Antye Guenther
Highly influenced by feminist science fiction authors, Guenther’s art practice orbits around themes like (non)biological intelligence and supercomputing, (scientific) representations of cognitive processes and self-optimisation, think tank ideologies and mind control. Her work comes then in hybrid forms: performative ceramic objects, fictionalised video tutorials, speculative scripts, artist publications, and narrative installations in various collaborations.
How could an ancient technique like ceramics be used today to tell something about the future?
With technology and sci fi themes themes in mind, working in ceramics seems rather unlikely. But I claim ceramics, a material that will outlast mankind by millennia, to have speculative qualities and futuristic potentials.
making brain vases in Arita/ Japan
atelier Vodelweg
testing the brain lamp
new brain damage series in the making
glazing test
Werk
textile poster publication = silk scarf
Knowledge as a Trophy
'Electricity Favours the Prepared Mind'
'No structure, ...
The Vessel
Bio
Antye Guenther is a visual artist and artist researcher originally from East Germany. She studied at the Art Academies in Leipzig and Karlsruhe (GER), and did her postmasters residency programme at the Jan van Eyck Academy in Maastricht (NL) in 2015/16. In 2018/19 she was associate researcher at a.pass, Posthogeschool voor Podiumkunsteni in Brussels, and received, at the same time, the first Mingler Scholarship for Art and Science (NL). Last year she received the first Art and Environment Award of the Kummer-Vanotti Stiftung (GER) to realise a ceramic tile work on the island Grafenwerth in the Rhine.
Guenther's work has been widely exhibited, among others, at the Pinakothek der Moderne (GER), A Tale of a Tub (NL), Kunsthalle Rostock (GER), Science Gallery London (GB), Science Gallery Rotterdam (NL), Rijksmuseum Boerhaave (NL), Bundeskunsthalle Bonn (GER) and Fotomuseum Winterthur (CH).
Guenther's work has been widely exhibited, among others, at the Pinakothek der Moderne (GER), A Tale of a Tub (NL), Kunsthalle Rostock (GER), Science Gallery London (GB), Science Gallery Rotterdam (NL), Rijksmuseum Boerhaave (NL), Bundeskunsthalle Bonn (GER) and Fotomuseum Winterthur (CH).
