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Melanie Wiora – Portfolio Photography and Video Melanie Wiora Auf dem Stahlseil 4 50733 Cologne, Germany Tel. +49 (0)221 - 1308400 Mobil +49 (0)176 - 78312987 E-Mail mwiora@melaniewiora.de Web www.melaniewiora.de
In my artwork I deal with processes of perception and memory. I try to find out how images need to be made so
that they go far beyond a mere representation and offer a glimpse at their inner reality and thus to the core of
what is depicted. For me, a picture starts where the medium becomes secondary and the picture's effect comes
to the fore.
Melanie Wiora
Melanie Wiora Photography and Video
Melanie Wiora Eyescapes – Liquid Window Full HD Video, 2.26 min Link to the video Eyescapes – Liquid Window 2019
Melanie Wiora Eyescapes – By the Window Full HD Video, 2018 Link to the video Eyescapes – By the Window 3.37 min
Melanie Wiora Eyescapes – By the Window THE VIEW | Melanie Wiora Link to the video Eyescapes – By the Window Städtische Galerie Lemgo, 2019
Melanie Wiora Mountain Lake II Photo Series Eyescapes Lambda Print, framed 83 x 116,6 cm, 2016
Melanie Wiora Mountain Lake Photo Series Eyescapes Lambda Print, framed 83 x 129,7 cm, 2016
Melanie Wiora Mountain Meadow Photo Series Eyescapes Lambda Print, framed 83 x 118,5 cm, 2017
Melanie Wiora Wasteland Photo Series Eyescapes Lambda Print, framed 83 x 120 cm, 2015
Melanie Wiora Plateau Photo Series Eyescapes Lambda Print, framed 83 x 101,30 cm, 2015
Melanie Wiora Mountain View II Photo Series Eyescapes Lambda Print, framed 83 x 118,3 cm, 2015
Melanie Wiora Mountain View Photo Series Eyescapes Lambda Print, framed 83 x 118,3 cm, 2015
Melanie Wiora Dusk Photo Series Eyescapes Lambda Print, framed 83 x 128,5 cm, 2017
Melanie Wiora Natura XXXIII Photography, Diasec 90 x 136 cm, 2013
Melanie Wiora Natura XXIV Photography, Diasec 90 x 136 cm, 2014
Melanie Wiora Natura XXXIV Photography, Diasec 90 x 136 cm, 2015
Melanie Wiora Natura XX Photography, Diasec 90 x 120 cm, 2011
Melanie Wiora Natura XII Photography, Diasec 120 x 181 cm, 2010
Melanie Wiora Natura XIX Photography, Diasec 120 x 181 cm, 2011
Melanie Wiora Natura XXI Photography, Diasec 90 x 120 cm, 2010
Melanie Wiora Natura XXIX Photography, Diasec 120 x 181 cm, 2012
Melanie Wiora Eruptions Full HD Video, 4.57 min Link to the video Eruptions ca. 225 x 400 cm, 2014
Melanie Wiora Eruptions Full HD Video, 4.57 min Link to the video Eruptions ca. 225 x 400 cm, 2014
Melanie Wiora Eruptions NATURA | Melanie Wiora Link to the video Eruptions Städtische Galerie Kaarst, Germany 2014
Melanie Wiora Rise and Fall Full HD Video, 10.20 min Link to the video Rise and Fall ca. 300 x 400 cm, 2015
Melanie Wiora
Link to the video Rise and Fall
Rise and Fall
Full HD Video, 10.20 min
ca. 300 x 400 cm, 2015Melanie Wiora Rise and Fall Große Kunstausstellung NRW Link to the video Rise and Fall Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Germany, 2017
Melanie Wiora Turmoil Full HD Video, 6.10 min Link to the video Turmoil ca. 225 x 400 cm, 2018
Melanie Wiora Turmoil Full HD Video, 6.10 min Link to the video Turmoil ca. 225 x 400 cm, 2018
Melanie Wiora Turmoil THE VIEW | Melanie Wiora Link to the video Turmoil Städtische Galerie Lemgo, Germany, 2019
Melanie Wiora
Artist Statement
In my artwork I deal with processes of perception and memory. I try to find out how images need to be made so that they go far beyond a mere representation and
offer a glimpse at their inner reality and thus to the core of what is depicted. For me, a picture starts where the medium becomes secondary and the picture's effect
comes to the fore.
Photo and video series Eyescapes
In my photo series Eyescapes I photograph landscapes mirrored on my own eyes. With the camera on my eye, I take the pictures in the moment of perception. Being
refracted on the lens of my eye, the images are distorted and changed in their spaciality. On the upper edge of the picture the eyelids and eyelashes enter the scene
and open the image space. The color of the iris and the pupil are partially superimposed on the scene.
These fragments of the body relate to individual segments of the landscape, thus allowing the images to become insights into and outlooks on a changed world.
The landscapes appear familiar and yet the context is so vague that one wants to recall other lanscapes from their memory. The viewer is invited to complement the
pictures that do not reveal where they were taken – that show a stream, a tree, a path, the sea or houses – with his own associations.
Based on my Eyescapes photographs I developed a technique to also film the reflections on my eyes. My first video works Eyescapes – By the Window and
Eyescapes – Liquid Window focus on the interaction between eye and world. The eye moves around slowly and in rapid saccades focussing on certain objects,
sometimes interrupted by spontaneous eyeblinks. The pupil vividly adjusts to the light conditions, opens up or closes giving personal insights into the situation as well
as into my physical and emotional response. For the viewer my eye becomes the window into the world.
Photo series Natura
By contrast, the pictures in my photo series Natura lead directly into the natural world. The view sweeps over vast landscapes, macrocosms and microcosms, which
appear to be hovering between aggregate states. It makes the viewer want to look at the pictures more closely. Nevertheless, it remains difficult to tell what state
nature is being depicted in, whether we are dealing with fog, water, rock or ice, and where the sky begins and where the earth ends. The photographs show the
everlasting power and change that is inherent in all landscapes. In Natura my intention is to illustrate the character and essence of what is being represented, the
nature of nature.
Video works Eruptions, Rise and Fall and Turmoil
The video works showing volcanic Water phenomena emerged from my photo series Natura. The moving pictures create a choreography of merged structures and
forms. The extreme slow motion highlights the powerful forces of the water and its continuing ability to change. Watching the floor-to-ceiling installations, the viewer
can observe the smallest details and changes in nature that last only a few seconds in real time. He is plunged into a rough and yet fascinating aspect of nature.
In my artworks I want to encourage the viewer to familiarize with the new and unknown, always looking for that special moment of recognition.Melanie Wiora
Solo Exhibitions (Selection)
Biography
2021 “Liquid Landscape”, Städtische Kunstsammlung Murrhardt, Germany
2020 “Primal Power of Nature”, Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, Germany
2019 “The View”, Städtische Galerie Lemgo, Germany
2015 “Travelling Beyond”, Kunstverein Eislingen, Germany (cat.)
2014 “Melanie Wiora – Natura, Eva Weinert – Saal”, Städtische Galerie Kaarst, Germany
2013 “Natura”, Kunstverein Paderborn e.V., Germany
2012 “Fokus auf den Augenblick”, Brötzinger Art e.V., Pforzheim, Germany
2011 “Natura”, Hohenloher Kunstverein, Künzelsau, Germany
2010 “Natura & Eyescapes”, Galerie Christa Burger, Munich, Germany
2010 “Eyescapes & Natura”, Kunstverein Ingolstadt (cat.), Germany
2010 “Außen ist in mir”, Künstlerhaus Saar, Saarbrücken, Germany
2008 “Eyescapes”, Kunstforum Rheinhessen, Essenheimer Kunstverein, Germany
2007 “Außen ist in mir”, Junge Kunst e.V., Wolfsburg, Germany (cat.)
2007 “Transitions – Das Andere der Wirklichkeit”, Fotoforum West, Innsbruck, Austria
2006 “Außen ist in mir”, Brotfabrik Galerie Berlin, Germany (cat.)
2006 “Close Up – Im Angesicht des Augenblicks”, Kunstverein Trier, Germany
Lives and works in Cologne, Germany 2005 “Über den Moment hinaus”, Hospitalhof, Stuttgart, Germany (cat.)
2005 “Personal Reflections”, Goethe-Institute Casablanca, Morocco
Study 2005 “Melanie Wiora – Photography and Video”, Goethe-Institute Damascus, Syria
2001–2002 Research Studies and Postgraduate in Media Art, Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe, Germany 2005 “Reality and what I see”, Galerie Andreas Greulich, Frankfurt, Germany
1997 Master of Creative Arts Programme, University of Wollongong and studies in Sydney, Australia 2003 “Close Horizon”, Kunstverein Speyer, Germany (cat.)
1990–1996 Studied Visual Art at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe, Germany 2003 “Facing Space – Reflecting Time”, Galerie am Großneumarkt, Hamburg, Germany
2002 “Eyescapes”, Reihe Junge Fotografie, Stadthaus Ulm, Germany
Awards & Grants 2002 “Was bleibt”, Glashaus Karlsruhe, Germany
2017 Nomination, Gabriele Münter Prize
2015 Art-Regio project grant, SparkassenVersicherung Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2013 Photo Award “Sehen im Fokus”, Stiftung Auge 2020 “Starke Frauen”, Neuer Kunstverein Aschaffenburg e.V, Germany. (cat.)
2012 Scholarship “Künstlerhaus Lukas”, Ahrenshoop 2019 “Bare Landscape”, Städtische Galerie Waldkraiburg, Germany (cat.)
2005/06 DAAD Grant, London, UK 2019 “Große Kunstausstellung NRW”, Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Germany (cat.)
2004 First Prize, Digital New Art Award, DigitalART 2018 “Outlook – Insight. The Window in Art”, Museum Sinclair Haus, Bad Homburg, Germany (cat.)
2004 Grant of the Foundation Künstlerdorf Schöppingen 2017 “Gabriele Münter Prize”, Akademie der Künste Berlin und Frauenmuseum Bonn, Germany (cat.)
2003 DAAD Grant, New York, USA 2016 “Alles im Fluss”, Up-Art Galerie, Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany
2002 Second Prize, “Saar Ferngas Förderpreis Junge Kunst” 2013 “Große Kunstausstellung NRW”, Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Germany (cat.)
1998, 2001 Studio Grant of the Federal State Baden-Württemberg 2012 “Im Schein des Unendlichen”, Altana Kulturstiftung, Bad Homburg, Germany (cat.)Melanie Wiora
2012 “Stille Zeichen”, Kunstverein Villa Streccius, Landau, Germany (cat.) 2012 Herold, Inge: “Melanie Wiora”, in Stille Zeichen, Kunstverein Villa Streccius, Landau, Germany
2011 “False Focus”, Nest, Den Haag, The Netherlands (cat.) 2011 “Margins”, Karolina Sikorska (editor), 7th Biennale of Photography Poznan, Poland
2011 “The Marginal Landscape”, 7th Biennale of Photography, Poznan, Poland (cat.) 2011 “False Focus”, van der Lingen, Eelco (editor), Nest, Den Haag, The Netherlands
2009 “Manipulating Reality”, Centro di Cultura Contemporanea Strozzina Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy (cat.) 2010 Sachsse, Rolf: “Natura Medians – Wilde Wasser in Melanie Wioras Werk”, in Melanie Wiora – Natura,
2009 “Failed Hope – New Romanticism in Contemporary Photography in Germany”, Brno, Czech Republic Kreim, Isabella (editor), Revolver Publishing, Berlin, Germany
2008 “Gescheiterte Hoffnung. Romantik heute?”, Gerisch-Stiftung, Neumünster, Germany 2009 Nori, Franzisca; Feser, Christiane: “Melanie Wiora – Eyescapes”, in Manipulating Reality -
2007 “Failed Hope”, Goetz Palace, Photomonth Krakow, Poland (cat.) How Images redefine the World, Palazzo Strozzi, Florence, Italy
2007 “Ego – Fotografische Positionen zum Ich”, Wiesbadener Fototage, Germany (cat.) 2009 Michalowska, Marianna: “Narration of desire – new romanticism in new German photography”,
2006 “Quer – Fotos für die Pressefreiheit”, Photokina, with Reporter ohne Grenzen, Germany (cat.) Institute of Art History, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
2005 “In den Raum gedacht”, Kunsthaus Essen, Germany (cat.) 2007 Domesle, Andrea: “Von der Suche nach dem Wesentlichen eines Porträts” (“On the Search for the
2005 “Große Kunstausstellung NRW”, Messe Düsseldorf, Germany (cat.) Essence of a Portrait”), in Melanie Wiora – Außen ist in mir, Kehrer Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany
2004 “Plug Out”, Digital New Art Award, Dominikanerkloster, Frankfurt, Germany (cat.) 2007 Domesle, Andrea: “Failed Hope – New Romanticism in Contemporary Photography in
2004 “Luft-Stücke und Stadt-Teile”, Kunstverein Villa Streccius, Landau, Germany Germany”, in Cichocka, Marta Eloy (editor): Miesciac Fotografii W Krakowie, Krakow, Poland
2004 “Große Kunstausstellung München”, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany (cat.) (Photomonth Krakow), Foundation for Visual Arts, Krakow, Poland
2004 “Halbzeitkonferenz”, Galerie am Großneumarkt, Hamburg, Germany 2007 EGO – Fotografische Positionen zum Ich, Fototage Wiesbaden, Germany
2003 “Fotosommer”, 14-1 Galerie, Stuttgart, Germany 2006 Peschke, Marc: “Melanie Wiora – Personal Reflections” in QUER – Fotos für die Pressefreiheit,
2003 “Saar-Ferngas-Förderpreis Junge Kunst”, Kunstverein Trier, Germany Reporter ohne Grenzen, taz Verlag Berlin, Germany
2002 “Digitale Bildwelten”, Kunstpreis Kreissparkasse Recklinghausen, Germany (cat.) 2005 Peschke, Marc: “Sie sehen viel mehr als wir sehen, über die Portraits von Melanie Wiora”
2002 “Saar-Ferngas-Förderpreis Junge Kunst”, Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen, Germany (cat.) in PHOTONEWS, art magazin, issue 10/2005, Germany
2001 “Spinball”, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart, Germany 2005 Müller, Helmut A.: “Fotografie gegen die Entropie” (“Photography against Entropy”),
in Melanie Wiora – Beyond the Moment, Edition Hospitalhof Stuttgart, Germany
Public Collections 2005 Sachsse, Rolf: “Wimpernschlag und Nachbild” (“Bat of the Eyelash and Afterimage”),
Sammlung Heden, The Netherlands; Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf, Germany; in Melanie Wiora – Beyond the Moment, Edition Hospitalhof Stuttgart, Germany
Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg, Germany; 2005 Spiegel, Josef (editor): Melanie Wiora – Personal Reflections, Stiftung Künstlerdorf Schöppingen, Germany
Regierungspräsidium Karlsruhe, Germany; University of Wollongong, Australia 2004 Schneider, Carola: “Wenn Künstler/innen mit dem Raum arbeiten”,
in Schneider, Carola (editor): In den Raum gedacht, Edition Kunsthaus Essen, Germany
Bibliography (Selection) 2004 Härtl-Kasulke, Claudia: “The Award Comments” in Plug Out – Digital New Art Award,
2020 “Weltenwahrnehmung”, Katalog zur fiktiven Austellung “Geoästhetik”, Rolf Schönlau (editor) DigitalART, Frankfurt, Germany
2019 “Bloße Landschaft”, Ausstellungskatalog, Städtische Galerie Waldkraiburg (editor) 2003 Junghans, Martina: “Die Welt im Auge” (The World in an Eye), in Dudenhöffer, Franz (editor):
2017 “Gabriele Münter Preis 2017”, catalog, Frauenmuseum Bonn (editor), Bonn, Germany Melanie Wiora – Eyescapes, Verlag Bild & Kunst, Germany
2015 “Melanie Wiora – Travelling Beyond”, catalog, Kottmann, Paul (editor), Kunstverein Eislingen, Germany 2002 Höfchen, Heinz: “For your Eyes only, zu den Fotografien von Melanie Wiora”, in Kiefer, Theresia
2013 “Bildverbote: Transparenz und Verantwortung”, Leimbacher, Mario (editor), Verband der (editor): Melanie Wiora, Saar Ferngas Förderpreis Junge Kunst, Germany
Lehrerinnen und Lehrer für Bildnerische Gestaltung Schweiz, Swiss 2001 Glüher, Gerhard: “Die Welt als digitale Konstruktion” in Peters, Andrea (editor):
2012 Padberg, Martina: “Romantische Positionsbestimmungen in der Gegenwart”, in Im Schein des Unendlichen. Kunstpreis digitale Bildwelten, Kreissparkasse Recklinghausen, Germany
Romantik und Gegenwart, Janssen, Johannes, Padberg, Martina (editors), Wienand Verlag, Cologne, GermanyMelanie Wiora
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