https://monikadorniak.com Monika Dorniak Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:16:11 +0000 https://monikadorniak.com en https://monikadorniak.com/Mobile-nav Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:55:23 +0000 Monika Dorniak https://monikadorniak.com/Mobile-nav Monika Gabriela Dorniak &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; CV * Biography &nbsp; &nbsp; * &nbsp;Aesthetics of Knowledge* &nbsp;Canine Messengers, Arboreal Memories&nbsp; * &nbsp;Pikaia’s Ossature &nbsp;&nbsp; * &nbsp;Your Body is A Water Vessel &nbsp;&nbsp; * &nbsp;Amplification of Fluctuations * &nbsp;Walking in Two Directions(at the Same Time) *&nbsp; Act of Doing Makes It(Feel Like)Becoming* &nbsp;Metacognitive Tool* &nbsp;Emological Symphony * &nbsp;Human Anatomy is Adorning Itself Workshops ExhibitionsPublications Editions Email * Newsletter Instagram &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; *&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;*&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; * &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; *&nbsp; https://monikadorniak.com/Front-page Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:55:23 +0000 Monika Dorniak https://monikadorniak.com/Front-page * News<img width="1098" height="1541" width_o="1098" height_o="1541" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/54ec48060a3e7f692523fd3913eb92f3d436fa2d28737832d3192afd1f6128d0/everpermeable_ver3.png" data-mid="247687165" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/54ec48060a3e7f692523fd3913eb92f3d436fa2d28737832d3192afd1f6128d0/everpermeable_ver3.png" />© Sille Kima &amp; VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026 ever-permeable boundaries Exhibition Opening // 03.05.2026 (2-7pm) // POV, Berlin, DE Dissolving systems, inhaled, are molten into the very centre of our gazing attention. A polluted status quo, and chemical solastalgia, used to trigger and narrate your alienation.&nbsp;Yet there is a new feeling that emerges, with the comprehension that we are not seeking to resurrect the past. Sometimes things are irreversible, and this very idea may be the most hopeful news that you will read toda&nbsp;By implication of our ever-permeable boundaries, we compose for you a drifting topography of shedded skins, a non-linear, porous score, and a scent of dusty spring asphalt, that makes virtual timelines collapse.ever-permeable boundaries is a multi-sensorial exhibition featuring a selection of works by Monika Gabriela Dorniak (in collaboration w/ Monty Callaghan), Sille Kima and Justina Moncevičiūtė.&nbsp;The opening as part of Sellerie Weekend on the 03.05. (2-7pm) features the 30-minute-long performance Open to Winds by Katherina Gorodynska, exploring fragmented memory through multilingual voice, displacement and the body.The exhibition runs from 03.05. until 24.05 at POV gallery on Tempelhofer Feld and is open on Sundays (2–6 pm) or upon request.&nbsp; <img width="1698" height="2262" width_o="1698" height_o="2262" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/be19243ec751adf8ebf94c32b610031d7e2eb2b75be5ed02407298f477d1fa6d/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-16.25.37.png" data-mid="246722216" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/be19243ec751adf8ebf94c32b610031d7e2eb2b75be5ed02407298f477d1fa6d/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-16.25.37.png" />Monika Gabriela Dorniak, Uprootedness &amp; Hybridity, 2021. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026 Scores of SpectresWorkshop // 23.05.26 (2-5pm) // DAS MINSK, Potsdam, DE Physical and psychological experiences that our ancestors may have gone through during war or while fleeing can be passed on unresolved, fragmenting and alienating our very present. In this three-hour workshop, we use our imagination and our bodies as organic tools to collectively develop performative and visual scores that bring new, interspecies and plural life realities into our awareness and ease the presence of the past. The definition of scores employed in the workshop draws inspiration from Pauline Oliveros, who describes them as “systems of symbols.”Tickets can be booked by clicking here. <img width="2832" height="2016" width_o="2832" height_o="2016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/dab0d94ae7d61b0914adbbfd79b22d580c1bc667f08ace01b16867b35a8d83c2/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-16.56.12.png" data-mid="246723446" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/dab0d94ae7d61b0914adbbfd79b22d580c1bc667f08ace01b16867b35a8d83c2/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-16.56.12.png" /> Monika Gabriela Dorniak, Research Visit, Habscheid, 2025. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026 The Figure of the Archive: Research SeminarTalk // 02.03.2026 (3-6pm) // Centre for Art &amp; the Political Imaginary, Gothenburg, SE “The Living Archives of Rural WWII Sites” is a reflection from an artistic research project that interrogates the entangled agencies of soils, plants, and animals in rural landscapes, in particular forests, marked by the violence of the Second World War, opening the field of memory studies to interspecies perspectives and vernacular archives. Drawing from multi-generational accounts within German and Polish communities, whose connection to land is lived and embodied rather than symbolic, this work reveals rural environments as porous sites where traumatic interruptions persist in everyday practices. Bomb fragments in trees and the unearthing of live ordnance amidst agricultural labour become gestures of memory, underscoring the land’s capacity to both conceal and reveal histories that institutional discourses often silence. Through auto-ethnographical, agricultural, and collaborative artistic practices, this research demonstrates how rural vernacular archives, charged with silences and spectral presences, actively constitute incomplete and evolving narratives of post-war Europe. It is within these terrains that the distinction between ruin and restoration collapses, inviting new methodologies for reading matter as active participant, witness, and agent in processes of cultural remembrance. RVSP via the CAP-Im website.&nbsp; <img width="1718" height="2064" width_o="1718" height_o="2064" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eb5635458a89e4870636d333b0dd5fd96ec62f415f29ca4209c51da7fe4c5a51/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-17.02.02.png" data-mid="246723648" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eb5635458a89e4870636d333b0dd5fd96ec62f415f29ca4209c51da7fe4c5a51/Screenshot-2026-03-31-at-17.02.02.png" /> Monika Gabriela Dorniak, Alienated Self, Performer: Alice Weber, 2016. Edited by Nick Koppenhagen. © VG Bild-Kunst,Bonn 2026 Guided Session #10 – Legacy of the (In-) FiniteWorkshop // 18.03.2026 (8-10pm) // 0ct0p0s, DreamXchange, Online&nbsp;Grinding teeth, a paused inhale—yet another unfamiliar familiarity haunting us through a tense diaphragm and other psychosomatic echoes upon waking. Experiences from decades ago can still linger in our DNA, especially when the gatekeepers of our consciousness are slumbering. Drawing on studies and reflections on intergenerational trauma, this session explores how the inherited experiences of our families haunt us in our dreams, and invites participants to experiment with ways of easing these dreams through the composition of experimental, self-written slumber scores.RVSP via the 0ct0p0s website. https://monikadorniak.com/CV-BIO Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:55:23 +0000 Monika Dorniak https://monikadorniak.com/CV-BIO &nbsp; * &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;* &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;* &nbsp; EN: Monika Gabriela Dorniak is an artist, curator, educator and researcher whose anti-disciplinary practice traverses the boundaries between bodies, objects, and environments through performance, textile sculpture, and multimedia interventions. Her work unfolds within collaborative frameworks, mapping the shifting terrains of inherited and embodied memory. Dorniak has presented her exhibitions, performances and workshops at international institutions such as Kesselhaus at Kindl Berlin (48 Stunden Neukölln, 2024), Nationalgalerie Vilnius (2023), Drugo Mare in Rijeka (2022), Uferstudios Berlin (2021), Kommunale Galerie Bärenzwinger in Berlin (2019), Tate Exchange at Tate Modern London (2017 &amp; 2018), Arts Catalyst in London (2016), and Foreign Affairs Festival at Berliner Festspiele (2014). She has been a guest lecturer at SOAS University of London (2022), Garage Museum in Moscow (2019), Al-Quds Bard College in Palestine (2018), and Chelsea College in London (2017).Dorniak holds a Master's Degree in Art and Science (Department of Fine Art) from Central Saint Martins in London (2017). Since 2024, she has been a Ph.D. candidate in the art- and science-based Bi-National Ph.D. programme between HfK Bremen and HDK Valand in Gothenburg under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Mona Schieren and Prof. Dr. Mick Wilson, exploring the reverberations of the Second World War within rural, multispecies environments through auto-ethnographical and agricultural lenses. .&nbsp; DE:&nbsp; &nbsp; In ihrer anti-disziplinären Praxis macht Monika Gabriela Dorniak die porösen Grenzen zwischen Körpern, Objekten, und Umgebungen mithilfe von Performance, (textiler) Skulpturen, Workshops und multi-media Interventionen erfahrbar. Ihre Recherche in Kunst, Choreographie, Psychologie und Design, verwebt sie oftmals in kollaborativen Formaten zu vererbten und verkörperten Erfahrungen. Die Ausstellungen, Performances und Workshops der Künstlerin wurden lokal und international präsentiert, u.a. bei DAS MINSK Potsdam (2026), KINDL Berlin (2024), National Gallery Vilnius (2023), Tate Exchange bei Tate Modern London (2017/2018), und Galeria Promocyjna Warsaw (2023). Dorniak ist seit 2024 PhD Kandidatin an der HfK Bremen und HDK Valand Göteborg in Schweden, und untersucht in ihrer Arbeit den anhaltenden Einfluß des zweiten Weltkrieges durch auto-ethnographische, landwirtschaftliche und artenübergreifende Perspektiven.&nbsp; <img width="1144" height="1526" width_o="1144" height_o="1526" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/37a22b5792bf516dba6f8d00ad53170372f10644272d0a301381eb34927bcee7/monikadorniak_profile_forest_phd.jpg" data-mid="246719406" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/37a22b5792bf516dba6f8d00ad53170372f10644272d0a301381eb34927bcee7/monikadorniak_profile_forest_phd.jpg" /> © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026, Monika Gabriela Dorniak, Portrait, Berlin&nbsp;EDUCATIONsince 2024 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;PhD candidate, HfK Bremen, DE&nbsp; &amp;&nbsp; HDK Valand Gothenburg, SE2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Summer school, Otherworldly Communications curated by Constant, Morpho, Antwerp, BE2023 - 2024 &nbsp; &nbsp;Free-standing Seminar, Contemporary Art and Health, HDK Valand, Online2023 - 2024 &nbsp; &nbsp;School of Commons, Zurich University of the Arts (ZhdK), Zürich2017 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Master of Arts in Art and Science, Central Saint Martins, London, UK2015 - 2017 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Central Saint Martins, London, MA Art and Science2013 - 2014 &nbsp; &nbsp; University of Arts, Berlin, BA Dance and Choreography 2011 - 2013 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;University Trier, BA Psychology 2008 - 2010 &nbsp; &nbsp;University of Westminster, BA Fashion Design SOLO/DUO EXHIBITIONS 2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;u-u-u, i have a request for you, Stroboskop, Warsaw, PL&nbsp; 2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;A Wave, A Spine, A Vessel, Insola, Berlin, DE 2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Where the Arboreal Conceals, What Endures? w/ Martyna Miller, AVU, Prague, CZ 2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;the (nonmetaphoric) use of the term ‘participation’, InTheCloset, Vilnius, LI 2023&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;the ease with which [a] may be distorted under the action of [b], Hošek Contemporary, Berlin, DE 2020&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;If Homunkulus Had A House, ROSALUX, Berlin, DE2011 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Anatomy is Adorning itself, Alex Xie Studio,&nbsp;DasWeekend, organisiert von Kunstverein Neukölln, Berlin, DE GROUP EXHIBITIONS&nbsp; – selected list 2026 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Memory Studies Association, Fundacione Cazadores, Buenos Aires, AR upcoming 2026&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Scores as Scores, Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, DE upcoming 2026 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;ever-permeable boundaries, POV Gallery, Berlin, DE&nbsp;upcoming2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;How To Be In The Future?, Chisenhale Art Place, London, UK 2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;in relation with, Pony Books, Göteborg, DE 2025&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Tracing Echoes, Heinrich-Schulz-Bibliothek, Berlin, DE2024 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;48 Hours Neukölln, KINDL, Berlin, DE 2024&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Walpurgisnacht, Center for Literature &amp; Arts, Burg Hülshoff, Münster, DE 2024&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;What could possibly go right?, ZhdK, Toni Areal, Zürich, CH&nbsp; 2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;CollActive Matters, CLB Galerie, Berlin, DE 2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;WARSAW&gt;KIN&lt;BERLIN, Galeria Promocyjna, Warszawa, PL 2023&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; WeWater, Symbiotic Lab, Berlin, DE 2023&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;WARSAW&gt;KIN&lt;BERLIN, Milchhof Pavillion, Berlin, DE2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Künstlerische Tatsachen, TRAFO, Jena, DE 2022&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Mapping The Cartographic, Drugo Mare, Rijeka, HR 2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Critical Practice Studio, Haus der Statistik, Berlin, DE2021&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Pop Up Gallery, Art Apart, NAILS Projectroom, Düsseldorf, DE 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Rituale der Gegenwart, curated by SALVE, Künstlerhaus Sootbörn, Hamburg, DE 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Hold Hands, Kunstverein Leipzig, Leipzig, DE 2021&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Black Beemer &gt; White Boomer, City Gallery Pardubice, Prague, CZ 2021&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Instability and Precariousness, Millepiani, Rome, IT 2020&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Visard, Salve Berlin, Berlin, DE 2020&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; still connected, Weserhalle, Berlin, DE 2019 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;The Screen Is Not The Limit, Entkunstung, online 2019&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;dig:it, Museum of Arts, Arad, RO 2018 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Vivid Unknown, ROSALUX, Berlin, DE2017 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;10 Jahre, Kunstverein Neukölln, Berlin, DE 2017&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;This is an Art School, curated by Alex Schady, Tate Exchange, London, UK2016 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Postgraduates Auction with Sotheby, Lethaby Gallery, London, UK 2016&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;9 Evenings Series, Arts Catalyst, London, UK2015 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Remember Nature, curated by Gustav Metzger, Central Saint Martins, London, UK 2012 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Wir bauen eine neue Gedankenskulptur, Alte Post, Trier, DE 2011 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Koordinaten des Körpers, Kunstraum t27, Berlin, DE 2011&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Exposició Síntesi, Festival Tallerts Oberts, Barcelona, ES PERFORMANCES&nbsp; – selected list 2026 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Your Body is s Water Vessel, flows – Schmiermittel der Theoriebildung, Humboldt University, Berlin, DE2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Canine Messengers, Arboreal Memories, Chisenhale Art Place, London, UK 2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Canine Messengers, Arboreal Memories, Heinrich-Schulz-Bibliothek, Berlin, DE 2025&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Sensing Capsule, Monster Reloaded, Strandbad Tegel, Berlin, DE2024 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;language as a technology, School Of Commons, Toni Areal, ZHDK, Zürich, CH2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Your Body is a Water Vessel, WeWater, Insola, Berlin, DE2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;half orphan, half witch, Monster Reloaded, Strandbad Tegel, Berlin, DE2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Your Body Is A Water Vessel, TRAFO, Jena, DE 2022&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Metamorphosis, Entkunstung x Jakob Kukula Publication, Art Biesenthal, DE2021 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Amplification Of Fluctuations, Uferstudios, Berlin, DE2019&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; My Fiction and You, Bärenzwinger, Berlin, DE2018 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Synchronised, Studio Complex, Curated by Alex Schady, Tate Exchange, Tate Modern, London, UK2016 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Metacognitive Tool, Why simple, when you can make it complex, Performance Studio, London, UK 2016&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Metacognitive Tool, Acts Re: Acts, Wimbledon Arts Centre, London, UK2014&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 100 Grad Festival, Sophiensaele, Berlin, DE2013 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;CTM Hacklab Presentations, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, DE MENTORING &amp; TEACHING 2025-2026 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Seminar, Examining Embodied &amp; Inherited Memories, HfK Bremen, DE&nbsp; 2023-2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Mentor, Mentoring Programme, University of Arts London, UK2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Seminar, Lygia Clark and the Politics of Memory, HfK Bremen, DE2024 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Workshop, Reminiscent Armour, Tanzhaus Zürich, Zürich, CH 2024 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Workshop, Art &amp; Health ambassadors, Lišiai, Online 2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Workshop, Intergenerational Trauma &amp; Beyond, Kit Gavatovicha, Lviv, UA2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lecturer, CollActive Materials, Matters of Activity, Humboldt University Berlin, DE2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Guest tutor, Berridge Programs, FR2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Guest tutor, OSUN course: Dis-located Identities in a Fragmenting World, SOAS London, Online2018 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Guest tutor, Urban Studies &amp; Spatial Practices, Al-Quds Bard College, PS2018 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Workshop, Anti-University Festival, Arts Catalyst, London, UK2017 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Guest tutor, BA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Arts, UAL, UK 2015 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Workshop,&nbsp;Anthropocentric Choreography, Foreign Affairs, Haus der Berliner Festspiele, Berlin, DE2011-2012 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Teacher, Art classes, Grundschule Biewer, Trier, DE LECTURING &amp; MODERATING 2026 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lecturer, Memory Studies Association, Conference, Buenos Aires, AR upcoming2026 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lecturer, Non-Human Agents in Memory Studies, Conference, Universität Regensburg, DE 2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lecturer,&nbsp;Canine Messengers, Arboreal Memories, Parse – Some Like It Hot, Conference, Gothenburg, SE&nbsp; 2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Panel Convenor, STS-CH: Holding things together?, Conference, Zurich, CH 2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lecturer, Beyond Crises: Resilience and (In)stability, Conference, Prague, CZ&nbsp; 2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lecturer, Mystical Theology Network, Conference, Antwerp, BE2024 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lecturer, Seminar ART &gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;=×=÷+/–=˜&gt; THERAPY, HfK Bremen, DE2024 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Lecturer, Why Remember?, Peace &amp; Conflict Culture, Sarajevo, BIH&nbsp; 2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Moderator, Reactionary Art, Berlin Art Week, Uferhallen, Berlin, DE 2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Moderator, Footnotes, School of Commons, Zurich University, Zurich, CH 2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Moderator, Warding Off, Radio Show, Refuge Worldwide2021 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Moderator &amp; Lecturer, Uprootedness &amp; Hybridity, Seminar Series, Counterpoints Arts, UK2019 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Lecturer, Experiencing the Museum, Garage Museum, Moscow, RU2019 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Lecturer, Dublin Glass Biennale, Dublin, IRE2018 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Lecturer, Diversity, Arts and Culture, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, DE2015 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Lecturer, Diversity, Arts and Culture, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, DE CURATING 2026 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Memory Studies Association, Fundacione Cazadores &amp; Zonderflag, Buenos Aires, AR &nbsp;&nbsp;upcoming 2026 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;ever-permeable boundaries, POV Gallery, Berlin, DE &nbsp;&nbsp;upcoming 2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Tracing Echoes, Heinrich-Schulz Bibliothek, Berlin, DE2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;in relation with, GIBCA Biennale Extended, PonyBooks, Gothenburg, SE2024 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;non-linear constructions, Insola &amp; Dammweg 216,&nbsp; Berlin, DE2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Passing on Resilience, commissioned by Goethe Institute Vilnius, National Gallery Vilnius, LI2021 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Uprootedness &amp; Hybridity, commissioned by Counterpoints Arts, UK2018 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;The Vivid Unknown, ROSALUX, Berlin, DE 2012 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Wir bauen eine neue Gedankenskulptur, Alte Post, Trier, DE STIPENDS, PRIZES &amp; RESIDENCIES 2026 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Project stipend, Constant, Brussels, BE2025-ongoing &nbsp;PhD scholarship, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), Bonn, DE2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Project stipend, Bezirksamt Charlottenburg, Berlin, DE2024 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Project stipend, Bezirksamt Charlottenburg, Berlin, DE2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Travel stipend, Goethe Institute Vilnius, LI2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Research stipend, Take Heart, Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V., DE2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Hošek Contemporary Prize, Berlin, DE 2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Residency, Künstlerische Tatsachen, TRAFO, Jena, DE2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Stipend, Neustart Kultur, Kunstfonds Bonn, DE2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Exhibition and travel funding, Mapping The Cartographic, IfA, DE2021 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Residency, Hold Hands, Online2021 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Stipend, Take Action, Fonds Darstellende Künste e.V., DE2020 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Stipend, Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Kultur, Berlin, DE 2016 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Residency, The Cube, London, UK COMMISSIONS &amp; COLLABORATIONS&nbsp; – selected list 2017 - 2024 &nbsp; &nbsp; Head of Outreach, Marc Quinn – Our Blood, DE, UK &amp; USA 2018 - 2019 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Performer, Matthew Herbert – Brexit Choir, DE, UK, IT2017 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Performer, Pauline Oliveros Study Group, Cafe Oto, London, UK2017 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Performer, Robert Whitman, Arts Catalyst, London, UK2016 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Choreographer, Baserange, Summer Collection, London, UK 2014 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Choreographer, Rory Pilgrim – Affection is the best protection, NL /DE2010 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Performer, Vladimir Karaleev – Berlin Fashion Week, Berlin, DE2009 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Performer, Maaike Mekking – London Fashion Week, London, UK2008 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Performer, Antje Majewski – Rausch, Kunstverein Dresden, DE BIBLIOGRAPHY 2026 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Erdélyi, Rebeka. Activating Memory through Ecological&nbsp;Ruins. Article. Contemporary Lynx. 2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Bilgin, Senem. The Smell of Interspecies Grief &amp; Solastalgia. Article. Vision Magazine, no. 5.2025 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Russo, Silvia. Seduta Artistica. Interview. MOST Magazine. 2023 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mateeva, Lora. The phenomenological maps of Monika Dorniak. Interview. Coeur and Art.2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Mdivani, Nina, Monika Dorniak, A. Dadiani. Performance as Activism from Tbilisi to Berlin. Interview. JANE.2022 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Fischer, Leoni, and Symbiotic Lab, eds. MetaMorphosis. Entkunstung.2021 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Umunyana, Dydine. Students Of Life with Monika Dorniak. Interview &amp; Article. Kind Kulture. 2020 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;“Past Pieces Merging With What I Call Now.” Out Of Stock,&nbsp; no. 1. 2017 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Metacognitive Tool.” Terra Firma Magazine Issue no. 4.2016 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Sliusarenko, Anastasia. Human being &amp; technology. Interview. Metal Magazine.2011 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; “Human Anatomy Is Adorning Itself.” Das Greif Issue no. 5. Selected interviews Most Magazine (2025) w/ Silvia RussoCoeur &amp; Art (2023) w/ Lorena Mateeva Baserange (2021) w/ Umuco Podcast The Ekru Project (2019) w/ Veronica Horwell Metal Magazine (2017) https://monikadorniak.com/Workshops Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:16:11 +0000 Monika Dorniak https://monikadorniak.com/Workshops &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;* &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;* Collective SynchronisationTate Exchange at Tate Modern London and Al-Quds Bard College (2015-2018) <img width="1023" height="804" width_o="1023" height_o="804" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e42ed2e06f4c4e93ee61c71dce84ed72357eeadd9c4056c4b21a09c28955a876/Rhizomatic_Aseemblage.png" data-mid="247037751" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e42ed2e06f4c4e93ee61c71dce84ed72357eeadd9c4056c4b21a09c28955a876/Rhizomatic_Aseemblage.png" /> Collective Synchronisation explores the intersection of performance art and everyday spatial practices through an interdisciplinary workshop on body rhythms and psychosomatics. Using the city as a stage, participants engage in solo and partner movement exercises responding to urban flows and internal rhythms, fostering collective synchronisation. The workshop reflects on self-determination and the creation of space for new connections within the dynamics of urban life. &nbsp;More information. Photography: “Collective Synchronisation”, 2017, Tate Exchange at Tate Modern London. Photo: Monika Gabriela Dorniak. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026. Deconstruction as a Virtual Component of Construction&nbsp;Anti-University Festival at Arts Catalyst, London and Theaterhaus, Berlin (2018) <img width="997" height="677" width_o="997" height_o="677" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e864d51de26daac4a1b12bf033c2ba0c4d4852a4f3e258fd616cc72113a7d879/Bildschirmfoto-2018-04-10-um-12.46.02.png" data-mid="247037265" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/997/i/e864d51de26daac4a1b12bf033c2ba0c4d4852a4f3e258fd616cc72113a7d879/Bildschirmfoto-2018-04-10-um-12.46.02.png" /> <img width="1279" height="733" width_o="1279" height_o="733" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/fe158e6b8500474816581ab8757853afc08475904aa44442e6444af30547506f/Bildschirmfoto-2018-06-11-um-06.59.16.png" data-mid="247037271" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/fe158e6b8500474816581ab8757853afc08475904aa44442e6444af30547506f/Bildschirmfoto-2018-06-11-um-06.59.16.png" /> <img width="1107" height="733" width_o="1107" height_o="733" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6f42bd1ba580753920a2cb7cdc5cc9c9b248656dd22a67c709d8cf6aad715e43/Bildschirmfoto-2018-06-11-um-06.57.12.png" data-mid="247037292" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6f42bd1ba580753920a2cb7cdc5cc9c9b248656dd22a67c709d8cf6aad715e43/Bildschirmfoto-2018-06-11-um-06.57.12.png" /> Deconstruction as a Virtual Component of Construction (2018) is an experimental research and textile collection that encourages both physical and mental exploration of the interconnected self. The practice-based research was later transformed into a video work in collaboration with the workshop participants. The workshop series aimed to explore self-identification through community and dress. In collaboration with performers in Berlin, the artist shared her phenomenological, psychological, and sociopolitical research across six sessions, discussing specific questions that the performers then translated into movement. The score emerged from the theoretical framework and the textile pieces—or costumes—that became threads of dialogue.&nbsp; &nbsp;More information. Photography:&nbsp; “Deconstruction as a Virtual Component of Construction”, 2018, London and Berlin. Photo: Monika Gabriela Dorniak. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026. Uprootedness &amp; HybridityRefugee Week &amp; Platforma Festival, Counterpoints Arts (2021) <img width="4587" height="6702" width_o="4587" height_o="6702" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8aa97ba7d0f0a73092e6556f961de8044aa104debd4269c93c6fa1b765834737/uprootedness_flyer.jpeg" data-mid="247036824" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8aa97ba7d0f0a73092e6556f961de8044aa104debd4269c93c6fa1b765834737/uprootedness_flyer.jpeg" /> The interdisciplinary seminar series Uprootedness &amp; Hybridity (2021) explores intergenerational trauma in Eastern Europe and Latin America through the lenses of art, poetry, theatre, and medical anthropology. Each short presentation brings together diverse contributors to offer a multilayered perspective on this complex topic. The first seminar, held in June 2021, focused on Eastern Europe, followed by a second session dedicated to Latin America.&nbsp; More information. Photography: &nbsp;Monika Gabriela Dorniak, “Uprootedness &amp; Hybridity”, 2021. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026. https://monikadorniak.com/Exhibitions-1 Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:58:44 +0000 Monika Dorniak https://monikadorniak.com/Exhibitions-1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; * &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; * circles, squares, corners, moments, for, 48, hoursKINDL, Berlin, Germany (2024) <img width="1920" height="2880" width_o="1920" height_o="2880" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6082f01d39867bee311e36ffdfca61e029b7ba5151bbdbc371bff7072e28b967/Circles-squares-corners-moments_48H-NK-2024_Photo-by-Savannah-van-der-Niet_050.jpg" data-mid="247034517" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6082f01d39867bee311e36ffdfca61e029b7ba5151bbdbc371bff7072e28b967/Circles-squares-corners-moments_48H-NK-2024_Photo-by-Savannah-van-der-Niet_050.jpg" /> <img width="1920" height="2880" width_o="1920" height_o="2880" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/86e4c99983edb97161f278d58476ec467e5e24e808e1f5ac75e3ee63209aadae/Circles-squares-corners-moments_48H-NK-2024_Photo-by-Savannah-van-der-Niet_124.jpg" data-mid="247034519" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/86e4c99983edb97161f278d58476ec467e5e24e808e1f5ac75e3ee63209aadae/Circles-squares-corners-moments_48H-NK-2024_Photo-by-Savannah-van-der-Niet_124.jpg" /> Presented as part of the group exhibition circles, squares, moments, for, 48, hours at KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art within 48 Stunden Neukölln, The Shortest Shadow unfolds as a three-metre-high circular scaffolding structure draped with hand-dyed and painted textiles. Accompanied by the 24-minute audio piece porously anchored in the peripheries of time (2023), created with sound artist Monty Callaghan, the installation resonates through the porous architecture of the Kesselhaus. Continuing Dorniak’s exploration of material tension and transformation, the work reveals fragile balances between structure, collapse, and embodied temporality. More information. Photography: Installation view, Monika Gabriela Dorniak, “The Shortest Shadow”, 2024. Kindl Berlin. Photo: Savannah van der Niet. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026. the ease with which [a] may be shaped by [b]&nbsp; Hošek Contemporary, Berlin, Germany (2023) <img width="1333" height="2000" width_o="1333" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/69d923a5efafac2e5ef8483eebbfc5618cda53464783756aa0dbdec1b5876579/Monika-Dorniak-16.jpg" data-mid="247033744" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/69d923a5efafac2e5ef8483eebbfc5618cda53464783756aa0dbdec1b5876579/Monika-Dorniak-16.jpg" /> <img width="1333" height="2000" width_o="1333" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/563eb00ff381e63056c2b5d4a6870163ce14fba5edc8ebc1d79f7dd34e3bb32f/Monika-Dorniak-7.jpg" data-mid="247033746" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/563eb00ff381e63056c2b5d4a6870163ce14fba5edc8ebc1d79f7dd34e3bb32f/Monika-Dorniak-7.jpg" /> <img width="1333" height="2000" width_o="1333" height_o="2000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d0662888c02d46e9ed79cff77b309e51103128b79b0f1fe8679e7d11c2b43f4c/Monika-Dorniak-3.jpg" data-mid="247033749" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d0662888c02d46e9ed79cff77b309e51103128b79b0f1fe8679e7d11c2b43f4c/Monika-Dorniak-3.jpg" /> Continuing her ongoing research and sculpture series Aesthetics of Knowledge (2019–present), Monika Dorniak explores humanity’s place in the Anthropocene and the dynamic agency of stones and water in her solo exhibition the ease with which [a] may be shaped by [b]. For the Hošek Contemporary Prize 2023 exhibition, she integrates this series into the ship’s architecture, creating a site-specific installation of epoxy, textiles, wood, fluids, and cultivated crystal stones accompanied by a soundscape. The work merges performance and exhibition, inviting viewers to experience an active dialogue between human and more-than-human worlds. More information. Photography: Exhibition view, Monika Gabriela Dorniak, “the ease with which [a] may be distorted under the action of [b]”, 2023, Hošek Contemporary, Berlin. Photo: Mari Vass. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026. the (nonmetaphoric) use of the term ‘participation’ InTheCloset, Vilnius, Lithuania (2023) <img width="2500" height="3333" width_o="2500" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a26e4945f5f27a4e6573508ff96316c7141115bf22f4ecca6a71edebbf9511a7/InTheCloset_23_12_23_exp-5.jpg" data-mid="247033681" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a26e4945f5f27a4e6573508ff96316c7141115bf22f4ecca6a71edebbf9511a7/InTheCloset_23_12_23_exp-5.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="3333" width_o="2500" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91ac8af8ed3dfa492aa79079aeace42965923162f315a77db0f8661daae8108e/InTheCloset_23_12_23_exp-15.jpg" data-mid="247033658" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91ac8af8ed3dfa492aa79079aeace42965923162f315a77db0f8661daae8108e/InTheCloset_23_12_23_exp-15.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="3333" width_o="2500" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4b8af882a3f801c2f822066b432df4e0c9ec0e2dfab90b1a37791aa7efa5eeab/InTheCloset_23_12_23_exp-6.jpg" data-mid="247033686" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4b8af882a3f801c2f822066b432df4e0c9ec0e2dfab90b1a37791aa7efa5eeab/InTheCloset_23_12_23_exp-6.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="3333" width_o="2500" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ade5196e5f8b37a830aa081555a84b1b8f479338984fe34a811e7f9826b21e40/InTheCloset_23_12_23_exp-11.jpg" data-mid="247033685" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ade5196e5f8b37a830aa081555a84b1b8f479338984fe34a811e7f9826b21e40/InTheCloset_23_12_23_exp-11.jpg" /> <img width="2500" height="3333" width_o="2500" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea9a72c200cf673e377655c95f2b6034a564874ec230a60ba49e59fcfbb98ebe/InTheCloset_23_12_23_exp-9.jpg" data-mid="247033684" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ea9a72c200cf673e377655c95f2b6034a564874ec230a60ba49e59fcfbb98ebe/InTheCloset_23_12_23_exp-9.jpg" /> In her solo exhibition the (nonmetaphoric) use of the term ‘participation’, Monika Gabriela Dorniak introduces a site-specific installation in an unused part of Vilnius Central Station that responds to its architectural memory and layered stories. The exhibition presents archival and new works from her ongoing series Aesthetics of Knowledge (2019–), accompanied by the score Your Body is a Water Vessel (2021/2022), created in collaboration with sound artist Monty Callaghan. More information.Photography: Exhibition view, “the (nonmetaphoric) use of the term ‘participation’”, 2023. InTheCloset, Vilnius. Photo: Laurynas Skeisgiela. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026. https://monikadorniak.com/Editions-1 Wed, 27 Oct 2021 18:33:33 +0000 Monika Dorniak https://monikadorniak.com/Editions-1 Walking In Two Directions 2022Edition of 3030 x 21.5 cm, Acryl paint on cotton90 Euro︎ Add to Cart <img width="639" height="892" width_o="639" height_o="892" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/446295f94af51a7b55d9b34f690073c35970938baa6fa58161080a326d7dfa5e/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-21.59.23.png" data-mid="140087903" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/639/i/446295f94af51a7b55d9b34f690073c35970938baa6fa58161080a326d7dfa5e/Screenshot-2022-04-19-at-21.59.23.png" /> pink.molecu32 (Series: The Human Anatomy Is Adorning Itself) 2009/2020Edition of 1540 x 30cm, digital scan of a textile piece on Alu-Dibond100 Euro ︎ Add to Cart <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/51c74d524a3b098ed6147bcffa4a591add5ebdf7bbca8659fa7637c3667ad76e/20210518_161049.jpg" data-mid="122861194" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/51c74d524a3b098ed6147bcffa4a591add5ebdf7bbca8659fa7637c3667ad76e/20210518_161049.jpg" /> <img width="1061" height="1349" width_o="1061" height_o="1349" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9812631fc54b62e859912b788db661994324cf79a2723d595be6738cbb924cef/20201111_141436.jpg" data-mid="122861548" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9812631fc54b62e859912b788db661994324cf79a2723d595be6738cbb924cef/20201111_141436.jpg" /><img width="1060" height="1340" width_o="1060" height_o="1340" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2c182ef1989a1be2f164ac37c28d5d627c69c6c45c8e760b33fa11a4756e1fe8/20201111_141457.jpg" data-mid="122861165" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2c182ef1989a1be2f164ac37c28d5d627c69c6c45c8e760b33fa11a4756e1fe8/20201111_141457.jpg" /> bl.57 (Series: The Human Anatomy Is Adorning Itself) 2009-2011&nbsp; / 2019 Edition of 4042 x 29.7cm, digital scan of a textile piece on 250 g/m2, UV-coated (matt) paper30 Euro ︎ Add to Cart <img width="3448" height="4592" width_o="3448" height_o="4592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1f76b642e9969d9c673d7514e85249594c28d864f8be34cc4db4238027083544/P1030853.JPG" data-mid="122861018" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1f76b642e9969d9c673d7514e85249594c28d864f8be34cc4db4238027083544/P1030853.JPG" /> <img width="3448" height="4592" width_o="3448" height_o="4592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7cc152f56d026759341fef0db24b10bb150c406ba5c78f2189de33e1e50bafe9/P1030845.JPG" data-mid="122861016" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7cc152f56d026759341fef0db24b10bb150c406ba5c78f2189de33e1e50bafe9/P1030845.JPG" /> Magnetic Lines 2015/2020Edition of 598 x 68cm, print on water-resistent polyester banner50 Euro (15% of profit is donated to Les Migras, assisting Queer-BIPoC &amp; LGBTIQ people in Berlin) ︎ Add to Cart<img width="2691" height="2690" width_o="2691" height_o="2690" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/adbc0c45ae04fa49a4215c7cced27457c5b693f7519f14569aa38ce23f0b7223/20200729_185045.jpg" data-mid="122861768" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/adbc0c45ae04fa49a4215c7cced27457c5b693f7519f14569aa38ce23f0b7223/20200729_185045.jpg" /><img width="3024" height="3145" width_o="3024" height_o="3145" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67930778c692b0ca4efbe449ebdaf2dc449a91440f1e827d8ef74a4ac9577413/20200730_081440.jpg" data-mid="122861775" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67930778c692b0ca4efbe449ebdaf2dc449a91440f1e827d8ef74a4ac9577413/20200730_081440.jpg" /> <img width="696" height="875" width_o="696" height_o="875" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8dff7188dd43a659431d8b7de35168436afcd26c19847d6aea54ca730d3e0b02/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-15.05.17.png" data-mid="122861801" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/696/i/8dff7188dd43a659431d8b7de35168436afcd26c19847d6aea54ca730d3e0b02/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-15.05.17.png" /><img width="688" height="843" width_o="688" height_o="843" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/43b5b224e577730b3563c3463e1973f145a6b38d37f49ecd62bb0db0af561e0a/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-15.06.00.png" data-mid="122861829" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/688/i/43b5b224e577730b3563c3463e1973f145a6b38d37f49ecd62bb0db0af561e0a/Screen-Shot-2020-05-08-at-15.06.00.png" /> Entfremdetes Selbst Nr. 1 (Series: Alienated Self) 2016/2019Edition of 4042 x 29.7cm, 250 g/m2, UV-coated (glossy)30 Euro ︎ Add to Cart <img width="3448" height="4592" width_o="3448" height_o="4592" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb39320e303fc7cae2dbe13071332a96b031b429dd37affa98b209eddcdbe419/P1030836.JPG" data-mid="122861015" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb39320e303fc7cae2dbe13071332a96b031b429dd37affa98b209eddcdbe419/P1030836.JPG" /> <img width="1500" height="2250" width_o="1500" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8980b6616b8fb3e0b51374a920afdc21ff4805f55caea88969984f43d7795ff1/alice2_jpgsmall-copy.jpg" data-mid="122861014" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8980b6616b8fb3e0b51374a920afdc21ff4805f55caea88969984f43d7795ff1/alice2_jpgsmall-copy.jpg" /> Un/Folding 2015/2019&nbsp;Edition of 2542 x 29.7cm, 170 g/m2, glossy10 Euro ︎ Add to Cart<img width="4447" height="3409" width_o="4447" height_o="3409" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/099523903a3f157bbb732a6519dba65f4d16b22bc751d047903dedd84a22e6ad/P1030858.JPG" data-mid="122861013" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/099523903a3f157bbb732a6519dba65f4d16b22bc751d047903dedd84a22e6ad/P1030858.JPG" /> <img width="1440" height="900" width_o="1440" height_o="900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/eff0f01a8f2fc6edfd3e76aed917a61f807ed11eb855be1545035d5aff593064/Screen-Shot-2019-03-08-at-16.49.04.png" data-mid="122861972" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/eff0f01a8f2fc6edfd3e76aed917a61f807ed11eb855be1545035d5aff593064/Screen-Shot-2019-03-08-at-16.49.04.png" /> What Will Come Has Always Been 2021Edition of 430 x 21.5 cm, Acryl paint on cotton220 EuroSOLD OUT <img width="4160" height="5927" width_o="4160" height_o="5927" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/97bb78837e36db29aac7b92145352fe8522930dded8e87ca6d90dbfcddb23540/monikadorniak_smaller.jpg" data-mid="127405577" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/97bb78837e36db29aac7b92145352fe8522930dded8e87ca6d90dbfcddb23540/monikadorniak_smaller.jpg" /> https://monikadorniak.com/Canine-Messengers-Arboreal-Memories Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:30:11 +0000 Monika Dorniak https://monikadorniak.com/Canine-Messengers-Arboreal-Memories &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;* Canine Messengers, Arboreal Memories (2025) in collaboration with&nbsp;Óscar Perdomo Ceballos <img width="1688" height="2250" width_o="1688" height_o="2250" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1c84410b74220b4a651daedd2991d7f8e7342c07c50d3067a1b893a4c522a316/CanineMessengers-ArborealMemories.png" data-mid="246862725" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1c84410b74220b4a651daedd2991d7f8e7342c07c50d3067a1b893a4c522a316/CanineMessengers-ArborealMemories.png" /> <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/af4ddbbf0d4e3c13d05be5062166a2779d590ce6ba3ead1cc12cf20ada53e9f9/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-28-at-17.34.14.jpeg" data-mid="246862722" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/af4ddbbf0d4e3c13d05be5062166a2779d590ce6ba3ead1cc12cf20ada53e9f9/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-28-at-17.34.14.jpeg" /> Image 1-2: Monika Gabriela Dorniak, “Canine Messengers, Arboreal Memories”, 2025, performance of wearable sculptures made of wheat sourdough. Photo: P.L.U.R. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026. &nbsp; &nbsp; EN: &nbsp;&nbsp;The multi-sensorial lecture performance developed in collaboration with Óscar Perdomo Ceballos explores interspecies relationships, mystical experience, consent, and agency with the help of sourdough sculptures. Drawing on the presenters’ backgrounds in rural Colombia and rural Germany, the work examines encounters with non-human beings — in particular a tree and a dog — as transformative events. These presences are approached both as subjects and as active participants in shaping Perdomo und Dorniak’s lives, resonating with recent reflections on plant and animal agency. The performance questions the concept of consent within interspecies encounters, where profound mystical experiences are often marked by forms of relation that cannot be clearly consented to or controlled. In this context, it draws on the legacy of Hildegard von Bingen, the 12th-century mystic and polymath, through Dorniak’s personal connection to the Rhineland and her grandmother’s use of Hildegard’s teachings during and after the Second World War. This research legacy is placed in dialogue with pajmuri, a theological concept from the Desano people of the Colombian Amazon that deeply shaped Perdomo’s childhood and family history. Meaning “the moment of fermentation”, pajmuri suggests that knowledge emerges through the interaction of two forces that combine to create a third. These exchanges are guided by messengers, especially trees, mammals, birds, and lakes. Through its pursuit of lightness, music, and surrender, Amazonian pajmuri enters into dialogue with German late-medieval mysticism, particularly that of Hildegard of Bingen. By bringing together personal narrative and theoretical reflection, the performance highlights the porous boundaries of identity and the humbling experience of recognising our entanglement with other species. In doing so, it contributes to ongoing conversations about mysticism, consent, and the transformative potential of interspecies kinship in shaping our understanding of self and other. Supported by Stadt findet Kunst, Project Stipend from Bezirksamt Charlottenburg in Berlin (2025), and Heinrich-Schulz-Library in Berlin (2025). &nbsp; DE:&nbsp; Diese multisensorische Lecture Performance untersucht artenübergreifende Beziehungen, mystische Erfahrungen und Handlungsmacht mit der Hilfe von essbaren Sauerteigskulpturen. Ausgehend von dem Aufwachsen der Vortragenden im ländlichen Kolumbien und im ländlichen Deutschland setzt sich die Arbeit darüberhinaus mit Begegnungen mit nicht-menschlichen Wesen – insbesondere einem Baum und einem Hund – als transformativen Ereignissen auseinander. Diese Wesen werden dabei sowohl als Subjekte als auch als aktive Mitgestaltende des Lebens von Perdomo und Dorniak verstanden und stehen im Einklang mit aktuellen Diskussionen über pflanzliche und tierische Handlungsmacht. Die Performance hinterfragt das Konzept von Zustimmung innerhalb dieser interspezifischen Begegnungen, in denen tiefgreifende mystische Erfahrungen häufig von Beziehungsformen geprägt sind, die sich nicht eindeutig kontrollieren lassen. In diesem Zusammenhang bezieht sie sich auf das Vermächtnis Hildegards von Bingen, der Mystikerin und Universalgelehrten des 12. Jahrhunderts, vermittelt durch Dorniaks persönliche Verbindung zum Rheinland und die Anwendung von Hildegards Lehren durch ihre Grossmutter während und nach dem Zweiten Weltkriegs. Diese Recherche wird mit dem theologischen Konzept des Pajmuri in Dialog gesetzt, einer Praxis der Desano aus dem kolumbianischen Amazonasgebiet, die Perdomos Kindheit und Familiengeschichte nachhaltig geprägt hat. Pajmuri, was „der Moment der Fermentation“ bedeutet, legt nahe, dass Wissen aus der Interaktion zweier Kräfte entsteht, die sich zu einer Dritten verbinden. Diese Interaktionen werden von Boten vermittelt, insbesondere von bestimmten Baum-, Säugetier-, Vogel- und Seenarten. In dem Streben nach Leichtigkeit, Musik und Hingabe tritt das amazonische Pajmuri in einen Dialog mit der spätmittelalterlichen deutschen Mystik von Hildegards von Bingen. Indem persönliche Erzählungen mit theoretischen Bezugsrahmen verbunden werden, macht die Performance die porösen Grenzen von Identität sichtbar und verdeutlicht die demütigende Wirkung des Erkennens unserer Verflechtung mit anderen Spezies. Damit fügt sie sich in aktuelle Debatten über die poröse Verbindung zwischen dem Anderen und dem Selbst ein und stellt die Möglichkeit klarer, souveräner Zustimmung in mystischen Begegnungen infrage. Durch diese doppelte Lesart von Mensch-Nichtmensch-Beziehungen trägt die Lecture Performance zu fortlaufenden Diskussionen über Mystik, Zustimmung und das transformative Potenzial artenübergreifenden Verwandtschaften bei, unser Verständnis von Selbst und Anderem zu prägen. Unterstützt von Stadt findet Kunst, Projektstipendium des Bezirksamtes Charlottenburg in Berlin (2025), und der Heinrich-Schulz-Bücherei in Berlin (2025).&nbsp; <img width="1512" height="2016" width_o="1512" height_o="2016" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36da670498249aa42a034034809c9f21b7844a891fb5b689f45e15628a0b1da5/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-28-at-17.21.09.jpeg" data-mid="246862724" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/36da670498249aa42a034034809c9f21b7844a891fb5b689f45e15628a0b1da5/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-28-at-17.21.09.jpeg" /> <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6eb6ecfd291f2e15a4500fdb15a2716e3e52850b80008bc56c461643ce13813c/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-28-at-17.34.14-2.jpeg" data-mid="246862723" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6eb6ecfd291f2e15a4500fdb15a2716e3e52850b80008bc56c461643ce13813c/WhatsApp-Image-2025-05-28-at-17.34.14-2.jpeg" /> Image 3-4: Monika Gabriela Dorniak, “Canine Messengers, Arboreal Memories”, 2025, performance of wearable sculptures made of wheat sourdough. Photo: P.L.U.R. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026.&nbsp; https://monikadorniak.com/Aesthetics-of-Knowledge Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:55:24 +0000 Monika Dorniak https://monikadorniak.com/Aesthetics-of-Knowledge &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;* Aesthetics of Knowledge (2019-ongoing)&nbsp; <img width="4480" height="4480" width_o="4480" height_o="4480" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/64a7fbdfbe08af1943ef3095d99c74dd5e2450f698e15a7fa53d2514ce45b6c3/3_aok_monikadorniak.jpg" data-mid="246730386" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/64a7fbdfbe08af1943ef3095d99c74dd5e2450f698e15a7fa53d2514ce45b6c3/3_aok_monikadorniak.jpg" /> <img width="896" height="897" width_o="896" height_o="897" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ea6f52156fde0e3c960cbcc05d6966791d7329426928fbb29bee9aacb1f3a8b9/4_MonikaDorniak_AOK.png" data-mid="246730388" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/896/i/ea6f52156fde0e3c960cbcc05d6966791d7329426928fbb29bee9aacb1f3a8b9/4_MonikaDorniak_AOK.png" /> <img width="915" height="919" width_o="915" height_o="919" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/315e454b095484131c1cc6bcf8543eb51ca6582eb9ecb45c6322ad9e52947c86/7_MonikaDorniak_AOK.png" data-mid="246730402" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/915/i/315e454b095484131c1cc6bcf8543eb51ca6582eb9ecb45c6322ad9e52947c86/7_MonikaDorniak_AOK.png" /> <img width="877" height="870" width_o="877" height_o="870" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f4755d10fe0a6ae18307f13c1faf286d998b07ad2f4969b65decd48c7680c9db/2_MonikaDorniak_AOK.png" data-mid="246730390" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/877/i/f4755d10fe0a6ae18307f13c1faf286d998b07ad2f4969b65decd48c7680c9db/2_MonikaDorniak_AOK.png" /> Image 1-4: Monika Gabriela Dorniak, “Aesthetics Of Knowledge”, 2019-2022, crystal sculpture series. Photo: P.L.U.R. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026. EN: Aesthetics of Knowledge (2019–ongoing) is a series of crystal sculptures grown from ethanol, pigments, and bodily fluids such as blood and saliva. The material interplay between more-than-human elements and essential substances of the body forms a clinamenic, non-hierarchical network, symbolising the dependence of human beings on their environment.While the crystal stone always remains the main protagonist when activated within an installation, the configuration itself morphs each time, responding directly to local sites and entities, such as rivers, animals, and other inhabitants. Supported by the Senatsverwaltung für Kunst und Kultur, Berlin (2020), Hosek Contemporary, künstlerische Tatsachen, IntheCloset.. DE: Aesthetics of Knowledge (2019–laufend) ist eine Serie von Kristallskulpturen, die aus Ethanol, Pigmenten und Körperflüssigkeiten wie Blut und Speichel gezüchtet werden. Das materielle Zusammenspiel zwischen mehr-als-menschlichen Elementen und den essenziellen Substanzen des Körpers bildet ein klinamenisches, nicht-hierarchisches Netzwerk, das die Abhängigkeit des Menschen von seiner Umwelt symbolisiert.Während der Kristallstein bei der Aktivierung in einer Installation stets die Hauptrolle einnimmt, verändert sich die Konfiguration jedes Mal und reagiert unmittelbar auf lokale Orte, Flüsse, Tiere und andere Bewohner*innen. Unterstützt durch die Senatsverwaltung für Kunst und Kultur, Berlin (2020), Hosek Contemporary, künstlerische Tatsachen, IntheCloset. <img width="908" height="912" width_o="908" height_o="912" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b6673e82bf99cd831def9112cd6d0a0fcca07a8917f11fbf3259f00ad60944c9/5_MonikaDorniak_AOK.png" data-mid="246730401" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/908/i/b6673e82bf99cd831def9112cd6d0a0fcca07a8917f11fbf3259f00ad60944c9/5_MonikaDorniak_AOK.png" /> <img width="861" height="884" width_o="861" height_o="884" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a802137202a5b285bdb09bf3ba6b6f20bb7fbfa44f381f73a70bc5b58b6b9eb/1_MonikaDorniak_AOK.png" data-mid="246730391" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/861/i/9a802137202a5b285bdb09bf3ba6b6f20bb7fbfa44f381f73a70bc5b58b6b9eb/1_MonikaDorniak_AOK.png" /> Image 5-6: Monika Gabriela Dorniak, “Aesthetics Of Knowledge”, 2019-2022, crystal sculpture series. Photo: P.L.U.R. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026.&nbsp; https://monikadorniak.com/Pikaia-s-Ossature-2 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:52:38 +0000 Monika Dorniak https://monikadorniak.com/Pikaia-s-Ossature-2 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;* Pikaia’s Ossature (2022)&nbsp; <img width="3845" height="5767" width_o="3845" height_o="5767" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e815de72edca41dbd1ddbcc4dbf0dafd9d5513c05d23c9ea59e369d820d15dc/_DSF2939.jpg" data-mid="246767034" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7e815de72edca41dbd1ddbcc4dbf0dafd9d5513c05d23c9ea59e369d820d15dc/_DSF2939.jpg" /> <img width="3772" height="5658" width_o="3772" height_o="5658" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8558860d05e5a68114e048c0f9e7b174e10c108d1cf91ec256008094cdd523f2/_DSF2932.jpg" data-mid="246767046" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8558860d05e5a68114e048c0f9e7b174e10c108d1cf91ec256008094cdd523f2/_DSF2932.jpg" /> Image 1-2: Monika Gabriela Dorniak, “Pikaia’s Ossature”, 2022, wood, pastel, epoxy, mirror, glass, stones, ethanol. Photo: Anna Perepechai. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026. <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5b5007c68c6a0ef5eb4ed1e3bc386ad71adb994120bb84b131636fa71c4bed45/_PikaiasOssature_Dorniak_01.jpg" data-mid="246767079" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5b5007c68c6a0ef5eb4ed1e3bc386ad71adb994120bb84b131636fa71c4bed45/_PikaiasOssature_Dorniak_01.jpg" />&nbsp;Image 3: Monika Gabriela Dorniak, “Pikaia’s Ossature”, 2022, wood, pastel, epoxy, mirror, glass, stones, ethanol. Photo: Anna Perepechai. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; EN: &nbsp;Which circumstances define an object’s year of origin when its anatomy and spirit are composed of an assemblage that merges past, present, and future states—an entity that has always been, and may always remain, in a state of becoming? The main protagonist of the sculptural assemblage Pikaia’s Ossature (2022–ongoing) is a crystalline stone, from the Aesthetics of Knowledge series, that acts as the artist’s co-composer. It resides within a skeleton made of wood, glass, and metal, which serves as a porous framework for the growth of a hybrid organism uniting more-than-human and human particles (*). The sculpture is inspired by the peep box—one of the earliest forms of mass media in Western history—which the artist researched extensively in the archives of the Deutsches Optisches Museum in Jena as part of the künstlerische Tatsachen residency . The peep box circulated images of “the world” and gained popularity in the 17th and 18th centuries. Reflecting critically on the monopolistic aesthetics that such media began to reproduce, Pikaia’s Ossature seeks a balance in which the dominant position of the human being in the world is shared with its more-than-human agents that co-define its presence. * The hybrid state of more-than-human and human agencies is considered here not as a modern invention but as an original condition—one that has been neglected through the dualistic, binary divisions established by the Western worldview. Paying homage to “the agency of nature,” this approach also refers to French philosopher Bruno Latour, one of its most prominent advocates. This project was supported by&nbsp;Künstlerische Tatsachen residency and Deutsches Optisches Museum in Jena.&nbsp;&nbsp; DE:&nbsp; &nbsp;Welche Umstände formulieren das Entstehungsjahr eines Objekts, wenn seine Anatomie und sein Geist aus einem Gefüge bestehen, das Vergangenheit, Gegenwart und Zukunft miteinander verschmelzen lässt – ein Wesen, das immer schon im Werden war und vielleicht immer im Werden bleiben wird? Die Hauptprotagonistin der skulpturalen Assemblage Pikaia’s Ossature (2022–laufend) ist ein kristalliner Stein, aus der Aesthetics of Knowledge Serie, der als Ko-komponist der Künstlerin agiert. Er befindet sich in einem Skelett aus Holz, Glas und Metall, das als poröses Gerüst für das Wachstum eines hybriden Organismus dient, in dem mehr-als-menschliche und menschliche Partikel miteinander verbunden sind (*²). Die Skulptur ist inspiriert vom Guckkasten – einem der ersten Massenmedien der westlichen Geschichte –, den die Künstlerin während ihrer Recherchen im Archiv des Deutschen Optischen Museums in Jena intensiv studierte. Der Guckkasten verbreitete im 17. und 18. Jahrhundert Bilder der „Welt“ und gewann damals große Popularität. In kritischer Auseinandersetzung mit der monopolistischen Ästhetik, die durch solche Medien reproduziert wurde, sucht Pikaia’s Ossature nach einem Gleichgewicht, in dem die zentrale Position des Menschen in der Welt mit den mehr-als-menschlichen Akteur*innen geteilt wird, die seine Existenz mitbestimmen. * &nbsp;Der hybride Zustand von mehr-als-menschlichen und menschlichen Akteur*innen wird hier nicht als moderne, sondern als ursprüngliche Form verstanden, die im Zuge der dualistischen und binären Trennungen der westlichen Welt vernachlässigt wurde. In Anerkennung der „Handlungsfähigkeit der Natur“ würdigt dieser Ansatz Bruno Latour, einem ihrer bedeutendsten Vertreter. Das Projekt wurde unterstützt von der Künstlerische Tatsachen Residenz und dem Deutschen Optischen Museum in Jena. <img width="3879" height="5818" width_o="3879" height_o="5818" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b3510df915e689139c4e57908ea23568941c5736bf683194f9b77d41a508feba/_DSF2936.jpg" data-mid="246767126" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b3510df915e689139c4e57908ea23568941c5736bf683194f9b77d41a508feba/_DSF2936.jpg" /> <img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/23f994efbb5cb38e59116e298b5bc5e66a5655f575064921c19f0d2e6ca80e06/_DSF2943.jpg" data-mid="246767123" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/23f994efbb5cb38e59116e298b5bc5e66a5655f575064921c19f0d2e6ca80e06/_DSF2943.jpg" /> Image 4-6: Monika Gabriela Dorniak, “Pikaia’s Ossature”, 2022, wood, pastel, epoxy, mirror, glass, stones, ethanol. Photo: Anna Perepechai. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026. https://monikadorniak.com/Your-Body-is-a-Water-Vessel-1 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:02:54 +0000 Monika Dorniak https://monikadorniak.com/Your-Body-is-a-Water-Vessel-1 &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; * Your Body is a Water Vessel (2021-2022)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; EN: 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑩𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑽𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍 (2021-2022) is a written text score and a 30-minute sound composition that combines speculative methods, personal histories, and artistic research. Written by Dorniak in 2021 during the Hold Hands residency, the eco-somatic score explores the artist’s ongoing research into humanity’s descent from the underwater creature Pikaia—a line of inquiry that began with her performance and video work Metacognitive Tool (2016). Referring to the theory that underwater remnants may still exist within the human body, Dorniak reflects on how traumatic memories—both experienced and inherited—might be transformed through active guidance of the imagination. The work weaves together ideas from hydro-feminism,&nbsp; meditation practices, scientific theories, and deeply personal reflections from the artist’s own experience. After performing the poetic score at SOAM in 2022—where Australian sound artist Monty Callaghan presented work with a related focus on water, memory, and intergenerational phenomena—the evident overlap in their artistic interests led them to continue collaborating on 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑩𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑽𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍. The resulting 30-minute poetic sound work expands on Dorniak’s original composition, using sound to invite listeners to reconnect with their animal bodies and confront anthropocentric conditions such as alienation and solastalgia. The two artists presented a live version of the work as part of the evening programme for the exhibition Künstlerische Tatsachen in Jena on 1 October 2022, and later on the Berlin community radio station Cashmere Radio on 5 November 2022. Supported by the Hold Hands and Künstlerische Tatsachen residencies.&nbsp;&nbsp; DE:&nbsp;𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑩𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑽𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍 (2021-2022) ist ein schriftliches Score und 30-minütige Klangkomposition, die spekulative Methoden, persönliche Erinnerungen und künstlerische Forschung miteinander verbindet. Die von Dorniak 2021 im Rahmen der Hold Hands Residency entwickelte öko-somatische Partitur thematisiert die Forschung der Künstlerin über die Abstammung des Menschen von der Unterwasser-Kreatur Pikaia – ein Forschungsstrang, der mit ihrer Performance- und Videoarbeit Metacognitive Tool (2016) begann. Unter Bezugnahme auf die Theorie, dass im menschlichen Körper bis heute ein Teil unserer Unterwasservorfahren fortbestehen könnte, reflektiert die Künstlerin darüber, inwiefern traumatische Erinnerungen – sowohl erlebte als auch vererbte – möglicherweise durch die aktive Führung unserer Vorstellungskraft transformiert werden können. Das Werk verbindet Konzepte aus Hydro-feminismus und Meditationspraktiken mit wissenschaftlichen Theorien und sehr persönlichen Erfahrungen der Künstlerin. Nachdem Dorniak das poetische Score 2022 bei SOAM Residenz rezitierte – wo der australische Soundkünstler Monty Callaghan Arbeiten mit einem ähnlichen thematischen Fokus auf Wasser, Erinnerung und intergenerationelle Phänomene präsentierte – führte die deutliche thematische Überschneidung der beiden Künstler*innen zu einer weiteren gemeinsamen Erforschung von 𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑩𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒊𝒔 𝒂 𝑾𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑽𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒍. Das daraus entstandene 30-minütige poetische Klangwerk vertieft Dorniaks ursprüngliche Komposition, indem es mittels Klang die Zuhörenden dazu einlädt, ihren animalischen Körper zurückzugewinnen und anthropozentrische Symptome wie Entfremdung und Solastalgie zu hinterfragen. Die beiden Künstler*innen präsentierten eine Live-Version der Arbeit im Abendprogramm der Vernissage Künstlerische Tatsachen in Jena am 01.10.22 sowie im Berliner Community-Radiosender Cashmere Radio am 05.11.22. Unterstützt durch die Hold Hands und Künstlerische Tatsachen Residenzen. <img width="2480" height="3507" width_o="2480" height_o="3507" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c17f4cc362d69a54d2c0642d069ff8f094d93cefc2755926cec11e82980a61a8/score_watervessel_2022_updated_dorniak_print.jpg" data-mid="246762263" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c17f4cc362d69a54d2c0642d069ff8f094d93cefc2755926cec11e82980a61a8/score_watervessel_2022_updated_dorniak_print.jpg" /> <img width="2480" height="3507" width_o="2480" height_o="3507" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f1ba9b27e5bead0ffd287bcd81731983dcfa96398b8cfbad3ab362cb58efffe5/score_watervessel_2022_updated_dorniak_print2.jpg" data-mid="246762264" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f1ba9b27e5bead0ffd287bcd81731983dcfa96398b8cfbad3ab362cb58efffe5/score_watervessel_2022_updated_dorniak_print2.jpg" /> Monika Gabriela Dorniak, “Your Body is a Water Vessel”, 2021-2022, written score. © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026.&nbsp;