atelier:performance #23 - Heike Pfingsten
GERMAN VERSION
Heike Pfingsten (*1978) wandte sich
nach dem Abschluss ihres Studiums der Angewandten Kulturwissenschaft,
der Performancekunst zu. Als Mitbegründerin der “International
Performance Association Hildesheim” (IPAH e.V., Germany, 2006-2010)
veranstaltete sie internationale Festivals und entwickelte
erfolgreich eigene Solo und Gruppenarbeiten. Ihre Arbeiten zeigte sie
u.a. in China, Venezuela, Serbien, Mexiko, Slowakei, Ungarn, Spanien
und der Dominikanischen Republik.
Seit 2009 lebt sie in der kleinen, an
der Grenze zu den Niederlanden gelegen, niedersächsischen Kreisstadt
Nordhorn. Als “Performance Institut Nordhorn” (PIN) kooperiert
sie mit Künstler*innen im In- und Ausland und ist anerkannte
Partnerin des PAErsche Performancekunst Netzwerks.
Artist Statement:
"Ich möchte Kunst ermöglichen. Nicht nur für mich, sondern für viele Künstler und um die Kunst zu teilen"
Ausgangspunkt und Ziel ihrer
künstlerischen Arbeiten Körper, Objekt, Raum: Spannungsverhältnisse
auslotend zueinander finden, aufeinander treffend Begegnung schaffen.
part two in the studio
part three
ENGLISH VERSION
Heike Pfingsten (*
1978) turned to performance art after completing her studies in
applied cultural science. As co-founder of the "International
Performance Association Hildesheim" (IPAH e.V., Germany,
2006-2010), she organized international festivals and successfully
developed her own solo and group works. Her work was presented in China, Venezuela, Serbia, Mexico, Slovakia, Hungary, Spain
and the Dominican Republic.
Since 2009, she lives in the small, located on the border with the Netherlands, Lower Saxony county town Nordhorn. As a "Performance Institute Nordhorn" (PIN) she cooperates with artists in Germany and abroad and is a recognized partner of the PAErsche performance art network.
Artist Statement:
"I want to make art possible. Not just for myself, but for many artists and for the art to be shared."
The starting point and goal of her artistic work is the body, object, space: finding the conditions of tension exploring each other, meeting one another in an encounter.
Since 2009, she lives in the small, located on the border with the Netherlands, Lower Saxony county town Nordhorn. As a "Performance Institute Nordhorn" (PIN) she cooperates with artists in Germany and abroad and is a recognized partner of the PAErsche performance art network.
Artist Statement:
"I want to make art possible. Not just for myself, but for many artists and for the art to be shared."
The starting point and goal of her artistic work is the body, object, space: finding the conditions of tension exploring each other, meeting one another in an encounter.