ABOUT/

Charles Gonzalez Bernal ( ) is a multidsciplinary artist with a background in theater and architecture, working in the fields of sculpture, installations, performing arts and bioart. His work is focussed on the space-body-nature relationship and the mutability of our perceptions. And particularly how to create art works that enable conections between all beings.

His concern for body and space lead him to create devices that invite to be lived in, to be enabled by the experience. In his work, space becomes a less representative and more perceptive event. It is to distinguish the geometric space and anthropological space as an experiential space. A spatiality without attributes to which the inhabitants, through its use, and meaningful up. That is many more sensations to experience that events to witness.

Since 2019 he is co-founder and artistic director of Studio Neotropico, a group of migrant artists and researchers who operate at the intersection of visual arts and science. Studio Neotropico understand its practice as an artistic bridge that emerges between human and non-human actors, where intercultural and interdisciplinary projects are generated.

Since 2017 joined to the team of Studio Tomas Saraceno, an ongoing research entity and intersection space in between art, architecture and sciences. Charles researches and produces new artworks and materials as well as room installation and spacial design.

In 2016 Charles`s collaboration with Studio Sam Causer, Blushing Pavilion –a temporary exhibition in a seaside shelter presenting 250 years of the intersection between architecture, seaside culture and sexuality in Margate, UK– was featured in the book New Architects 3, launched at The British Pavilion during the Venice Architecture Bienal, and was presented at Without Borders LGBTQ+ Archive, Libraries, Museums & Special Collections Conference in London.

In 2015 finished a Meisterschüler-Studium about installation and sculpture mentoring by Prof. Eberhard Bosslet at Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Dresden. He is graduated in Architecture and the Interdisciplinary MA in Life Arts at National University of Colombia in Bogotá.

Charles Gonzalez’s performances, art works, contributions and co-creations has been shown in Europe and the Americas including: Bauhaus Fest in Dessau, Oktogon in Dresden, World Stage Design in Cardiff and seminars XII Latin American Architecture among others.

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Education/

2013-15 Meisterschüler-Studium. Hochschule für Bildende Kunst. Dresden, Germany
2009-11 Graduated with Honourable Mention, Interdisciplinary Master Studies in Live Art and Theatre, National University, Bogota.
2003-09 Architecture. National University of Colombia. Bogotá.

Selected Art and Architecture Projects/

2022 The Floating Garden. Berlin. Landwehrkanal. Berlin
2022 Vivarium. mp43 Projektraum. Berlin, Germany
2022 Vivarium. Zönoteka. Berlin, Germany
2019 Aerocene Festival. Department of Culture. Munich, Germany
2016 Clifftop Wander.Turner Contemporary. Margate, UK
2016 Die sensorische Luft. Neu West Berlin, Germany
2015 Home. Resort Galerie. Margate, UK
2015 School of Art Vol. IV. Oktogon Hochschule für Bildende Kunst. Dresden, Germany
2015 Studioausstellung. Klasse Bosslet, Dresden, Germany
2014 Festival Les Urbanies. Lausanne, Swiss.
2014 Bauhaus Festival. Dessau, Germany.
2014 Jahresausstellung HfBK, Dresden, Germany
2014 “Acción de Gracia” XIV Ibero-American Theatre Festival of Bogota, Colombia.
2014 “Canciones para vivos y muertos” XIV Ibero-American Theatre Festival of Bogota, Colombia
2013 Theatres of Memory. Instituto Distrital de Patrimonio Cultural de Bogotá
2013 World Stage Design Festival, Offical selection. Cardiff, UK
2011 Fall and Recovery. MAMBO. Modern Art Museum of Bogotá
2011 Journey of Performance. MAPA Teatro. Bogotá
2011 III. International Encounter of Live Arts. National University.´s Art Museum. Bogotá..

Leader Workshop/

2014 Intervention in (anti) public Spaces. Campus Woche in HKB, Bern Swiss.km
2011 Designing Nothingness. Creation body and space, at Residencia en la Tierra, Armenia, Colombia.
2007 XII Latin American Architecture Seminar, Chile
Lecture: “Profetas de nuestro tiempo“ (Prophets of our time)

Grants – Awards/

2023 Artist Grant. Stiftung Kunstfons 2022 Urbane Praxis. Förderung. Berlin
2022 Draussenstadt. Förderung. Berlin
2022 Artist Grant. Kunstfonds Fundation. Bonn
2021 BBK. NEUSTART Förderprogramm. Modul C Berlin-2021
2020 Artist Grant. Kulturprojekte Berlin-2020
2014    Artist in Residence. HOME Program Residences. Margate, United Kingdom.
2013   DAAD Scholarship
2011    Honourable Mention for MA thesis Are you Ready Made?, National University of Colombia, Bogota.
2011 Artist in Residence. Hebbel Am Ufer, Berlin, Germany.
2009 Best Scenography (Collective award) XII National University Theatre Festival
2008 Best Costume. (Collective award) XI National University Theatre Festival
2007 Best Actor. X National University Theatre Festival ASCUN.

Publications/

2009 “Urban Springs on Water Park” PAISEA, Landscape Architecture Magazine, No 008, Spain, page 97.
2007 “Prophets of our time”, Book SAL XII Latin American Architecture Seminar, Concepción, Chile