Contact details
info{at}karolinarupp.com
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Currently lives and works in The Hague, Netherlands.
Bio
Karolina Rupp (b.1988, Germany) grew up in Pretoria, South Africa. With a background in sociology, anthropology and photography, Karolina worked in a Pretoria-based art studio and as of early 2016 is living in The Netherlands. Initially relying on lens-based media, her work has shifted to an artistic practice rooted in sculpture and installation. Imbued with phenomenological and ontological undercurrents and the elements of chance, repetition and ephemerality, Karolina’s interest lies in the intuitive artistic process itself as a potential catalyst to discover and make sense of the unknown. Her work has been shown in various group exhibitions both in South Africa and The Netherlands.
Education
2016 – 2020 Bachelor of Fine Arts with specialisation in Sculpture/3D, Royal Academy of Art (The Hague, NL)
2013 Advanced Certificate in Professional Photography, Vega School of Brand Leadership (Pretoria, RSA)
2012 Higher Certificate in Photography, Vega School of Brand Leadership (Pretoria, RSA)
2010 – 2014 Bachelor of Arts in Sociology & Anthropology, University of South Africa (Pretoria, RSA)
Selected Exhibitions
2020 Graduation exhibition (g) at the Royal Academy of Art (The Hague, NL)
2019 ‘Note to Self’ (g) at Helena van Doeverenplantsoen (The Hague, NL)
2019 ‘Today I Taste Tomorrow’ (g) at Helena van Doeverenplantsoen (The Hague, NL)
2017 ‘Everything must go’ (One Nest Stand #26) (g) at NEST (The Hague, NL)
2015 ‘The Narrative Portrait’ (g) at SE Centre for Photography (Greenville SC, US)
2015 ‘Prospect Poem’ (s) at Grounded at Echo (Pretoria, RSA)
2015 ‘Miniatures’ (g) at Long Street Art Lovers (Pretoria, RSA)
2014 ‘A summer evening stroll’ (g) at Blokhuiz Studio Collective (Pretoria, RSA)
2014 ‘Exit’ (s) at Kaimara Gallery (Pretoria, RSA)
2013 Graduation exhibition (g) at Vega School of Brand Leadership (Pretoria, RSA)
Residencies
Feb 2020 Arteles Creative Center – ‘Silence, Awareness, Existence’ (Haukijärvi, FIN)
Nominations
2020 Nominee Bachelor Thesis Award, Royal Academy of Art (The Hague, NL)
2015 Long listed, Aesthetica Art Prize (UK)
Collectives / Projects / Publications
HRK Collective
Notes on Hapticity