Katrin Korfmann

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Katrin Korfmann
Born1971 (age 5152)
OccupationArtist
Known forPhotography
Website katrinkorfmann.com

Katrin Korfmann (1971) [1] is a German artist, currently living and working in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [2]

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Life and work

Korfmann studied at the Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam, where she specialized in photography and continued her research with residencies at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam, Cittadellarte in Biella and the Chinese European Art Centre in Xiamen, China. [3] [4]

Owing to her background in photography, Katrin Korfmann’s work in various media – photo-works, videos and installations – is concerned with concepts of framing, perspective, and the social dimensions of perception, and pushes the boundaries of photography and representation. [5]

An important determinant in her work are observations of specific public places, made visible through the presentation of different sequential incidents that have been registered within a given period and location, in one single spatial arrangement. The issue of responsibility for the existence of an image, the choice of the right moment and the framing that determines an image also play an important role in her work. Korfmann’s work maybe characterized by a formal level of composition, structure and spatiotemporal experience, that is aimed at the registration and investigation of social constructions and behavior in public space. [5]

Since the late 1990s her work has been exhibited internationally in galleries, museums, alternative art institutions and public spaces. Her work is represented in numerous private and public international collections. She won several prizes for her work, including Radostar Prize (CH), Prix de Rome (2nd prize) and the Esther Kroon Award (NL) and received grants from international institutions like Robert Bosch and Würth Foundation, Akademie der Künste Berlin (DE) and Mondriaan Fund (NL). [4]

Selected public and corporate collections

Publications (monography)

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References

  1. "Katrin Korfmann". AkzoNobel Art Foundation. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. "Website Korfmann". katrinkorfmann.com.
  3. "About Katrin Korfmann". The Social Art Award. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
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