOrga; Publication)
2018	Strangers on a Train, 64. Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen, 46045 Oberhausen, Germany (Collective 16mm film production with Filmklasse Mainz; Screening)
2017	Let’s See, Where Were We? In the Pit of Despair, De Ateliers, 1073 AT Amsterdam, Netherlands (Group show) ↓

OOO, 2017, a hollow iron ball of 12 cm diametre with three circular cut-outs, to be used as an ashtray. (Photo by Benedikte Bjerre)

2017	Strangers on a Train, Kunsthalle Mainz, 55118 Mainz, Germany (Collective 16mm b/w film production with Filmklasse Mainz; Screening and performance series; Publication) ↓

Strangers on a Train, 2017, collective work with Filmklasse Mainz, including a screening series and the production of a 16 mm b/w film which has been shot, developed and edited during a one-day train journey, and finally screened upon arrival the same night at Kunsthalle Mainz, Germany. (Scan of 16mm film positive)

2017	Tell Tales, 55116 Mainz, Germany (Interdisciplinary festival, collectively curated by Ruelle and OrgaOrga; Publication)
2017	Das Gegenüber ist ein unbekannter Raum, Klasse Andrea Büttner Studios, 55118 Mainz, Germany (Group show)
2017	“You Lost Me at ‘I don’t like reading’”, →Passe-Avant, Germany (Digital feature)
2017	Chambers A User’s Manual II, Passe-Avant, 60594 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Group show; Publication) ↓

Spring, 2017, group of rolled up drawings, translucent tape. (Photo by Neven Allgeier)

2017	When January Becomes February, Kunsthochschule Mainz, 55122 Mainz, Germany (Collective work with Filmklasse Mainz) ↓

Müde, 2017, a 45’ drone live set by MÜDE musicians in the exhibition space, in darkness. (Rehearsal documentation)

2016	Studio Visit with Passe-Avant (Photos by Neven Allgeier; →Text “Performing Memory” by Carina Bukuts) ↓

Studio visit with Passe-Avant, 2016 (Photos by Neven Allgeier, Text “Performing Memory” by Carina Bukuts)

2016	Cruise, Ausstellungshalle Sophienstrasse, 60487 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Solo)
2017	Chambers A User’s Manual: Chapter I, Passe-Avant, 60594 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Group show; Publication) ↓

Geoluhread, 2016, series of ink drawings on posters, A0 each + 12’ digital sound. (Photo by Neven Allgeier)

2016	Besser als Brot, Kunstraum Teiggi, 6010 Luzern, Switzerland (Group show)
2016	Kunsthoch46, HBK Galerie, 06114 Halle an der Saale, Germany (Group show)
2016	Makes Your Soul Feel Good Forever, Good Forever, 40211 Düsseldorf, Germany (Group show)
2016	Organised Orgasms, 55116 Mainz, Germany (Interdisciplinary festival, collectively curated by Ruelle and OrgaOrga)
2016	One Month: After the Materialization of the Art Object, Temporary Gallery, 50676 Cologne, Germany (Group show)
2016	125 Bogen, An evening with strings and a sculpture (Ainola Quartet, Immanuel Birkert), Schweizer Straße 23, 60594 Frankfurt am Main, Germany (Collaborative curatorial project with Carina Bukuts)
2015	Four Girls One Room, ruelle, 55118 Mainz, Germany (Group show)
2015	Es wird sogar schön, temporary offspace, 45127 Essen, Germany (Group show)
2015	art wem ok, HBK Saar Galerie, 66117 Saarbrücken, Germany (Group show)
2015	Annäherungen an Schinken, Museum Heylshof, 67547 Worms, Germany (Group show)
2015	Holy Shit (Collective curatorial project by →Ruelle; Publication)
2015	Home Staging (Collective curatorial project by →Ruelle; Publication)

*1990 in Bonn, Germany
Based in Glasgow, UK and Cologne, GER
↳mail[at]eleniwittbrodt.de
↳@wttbrdt

2019	MLitt Fine Art Practice, Glasgow School of Art
2018	Diplom Bildende Kunst, Kunsthochschule Mainz, Germany Classes Tamara Grcic, John Skoog

RESIDENCIES, GRANTS

2024	Artist in Residence, Atelierprogramm Ismaning, Germany
2024	Alexander Tutsek Foundation Project Grant
2024	Riverside Topographies, Research and development residency, Glasgow, Scotland Developed with 16NSt curatorial collective, funded by Creative Scotland
2022	Artist in Residence at Cité internationale des arts, Paris, France Funded by Stiftung Rheinland-Pfalz für Kultur, Germany
2021	Royal Drawing School Residency, Dumfries House, Scotland
2021	Paper Residency, d'mage, Berlin, Germany
2020	Creative Scotland Bridging Bursary
2019	XXV. Artists Research Laboratory, Fondazione Ratti, Como, Italy Guest professors Ei Arakawa, Kasper König, Nora Schultz
2016	Cusanuswerk Künstler*innenförderung (until 2019)
2015	Deutschlandstipendium, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany

PRESS

2023	→Do only interesting people get interested? Review by Caitlin Merrett King, MAP Magazine, Scotland
2021	→Die Gesteinsflüsterin Review by Catharina Szonn, Passe-Avant, Germany
2018	→Turning Pages, Turning Blue Artist text by Carina Bukuts, Passe-Avant, Germany

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

2021	Haus des Papiers, Berlin, Germany
2021	Dumfries House Collection, Scotland

PROJECTS

2022	Participant of the →Crown Letter Project
2021	Editor at →NOTES Photography Journal, Scotland
2016	Founder of →Organized Orgasms, interdisciplinary collective in Mainz, Germany
2015	Founder of →Ruelle e.V., offspace for contemporary arts in Mainz, Germany

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