Stephanie Herr
Artist
Stefanie Herr (1974) is a German architect and visual artist based in Barcelona since 2002. Her work fuses sculpture and photography, creating multidimensional pieces that explore fragmentation and superimposition to alter meanings.
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Thinking the city
The call “Thinking the City” calls for emerging artists who, through their work, reflect and dialogue on the contemporary city, offering unique perspectives on their real experiences, research and desires, from a critical awareness. The initiative aims to give voice to visions that offer a new reading of urban landscapes and societies.
We have had an exceptional jury:
asun rodríguez montejano. Comisaria
Elba Benítez. Galería Elba Benítez
Carlos Garaicoa. Artista
Javier Aparicio. Galería El Chico
Paco de Blas. Gestor Cultural
Carlos Alvarez. Editor. Piece with Artist
Silvia Hengstenberg. ART U READY y The Sibarist
After carefully analysing each proposal received, we are pleased to announce the names of the artists selected in the first call for emerging artists,
‘Thinking the city’.
There has been a very high standard and it has not been easy to make the decision.
The shortlisted artists are (in alphabetical order):
Carme Aliaga Perera
Daniel Barrio
Sebastián Bayo
Paula Botella Andreu
Solange Contreras Pavez
Julia Grunberg
Stefanie Herr
Delfina Inés Giacomo y Wanda Acevedo
Rodrigo Moreno
Mina Nogueira
Chema Rodríguez
Dayana Trigo
Invernadero The Sibarist
San Lorenzo, 11
With an artisanal and meticulous approach, his creations reflect his background in architecture, using paper and cardboard to represent topographical data and statistics. Since 2007, he has devoted himself entirely to artistic creation, also exploring objects that abandon photography in favour of an aesthetic of pure whiteness. He has participated in more than 30 solo and group exhibitions all over the world.
‘Vistalegre’ offers a critique of the real estate market in Barcelona through 24 photos of properties on Idealista, revealing the housing crisis and the social failure to allow the sale of flats in deplorable conditions at exorbitant prices. The images, turned into folded curtains, conceal and blur the original content, underlining the unease and lack of expectations in the domestic environment. The work emphasises the contrast between the exorbitant cost of living space in the city and the modest salaries of the citizens.