BRIGITTE SPIEGELER
ABOUT BRIGITTE SPIEGELER
Brigitte Spiegeler lives and works in the Netherlands and regularly resides in artist residences around the world, an environment outside the box that she particularly values for creating her work.
Brigitte Spiegeler successfully completed the Royal Academy of Art (KABK) in The Hague and her work has since been shown worldwide at international exhibitions in China, Turkey, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary and France in Italy, including at the Venice Biennale in 2017.
The artist uses a variety of techniques in her work, including photography, risography, painting, ceramics, poetry, performance and installation.
Spiegeler's works deal with an imaginary time that exists only in our heads: in the words become art critic Philip Peters' "a time without time, vague with some details emerging, memory is now, here, but at the same time endlessly distant and elusive".
Her most recent exhibitions have included Paris, Düsseldorf, Shanghai, The Hague, Singapore and soon Atlanta.
Dr. Lora Sariaslan, Art historian and Curator, wrote the following for the exposition; the Return (2022)
in 1834, artist-photographers have worked without a camera, directly restoring or returning the traces of an object on photosensitive paper. Having worked with this return to the basic mode of photography for years Brigitte Spiegeler takes it to a colorful new level in her latest body of work using the technique of Risograph. Created by Noboru Hayama in post-war Japan in 1946, the Risograph (and the development of soy-based ink) was a response to the expensive import of emulsion ink following the end of the war. He chose a poetic and fitting name to express how important it was for people to not lose their ideals during this period of despair. Imprinting this ideal directly into the company name Hayama founded “Riso” meaning “ideal.” Spiegeler capitalizes on this “ideal” format as a source of productive imaginary concerned with image creation, its delicate appearance as well as its fragile future, through its layers depicted that essentially materialize our relation to time. She creates a different mode of fabricating images that oscillate and temporarily return to the alleged transparency of the photographic medium with its documentative qualities, specially the importance given to its clarity and readability. Through the medium of prints, Spiegeler turns familiar places and spaces into unfamiliar or uncanny creations. Her works are positioned at the juncture where the spatial and temporal qualities (re)turn and are captured on the surface of the print which enables manifold layers that extend from the surface of the paper into time. She puts aside the high-tech possibilities in order to return and focus on each moment unveiling various stories: real and imagined.
She also has a passion for language and also writes poetry. Three collections of her poetry 'Unparalleled - an ode to Rembrandt' (2019), 'Martial art: illuminated poems and other fire breaks' (2015) and 'Child Robbery & Bijzang' (2017) have been published by Uitgeverij in de Knipscheer.
Her works are in several international collections including the WanQi Art Museum, Dehua, China and various private collections in Germany, Turkey, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
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Education
2003-2008 B.A. in Fine Arts, Royal Academy of Arts, The Hague,NL
2008 Admitted to the Hague Bar Association
2008 Masterclass Visual Culture Studies by Katharina Sieverding, Summer Academy Salzburg, Austria
Masterclass Storytelling by Eder Santos & Tom van Vliet, Vrije Academie, The Hague, NL
2007 Masterclass video presentation by Walter Verdin, Vrije Academie, The Hague, NL
International Performance Summer Academy, Berlin, Germany
Masterclass Expanded Cinema by Eder Santos & Tom van Vliet, The Hague, NL
2001 - 2002 Oriëntation course Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, NL
Exhibitions & Performances
2023
Dada Exposition, The Hague Art Society, The Hague, The Netherlands
People versus Nature, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands
Olympe de Gouges Revisitée, Alliance Francais, The Hague, The Netherlands
Gallery Anna Laudel, Art Karlsruhe, Germany
Speedy Pop Up Show, the Visual Art Centre, Singapore
Mirroring Memories, Pulchri Studio, Lange Voorhout, the Netherlands
Icon Blues, Zeeemanskamer, Veere, the Netherlands
2022
How to Dance with Butterflies (solo), Gallery Anna Laudel, Düsseldorf
Spinoza and the Art of Happiness, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands
Spinoza in Search of the Truth, The Hague Art Society, The Hague, The Netherlands
Climate Expo’22, Museum De Fundatie, Zwolle, The Netherlands
The Return (avec Louis), Atelier Néerlandais, Paris, France
Constructed Realities, Gallery ArtCN, Shanghai, China
The Return, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands
Travels, The Hague Art Society, The Hague, The Netherlands
Gallery Anna Laudel, Art Karlsruhe, Germany
2021
Lost Time (solo), Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands
Rembrandt Variations & Elsewhere, poetry performances, Haagse Kunstkring, The Netherlands
Roaring Twenties, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands
Najaarssalon, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands
New Work, Haagse Kunstkring, The Hague, The Netherlands
2020
Blue, Gallery ArtCN, Shanghai, China
Najaarssalon, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands
1,5 Meter, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands
Onder de Waringin, various performances with poetry and music, Haagse Kunstkring, The Hague, The Netherlands
Verse Aanwas, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, The Netherlands
WIT, Haagse Kunstkring, The Hague, The Netherlands
Vrijheid, Haagse Kunstkring, The Hague, The Netherlands
2019
Les Maîtres des Pays-Bas, Atelier néerlandais, Paris, France
Presentation of the poetry collection ‘Without equal’’ at Boekhandel Douwes, The Hague, The Netherlands
Presentation at Residency Barbara Residency, Ayvalik, Turkey
House warming, Anna Laudel Contemporary, Düsseldorf, Germany
Portrait, Haagse Kunstkring, The Hague, The Netherlands
2018
Great Walls of Chongqing, Contesthink, Chongqing, China
In the spirit of Schwitters, The Hague, The Netherlands
Tracing the Locus, PinYao Photofestival, PinYao, China
Just Around, Salon KK, The Hague, The Netherlands
Presentation poetry book ‘Plagiarism & Parody’ together with photography, Stichting Perdu, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Extaze, Performance of photography and poetry, the Hague, The Netherlands
The summer exhibition, Anna Laudel Contemporary, Istanbul, Turkey
Fresh, Haagse Kunstkring, The Hague, The Netherlands
Poetry performance with sculptures at See Lab, The Hague, The Netherlands
2017
Personal Structures – Open Borders, group show, Palazzo Bembo, Venice Biennial, Italy
Photo Shanghai, ArtCN Gallery, Shanghai, China
Rooms & Walls, Group exhibition, Anna Laudel Contemporary, Istanbul, Turkey
ArtCN Gallery, Hidden Sceneries- Floating Memories, duo show with Adriaan Rees, Shanghai, China
An Experimental Photographic Research on Time and The Genius Loci, Nanjing University Art Class, Nanjing, China
Er is mij verteld, poetic work, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterloo, The Netherlands
2016
Dragon’s Alchemy, WanQi Art Museum, De Hua, China
Tracing the Locus, solo, Photo Beijing, Beijing World Art Museum, China
A bit of everything, group show, Art 350, Istanbul, Turkey
2015
Beijng International Art Biennial, National Museum of Art, Beijing, China
International Contemporary Ceramic Art Symposium, Dehua, China
Woest, Zomerexpo, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, NL
Tracing the Locus (solo), Gallery ART350, Istanbul, Turkey
Vuurpauze (solo), A Gallery named Sue, The Hague, NL
Contemporary Rotterdam, A Gallery named Sue, Rotterdam, NL
Gallery Inez at the TEFAF, Maastricht, NL
Colourful Journey, WTC Gallery (duo), The Hague, NL
2014
Art the Hague, with a Gallery named Sue, The Hague, NL
Sommernachmittag, A Gallery named Sue, The Hague, NL
The one thing you never sing of or hang in a tree (group show), ARTtrium, The Hague, NL
2013
Contemporary Istanbul (duo show), Gallery Art350, Istanbul, Turkey
Karma Group Show, Gallery Art350, Istanbul, Turkey
Anonymous Drawing 2013, Galerie Nord/Kunstverein Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany
Nomade (solo), Galerie St. Laurent, Leukerbad, Switzerland
Reverse Disclosure, EPO, Rijswijk, NL
2012
Nomade (solo), WIPO, Genève, Switzerland
Nomade (solo), Château de Montcherand, Genève, Zwitserland
The Hague people without Isaac (duo show) Pulchri Studio, The Hague, NL
Female figures in urban reality (group show), International Photo Biennale Amsterdam, Amsterdam, NL
Byzantine Blue (solo), Gallery Art 350, Istanbul, Turkey
Play (solo), Zon MW, The Hague, NL
2011
IINFIINIIT, PEM, The Hague, NL
ZomerExpo 2011, Anoniem Gekozen: ‘Nieuwe meesters van de Lage Landen’, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, NL
Artstart, Art Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL
2010
IINFIINIIT, BH139, The Hague, NL
Jokai Club, Budapest, Hungary
Glow with the flow, Walls Gallery, Amsterdam,NL
Artstart, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, NL
Third dimensions (solo), Klaas Open Atelier, Laren, NL
2009
The Finale, Tuzrakter, Budapest, Hungary
Underground Occupation, Haagse Kunstkring, The Hague, NL
Democracy in Action, Stadhuis, The Hague, NL
Thriller at Jennyfair, Planetarium, Wenen, Austria
Flatland, ID11, Delft, NL
Point of View Women, Nutshuis, The Hague, NL
2008
NO EXIT (solo), Kunsthaus Essen, Essen, Germany
Alte Saline, Hallein, Salzburg, Austria
White Whale, Galerie im Alcatraz, Hallein, Salzburg, Austria
Graduation, ‘NO EXIT’, Royal Academy of Arts, , The Hague, NL
Magic/Something Wicked, See Through/Drive by Gallery, The Hague, NL
2007
RAW, IPAH, Berlijn, Germany
Blauwe keet met witte boterhammen, met Jaap Broersen, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague, NL
Home, Sweet Home, Artist’s initiative Johannes '52, The Hague, NL
2003
Show Oriëntation Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam, NL Collections WanQi Art Museum, Dehua, China and various private collections in Germany, Turkey and the Netherlands
Commissions
2019 Various commissions for private collectors
2009 Internationale Organisation, Video, The Hague, NL
2008 Bob’s Stories, installation, The Hague, NL
2007 Blauwe keet met witte boterhammen, met Jaap Broersen, Ministry of Economic Affairs, The Hague, NL
Various
2022 Residency at Lichtenberg Studios, Berlin, Germany
2020 Board member of the department of Literature, Theatre and Film of Haagse Kunstkring, The Hague, NL
2019 Residency at Barbara Residency, Ayvalik, Turkey
2017 Teaching at masterclass ‘Blickfeld’, Nanjing Art University, Nanjing, China
2016 Residency at Wan Qi Art Centre, De Hua, China
2015 Residency at the International Contemporary Ceramic Art Symposium, De Hua, China
2012 Residency at Maison des Arts Plastiques Rhône-Alpes (MAPRA), Lyon, France
2011 Residency on Maasvlakte 2, invited by the Harbour Authority Rotterdam, Rotterdam, NL
2010 Co-founder of Stichting Verbeelding 2.0., independent agency for Art and public space , NL
2009 Residency Hungarian Multicultural Center, Budapest, Hungary
Publications
2019 Ongeëvenaard / Without Equal – najaar
2019, uitgeverij In de Knipscheer, Haarlem
2018 Ontheemd, Extaze Magazine, The Hague Kinderroof en Bijzang, Plagiarism and Parody, collection of poetry, Uitgeverij In de Knipscheer, Haarlem
2017 Catalogue with the exhibition, personal structures – open borders, Palazzo Bembo, Venice, Italy
2015 Krijgskunst, verluierde gedichten en andere vuurpauzes/The Art of War, languishing poems and other temporary ceasefire, collection of poetry, Uitgeverij In de Knipscheer, Haarlem
Tracing the Locus, catalogue, tekst Gizem Gedik, solo show at Gallery Art 350, Istanbul, Turkey
Catalogus, ZomerExpo 2015,Woest, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, NL
2014 The one thing you never sing of or hang in a tree, works by Brigitte Spiegeler, Saskia Tannemaat en Monica Winnubst by Albertus Pieters, Villa Next Door,villanextdoor.wordpress.com
The one thing you never sing of or hang in a tree, exhibition catalogue, text by Ries Rowaan, ARTtrium 2014. Sommernachmittag, A gallery named Sue, by Albertus Pieters, Villa Next Door,villanextdoor.wordpress.com
2013 Grote Haagse Kunstkalender, Trichis Publishing, NL
Reverse Disclosure, exhibition catalogue, EPO, NL
2012 Byzantine Blue, catalogue, text Philip Peters, solo show at Gallery Art 350, Istanbul, Turkey Grote Haagse Kunstkalender, Trichis Publishing
2011 Catalogus, ZomerExpo
2011, Anonymously Chosen : ‘New masters of the Low Countries’, Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, NL
Jenseits der Gegensätze, DNHK Markt, nr. 6, NL/DE
Een koekblik vol kunst smaakt naar meer, De Witte Bulletin nr. 5 oktober 2011
Havenkrant, Mijn havenplek, september 2011 2010 Flatland, ID11, Delft,NL
2008 NO EXIT, Dr. Uwe Schramm, Kunsthaus Essen, Germany
