CV

Born 1976 in Schaffhausen/CH, based in Penacova/PT

SOLO EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES

2022“What makes itself/Was sich selber macht”, Galerie Genscher, Hamburg
“Countless living structures/Unzählige lebendige Strukturen”, Kunstkästen im Stadtraum Schaffhausen/CH
2021“Constellations of particular shape/Konstellationen partikularer Gestalt” in Kollaboration mit Michael Hirsch, Agva Ciat, Berlin/DE
2020“Aloof Afoot”, Madonna Nirvana, Berlin/DE
“Berliner Hefte meets… Jennifer Bennett”, Presentation of SAVE at Books, People, Places, Berlin/DE
2019“Replacing the market with community/Markt durch Gemeinschaft ersetzen”, Vebikus Kunsthalle, Schaffhausen/CH
2018“Directing all directions”, C/OSchocke, Hamburg /DE                                
Lecture “No future might not be true, but let me share my fear with you”, Blake&Vargas, Berlin/DE
2017With “Corporation of people’s situations-COPS” Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof
Reading from “SAVE” at Galerie Neubad, Lucerne/CH
2016Lecture on “Self.organization and indigenous communities”, Oslo 10, Basel/CH
“Finally release-endlich loslassen”, Aktion 2025, Hamburg/DE
“SAVE_Book release + brainstorming”, Reading w. Karin Kurzmeyer, Corner College, Zürich/CH
“Being home”, Gallery Dorothea Schlueter, Hamburg/DE
“Go discuss-Die Künstlerin isst mit”, Exhibition and daily performance, Oelfrüh Cabinet and Restaurant Pane e tulipani, Hamburg/DE
2014“On the actuality of the extended definition of art/Zur Aktualität des erweiterten Kunstbegriffs”, Lecture at Gallery Genscher Park, Hamburg/DE
2013“alienated”, Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen, containing the lecture “How reading organizes itself”, presentation of online reading archive jbbooks.net
2012“C’est le canon à venir-c’est le canon à revenir”, Diplomashow, HfbK, Hamburg/DE
2010“Recourse on New Objectivity/Rückgriff auf die neue Sachlichkeit”, WCW – Gallery, Wilhelmsburg/DE
2008“In the internal space of second nature/Im Binnenraum der zweiten Natur”, Trottoir, Hamburg/DE
“Haven of the forms without content/Herberge der Formen ohne Inhalt”, Pudel Collection, Hamburg
2007“The closest is also the most obvious, is the reality of constructed concretion/Das Offensichtlichste ist auch das Naheliegendste, ist die Tatsächlichkeit der konstruierten Konkretion”, Hinterconti, Hamburg/DE
2005“3 courses”, Vebikus, Schaffhausen/CH

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024“It’s a family affair” Kunstraum Reinart, Neuhausen am Rheinfall/CH
2021“Crownshy”, Outpost, Colares/PT
2020“Invitation to Love”, Kunsthalle Bremerhaven
2019“Die Welt am Draht”, Kunst19 Zürich, internationale Messe für Gegenwartskunst mit Kunsthalle Schlieren
“Territorium”, Kunsthalle Schlieren, Zürich/CH
“Uneasy alliances”, Transmediale at Haus der Kulturen der Welt/HKW, Berlin
With Corporation of peoples situations “Real estate of emergency”, Transmediale, HKW, Berlin/DE
2018With Corporation of peoples situations “There is no point in being dramatic”, Künstlerhaus Dortmund
“1000 Sterne”, Gallery Mikael Andersen, Kopenhagen/DK
2017“Performing relationships”, Kunstverein Leipzig/DE
“Body electric” Galerie Sandra Bürgel, Berlin
“Trip Detroit” Raum 2, Neu Tramm, Wendland
“Parcours humain” Atelier Mondial, Basel
2016with Corporation of people’s situations-COPS “Workshop: Being present/Körperliche Anwesenheit” Poolhaus Blankenese, Hamburg/DE
2015“Applicants exhibition for the Hamburg Artist Grant”, Kunsthaus Hamburg, DE
“Ernte 2015”, Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen/CH
“Unearthed”, Butter Projects, Detroit/Royal Oak, USA
“Contraofertas”, Timebag, Medellin/Colombia
“Audio Call”, framed by the exhibition “Feminist Avantgarde of the 1970s” at Kunsthalle Hamburg
“City talk/Stadtgespräch”, Real Estatics with Lene Benz and Alice Peragine, Metropolitan perspectives, Citycurator, Hamburg/DE
“The Corporation”, Research exchange at Motel Spatie, Arnhem/NE
2014“Ditto-Ditto”, Book fair, Trinosophes, Detroit/USA
“In spring Darling”, Kunstverein Hamburg
“Call-Stein in my mind”, Arthur Boskamp Stiftung, Hohenlockstedt/DE
“Readers Digest”, Jägerstrasse, Basel/CH
“Applicants exhibition for the Hamburg working grant”, Kunsthaus Hamburg
2013“Trippy-Hippy-Pastorale”, Schloss Kalsdorf, Collection Reinisch, Ilz/AT
“Beatitude”, Rue Rivoli 54, Paris/FR
“Power and habit/Macht und Gewohnheit”, Gängeviertel, Hamburg/DE
“Swiss art awards“, Basel/CH
2012“Betriebsausflug”, KUB, Leipzig/DE
“In touch, what is a contact”, AplusA Gallery, Venedig/IT
“On things/Über die Dinge”, Kulturstiftung Schloss Agathenburg, Agathenburg/DE
“Jennifer Bennett und Alexander Hoepfner”, Gallery Dorothea Schlueter, Hamburg/DE
2011“Friendsandloversinunderground”, Underground, Willy-Brandt-Strasse, Hamburg/DE
“Das Unvorhersehbare/The unpredictable”, Vebikus, Schaffhausen/CH
“52.5293°N, 13.3964°E “, Substitut, Berlin/DE
2010“The frayed ends of perception”, Forgotten Bar, Berlin/DE
“ph- levels of juices”, Ph-Projects Gallery, Berlin/DE
2009“Erntenullneun”, Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen/CH
“stück man rück”, Fotofolgen, HfbK Hamburg/DE
2008“Between space and content”, Museum of art and ideas, HfbK Hamburg/DE
“City makes art/Stadt macht Kunst”, Exhibition in the Linden neighborhod, Hannover/DE
2007“Ernte 07”, Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen/CH
2006“…”, Gallery of the HfbK, Hamburg/DE
“577 km süd”, GKK Kunst Spektrum, Krefeld/DE
2005“Boutique Art for the masses”, Les Complices*, Zürich/CH
2002“Viewing/Sehen”, UBS – Kulturfenster, Schaffhause/CH
“Ernte 02”, Vebikus, Schaffhausen/CH

GRANTS, AWARDS

2021Kunstfonds Bonn Sonderförderprogramm 20/21 – Neustart Kultur
2018One year stipend, Stiftung Kunstfonds, Bonn/DE
2015Studiogrant from the City of Schaffhausen/CH in Berlin
2013Manor artprice, Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen/CH
2012Karl H. Dietze price for diploma- exhibition and thesis, HfbK, Hamburg/DE
2010One year stipend for foreign students, HfbK, Hamburg/DE
2009DAAD-Price for foreign students, HfbK, Hamburg/DE
2009-
2014 		Live- and workstipend at artistresidency Vorwerkstift, Hamburg/DE                                                  

ORGANIZATION, PROJECTS, RESIDENCIES

2020SOFT SOIL all year Working group at nGbK, Berlin/DE
2019Memorial in public space for the victims of compulsory measures, ordered by Kanton Schaffhausen/CH
Residency at KUBA, Kulturahnhof Klein Warnow/DE
2018-
2021		active with Kunstblock and beyond, Berlin/DE
2017Convention “Pre-Mortem” with CALL at Worpswede Colony/DE
One month Studiogrant at FrankfurtLab with “Corporation of people’s situations-COPS”, Frankfurt/DE
Residency at Kabuff/E-Werk, Freiburg i.Br./DE
2016Research-residency at former GDR-Watchtower, Flutgraben, Berlin/DE
2015Residency at Campos de Gutierrez, Medellin/CO
Residency at FILTER Detroit/USA
Residency at 8550 Ohio/USA
since
2015		initiator and member of the formation “Corporation of people’s situations-COPS” (real estatics-artistic strategies on the use of space)
2014Residency at FILTER Detroit/USA
Residency at 8550 Ohio/USA
since
2014 		member of the platform “CALL” (Artists in contemporary feminism)
2012“The Wo minus Man at Oelfrueh”, Workshop on feminism, Gallery Oelfrueh, Hamburg/DE
2011 – 2018Solo Experimental Music project as jentle ben with bass, voice and drumcomputer
2011 Organization of the group exhibition “The unpredictable” Vebikus, Schaffhausen/CH
2011-
2014 		“Heavy Mental”, Organization of concerts at artistresidency Vorwerkstift, Hamburg/DE
since
2010 		Part of artistcollective “friendsandloversinunderground”
2009Member of the curating group “Die Reliktion” at the exhibitionspace of Golden Pudel Club, Hamburg/DE
2006-
2007 		Member of the curating group of Vebikus Kunsthalle, Schaffhausen/DE
2001“Action table-set” for Restaurants in Switzerland
“Action Errorist” Textilprints for friends

PUBLICATIONS

2022“Next Gen – ein social fiction Roman”, mit Textem Verlag Hamburg
2017“Fragmente zu Eigentum” in The Watch; Residencies at Schlesischer Busch, Berlin
Text on “Generations and knowledge” in Europa muss sterben, Munich
2016“Save” Artistbook on the development of nationstates and self organization, published September with Textem publisher, Hamburg
2014“Noctui” Music on SD-card, split with Nika Son, Hamburg
2013“If I were a delicate blossom” Jennifer Bennett, Catalogue of the exhibition “alienated”, Textem publishersand Museum zu Allerheiligen, Hamburg/Schaffhausen
2012 “First takes” Musictape, Zamzamrec, Bristol
2000Booklet with writings, self published, Schaffhausen