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Hi. I am a curator, writer and researcher based in Berlin. I have curated solo and group exhibitions that intersect methods, materials, and spaces, incorporating performance, conversations, writings, and installations.Previously held positions at SWAG magazine (Associate Editor, 2021–22) and A4 Arts Foundation, Cape Town (Production & Artist Residency, 2018–2021). With over ten years of independent curatorial practice, I have collaborated with institutions such as Galerie im Körnerpark, Market Theatre Johannesburg, PhotoFest Lagos, Moussem Brussels, Johannesburg Art Gallery, SAVVY Contemporary Berlin, Theater Ballhaus Naunynstrasse Berlin and Political Beauty. I have worked with artists including Roland Gunst (BE), Slindile Mthembu (SA), Igshaan Adams (SA), Kevin Beasley (USA), Gian Maria Tosatti (IT), Theresa Schubert (DE), MADEYOULOOK (SA), Natalie Paneng (SA), Silvia Noronha (BR) and others. I publish artist interviews and have written for academic publication and art magazines (Art Africa Mag, SWAG, Lost Libraries, Burnt Archives ), as well as exhibition concepts and deep research. Holding a B.A. in Cultural Studies (FH Potsdam, Germany) and an M.A. in Art History (Wits University, South Africa), my practice is rooted in an expanded curatorial approach, emphasizing process and interdisciplinary collaborations through exhibition-making, curatorial research, and writing.In 2021, I founded Merit Art Collective, an trans- and interdisciplinary organisation for artistic and creative engagements, research, and exchange between creatives, modes and places.
within an international perspective. The journal focuses on currents of thought, photography, cinema, contemporary art, fashion and literature among other forms of art.
edited by Sindi-Leigh McBride & Julia Rensing
(Basel University & UCT University)
Marie Hélène Pereira about Berlin Biennale 2022 for SWAG magazine.
Mariechen Danz “edge out” at Berlinische Galerie