update: 2019.2.1
Henrike Naumann grew up in Eastern Germany in the 1990s. Graduated from Filmuniversity Potsdam-Babelsberg in 2012.
She is interested in the mechanisms of radicalization and how they are linked to youth culture. She likes to explore political opinions through the ambivalence of aesthetic taste. In her immersive installations she combines video and sound with scenographic spaces.
Recent Exhibitions
"2000" Solo exhibition, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, Germany, 2018
"1st Riga Biennial" Group exhibition, Residence of Kristaps Morbergs, Riga, Latvia, 2018
"5th Ghetto Biennale" Group exhibition, Grand Rue, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2017
"3. Herbstsalon" Group exhibition, Kronprinzenpalais, Berlin, Germany, 2017
"Art Rotterdam" Group exhibition, Van Nelle Fabriek, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2017
Awards, Grants
Karl-Schmidt-Rottluff-scholarship (shortlisted, 2018)
Ars Viva prize (shortlisted, 2018)
Triangular Stories, 2012, mixed media, various dimensions, Photo: Inga Selck,
Courtesy of Henrike Naumann and KOW Berlin
Desolation, 2014, mixed media, various dimensions,
Courtesy of Henrike Naumann and KOW Berlin
Thug Life, 2015, mixed media, various dimensions, Photo: Nadia Mounir,
Courtesy of Henrike Naumann and KOW Berlin
Aufbau Ost, 2016, mixed media, various dimensions, Photo: Inga Selck,
Courtesy of Henrike Naumann and KOW Berlin
New Beat, 2017, mixed media, various dimensions, Photo: Chris Shongo,
Courtesy of Henrike Naumann and KOW Berlin
Das Reich, 2017, mixed media, various dimensions, Photo: Inga Selck,
Courtesy of Henrike Naumann and KOW Berlin