thinking through making
Marina Jacob is a German artist based in Frankfurt am Main. Her practice includes sculpture and large format drawings, sometimes with performative elements. Marina tests the potential of material imagination as a hybrid space and a catalyst. Her works are in equal measure Informed by philosophical, sociological, musical theories and by experimentation with ethnic crafts.
The artist studied Fine art at Chelsea College of Arts, UAL, London and at Kingston university, London
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vita
Education
2023 -
Commissioning and Curating Contemporary Public Art, Gothenburg University, HDK Valand, Sweden
2018-2019
Kingstgon University, Kingston School of Art, London
MA Art and Space with distinction
2016-2017
UAL University of the Arts, Chelsea college of Arts, London. Graduate Diploma Fine Art
2020
august 2020
august 2019
august 2019
may 2019
Exhibitions Projects
15 July - 19 August 2023
The [Y] Animal, Zehntscheune, Stadthagen, Germany
upcoming
15 April -16 May 2023
IroNautics in Stripa Gruva, Guldsmedshyttan and City Library, Lindesberg, Örebro län, Sweden
upcoming march 2023
july 2022
march-june 2022
november 2021
october 2021
2021
april 2021
april 2021
2020
AniLighters in MUZE'UM L, Blankenberge, Belgium
Artist in residence at BijDePopulieren, Helmond, The Netherlands
AiR Örebro län 2022 Art in Public space Artist in residence in the Stripa Guva mining museum, Lindesberg municipality
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group show "Was Wünschst Du Dir?", Shed at Eisenwerk, Frauenfeld, Switzerland
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solo show "Flower Coordinates II", Basis e.V. Project Space, Frankfurt
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Brückenstipendium of the Hessische Kulturstiftung
solo show "Flower Coordinates", Basis e.V. Project Space, Frankfurt (postponed because of Corona), see virtual tour of the interim installation at Danzig am Platz, Frankfurt
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creation of the artist initiative ArtistsAndOtherAnimals
granted a Project Stipend of the Hessische Kulturstiftung "Reopening Hesse Innovatively"
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AteliAiR AtelierFrankfurt e.V.
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Degree show „Coordinates“, Kingston University, Kingston School of Arts, London
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Organization of „Longitude in Question“ artist talks and workshop series, Kingson University, London
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Bcxhibition project. „Don Juan meets Adam in the shopping centre“ wall drawing and „Pole drawing“ performative drawing for Bentalll‘s centre project, Kingston upon Thames, UK
Educational projects
august 2018
march 2018
Domaine de Boisbuchet, France „Solar futures “ with support of the Opvius Solar Panels GmbH (Germany)
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March 2018 CERFAV, Centre Européen de recherches et de formation aux arts verriers, Vannes-le-Châtel, France “Sculpture en Pâte de verre”
Experience Awards
2020
2020
2017 -
july 2017
2015
2020 project scholarship "Reopening innovatively" of the Hessische Kulturstiftung
2020 granted Public Artist residency in Örebro county, Stripa Gruva mining museum, Sweden (postponed because of Corona)
Artist living in Frankfurt, Germany
Shortlisted for Blanc Canvas, Clyde & Co, London
Gem Empathy Award for Crushed Ice design, The Gemmological Association of Great Britain
2005-2016
Marina Jacob Design ®
may 2017
february 2017
Group exhibition, Safehouse, Peckham, London
Hot dairy at Cookhouse, UAL, London
february 2017