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Johanna Keimeyer | |
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 Keimeyer in 2014 | |
| Born | 1982 (age 42–43)[ citation needed ] Filderstadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Occupation | Artist |
Johanna Keimeyer (born 1982) is a German artist known for her experiential work. She has designed lighting fixtures and experimented with various photography techniques. Her work often integrates technology with art, fashion, and design. [1]
Keimeyer was born in Filderstadt and raised in Ueberlingen on Lake Constance. After high school, she trained as a carpenter at the woodworking school of technology in Stuttgart-Feuerbach. She later studied upholstery with Vitra AG in Weil am Rhein, Germany, and Birsfelden, Switzerland.[ citation needed ]
She completed her education at Berlin University of the Arts, where she studied Product and Fashion Design, and at Tama Art University in Tokyo, where she studied Product Design. She also pursued studies in Digital Media at the Rhode Island School of Design and the MIT Media Lab in Boston, Massachusetts. [2]
Between 2006 and 2011, Keimeyer designed lamps, focusing on light fixtures made from recycled materials gathered throughout Europe. During this time, she participated in a workshop led by Brazilian furniture designers Humberto and Fernando Campana. [3]
In 2010, Alexander von Vegesack commissioned Keimeyer to design the lamp Trashure 2, which became part of his private collection. [4] The lamp was featured in the exhibition Adventure with Objects at the Pinacoteca Giovanni e Marella Agnelli in Turin, Italy. [4] [5] The Italian television network RAI Uno covered the exhibition. [6]
In 2022, Keimeyer was featured in the BBA Artist Prize 2022 in Kühlhaus, Berlin. [7]
In 2012, Keimeyer presented her master’s thesis, Everything is Illusion, at Berlin University of the Arts. [8] From 2008 to 2013, she produced an underwater photography series titled Pool Around Me [9] with the support of Martin Nicholas Kunz.[ citation needed ]
In 2016, Keimeyer organized a dance performance featuring five dancers and a light show for the reopening of Berlin’s Oderberger Stadtbad. [10] [11] [12] Photographs from Pool Around Me were used to decorate the hotel rooms at Oderberger Stadtbad. [13]
In 2017, Keimeyer developed a large immersive installation, Breathing Heart, featured in the official program of Art Basel. [14]
Since 2020, Keimeyer has been a lecturer at the Berlin University of the Arts (HTW) and Berlin University of the Arts (UdK). [15] [16]
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