Verena Bachl
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
About
Verena Bachl is a conceptual artist based in Berlin, Germany. Drawing inspiration from science as well as mythology, Bachl creates artworks that combine archetypal symbolism and intimate elements with objects and methods of industrial mass production. Bachl constructs worlds around concepts, weaving narratives that delve into the complexities of sexual identity, memory, and the enigmatic nature of uncertainty. Light installations immerse her sculptural works in a synthetic atmosphere reminiscent of their natural model, while a spatial approach to the work often unveils hidden layers of meaning and a reassessment of perspective. Her work illuminates pressing contemporary issues and challenges stereotypes by creating a speculative scenography for her combinations of figurative representation, minimalistic form and technological implementation with contrasting textures of metal, glass, and stone.
Education
2010-2016
Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee, Germany
Group Exhibitions (Selection)
2024
echoes of tomorrow. yes, today!, Group Show, BBA Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Noise_Media Art Fair, BBA Gallery, Kadiköy City Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
Notes from the seafloor, Gasometer Oberhausen, Germany
2023
etcetera pp., Begehungen Festival, Lichtenstein, Germany
2022
BBA Artist Prize 2022, Group Show, BBA Gallery, Kühlhaus Berlin, Germany
Vasarely Legacy, Annet-sur-Marne, France
Seaphony, Alte Münze, Berlin, Germany
2021
2200 UND3R, Festival IZIS, Koper, Slovenia
Prima Kunst, Stadtgalerie Kiel, Germany
2020
Ars Electronica.ART, Gallery Group Exhibition, Online
Prizes
2022
BBA Artist Prize (Shortlist)
2021
Aesthetica Art Prize (Longlist)
Publications (Selection)
2024
AI and Materiality, Materiability Research Group, HS Anhalt (forthcoming)
Vasarely Legacy, Infine edtitions d’art
2021
Future Now - 100 Contemporary Artists. Aesthetica Art Prize Anthology
2020
Aesthetica Magazine, Rebirth & Renewal, Issue 97
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
