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Svea Gustavs

studio Nieuwe Leliestraat 12
1015 SP Amsterdam
+ 31 5287656
post@weiw.nl

selection of projects

2009

- Dutch Association of Designers, publication about international profile of craft related design

2008

- The Beholder's Eye/Carla van de Puttelaar, Amsterdam

- Original, statements in life and art of visual artist Jorinde Gustavs

2007

- The Wedding Dress/Venice and Kaunas

- catalogue for several textile artists (Rita Kok, Hilde Foks,Golden Clogs Dutch Mountains)

2006

- City of Patras, Greece, publication Patras/Amsterdam
European Capital of Culture Patras

2004 

‘Mamma’, performance opening diagnostic Center Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität,Greifswald

2003

- foundation of weiw publishing platform Stralsund/Amsterdam

2001

- PR manager student project University of Applied Science Stralsund

- Presentation of serie ‘O-Anna’ 725 Jahre St. Nikolai Stralsund

2000  

- concept en design of exhibition ‘choosing patterns of occupation’, commissioned by Ministry of Education MV, Schwerin/D

1998 until 2003

- lecturer graphic arts Ernst-Moritz Arndt University, Greifswald

1998  

- stimulating award for ‘relationwise’, Neues Kunsthaus Ahrenshoop

sinds 1996

annual presentation of books at bookfair Leipzig and Frankfurt

1996

Grafik Nu Singer Museum, Laren

1995

diploma in Visual Arts with honours, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam

1994

working period Calcutta und Varanasi, India

1992-1999 and 2004-2007

Body Weather Amsterdam, Platform for training and performance

1992-95

study Visual Arts, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam

1990-92

study Visual Arts, Academy Minerva, Groningen

1990

move to The Netherlands

sinds 1987

performances

1966

born in Stralsund

Board functions

- Federation of Dutch Artists Association (FNV Kiem), member of section visual arts

- board of advisors for the Ministry of Economy Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, PR campaign

Resume of CV and artists statement

The content of my work is about simultaneously existing parallel worlds with different cultural realities that sometimes meet in dialogues.

This theme is reflected in performances, serial (foto)graphic work and special books.

In my recent work I concentrate on reaching a wider audience by making exceptional books, using hightech reproduction techniques. This meets my concept of intercultural communication.

In 2003 I founded my own publishing house which is based in two European cities. Since then I have made and represented books to European platforms like European Cultural Capital Project in Patras, Greece; Felix Meritis, Amsterdam and the bookfairs in Leipzig and Frankfurt. 

My collaborative project with M.E. Auch has won the international bronze medal CMYK Award in Barcelona, Spain.

Bookprojects

— Patras Amsterdam: Two Harbours (Alexandra Zoi), European Capital of Culture Patras 2006, weiw 2006

— Behind the wallpaper (Monika E. Auch), reproduced Artist’s  book by Monika E. Auch, weiw, 2005

— Wilma Vissers, Visual Artist, catalogue, weiw, 2006

— Heilige Frauen in den Kirchen Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Astrid Utpatel-Hartwig; Ilse Schrama), weiw 2004

— Text auf Textil (Jorinde Gustavs), catalogue, weiw, 2004

— Ene mene mopel (Svea Gustavs), choosing rhymes in 3 languages, weiw, 2003

— white colours (Anne Deschka, Katja Klaus), artists in Iceland, mueckenschwein, 2002

— le train d’ onze heures (Corinne Douarre), mueckenschwein, 2000

— Schau Hildegards Schau (Svea Gustavs), original artist book, 1999

— Salammbos Schatten im Staub (Svea Gustavs), original artist book, 1998

— Auf schmalen Pfaden ins Hinterland (original graphic, 16 artists ), Edition Kunsthaus Ahrenshoop, 1997

— Cahiers (box with 13 original books by 13 graphic artists), Philipp Elchers/Groningen, 1997

— Die Haut (Svea Gustavs), original artist’s book + VHS video of the performance, 1995

 

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