Pamela Rosenkranz
Pamela Rosenkranz (*1979 in Uri, CH) dedicates her artistic practice to the investigation of identity, perception and corporeality in the context of an increasingly technologized world. Her conceptual works, which include sculpture, installation and painting, explore the material foundations of being human and question the supposedly fixed categories of nature and artificiality. Notably, Rosenkranz uses freely available stock images and synthetic materials such as pigments and liquids to refer to the physiological and psychological reactions of the human body and relate these to scientific, cultural and philosophical discourses. In her work, she questions the classical understanding of identity and reflects on how scientific knowledge - especially from neuroscience and evolutionary research - affects our self-image and relationship to the environment. She draws attention to the fact that identity is not a static construct, but a process that is in a constant state of change.
Selected solo exhibitions have included Kunsthaus Bregenz (2021), Kreuzgang Fraumünster, Zurich (2018), GAMeC, Bergamo (2017), Fondazione Prada, Milan (2017), Kunsthalle Basel (2012), Centre d'Art Contemporain, Geneva (2010) and the Swiss Institute, Venice (2009). Most recently, her sculpture Old Tree was commissioned for The High Line, New York (2023-2024). In 2015, Pamela Rosenkranz represented the Swiss Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale. Other important international group exhibitions include the Okayama Art Summit (2019) and the 15th Biennale de Lyon (2019). Recent group exhibitions include the Deste Foundation, Hydra (2023), Kunstmuseum Winterthur and MIT List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge (both 2022), Schinkel Pavillon, Berlin and Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (both 2021), Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah (2020), Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt and Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (both 2019).
