ROLE / FUNCTION
Bettina Pelz is the artistic director of INTERFERENCE in tandem with Aymen Gharbi since 2016.
BACKGROUND
She is a dedicated curator, working internationally. She has been involved in projects in Belgium, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Italy, Jordan, Mali, Mexico, The Netherlands, North-Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Switzerland, and Tunisia.
The focus of her curatorial research and practice is on light and light-based media in contemporary fine arts. She has been the founding curator of several sustainable light and media art projects in Europe and Africa. She is dedicated to art-in-context projects. Her exhibition projects are hosted at art institutions and in public space, in postindustrial ensembles and cultural heritage environments.
RECENT EXHIBITIONS
2023 Cologne (de), ON PLINY’S PATHS
2023 Gabes (tn), DCS ARTISTIC BOOTCAMP
2023 Houmt Souk (tn), SEE DJERBA International Media Art Project
2023 Tunis (tn), INTEFERENCE Public Art Project
2023 Brixen / Bressanone (it), WATER LIGHT FESTIVAL Novacella Abbey
2022 Tunis (tn), MISE EN LUMIERE
2022 Gelsenkirchen (de), GOLDSTUECKE Public Art Project
2021 Ingolstadt (de), LICHTSTROM International Light Art Project
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YOUNG MASTERS PROJECTS
2023 Brixen / Bressanone (it), WATER LIGHT FESTIVAL, YOUNG MASTERS Exhibition
Since 2019 Leeuwarden (nl), MEDIA ART FRIESLAND, TEXT ME Workshop
Since 2019 Tunis / Houmt Souk (tn), INTERFERENCE YOUNG MASTERS
2015 / 2018 Hildesheim (de), LICHTUNGEN YOUNG MASTERS Exhibition
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Since 2018 Lille (fr), IBSIC
Since 2004 Bremen (de), University of the Arts Lecturer with Special Assignment
Since 1996 Wetter/Ruhr (de), STUDIO BETTINA PELZ, Freelanced Curator
1993 – 1996 Hagen (de), Socio-cultural Center, Artistic Director
1989 – 1993 Ahlen (de), Socio-cultural Center, Artistic Director
FORMATION
1985 – 1988 Muenster (de), Muenster University, Studies of Philosophy and Social-Pedagogics, Diplom
LINKS
bettinapelz.de
arsphotonica.net
instagram.com/kunstpelz
FEATURED IMAGE
Malika Hagemann