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Anne Carnein
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Anne Carnein
* 1982 Rostock
Current
Anne Carnein uses textile materials to create delicate floral objects that exude an intense presence, quiet poetry and a sensual quality, opening up a new level of perception.
Her works deliberately incorporate the root system – a part of the plant that usually remains hidden and is often larger than the visible above-ground section. Through this radical shift in focus, she makes the hidden visible and grants the plant an independent, almost autonomous existence. In this way, the plant can be experienced not merely as an object, but as a counterpart.
This reversal of perspective compels us to rethink the relationship between humans and nature and to recognise the complexity of natural systems. The precision of craftsmanship in the handling of the materials reflects not only technical skill but also a conscious engagement with materiality and transience. In a world where nature is increasingly supplanted by technical reproduction, Carnein’s fabric flowers become symbolic witnesses to a lost intimacy with the environment.
As a master student of Prof. Stephan Balkenhol, she demonstrates in her work how traditional craft materials can be reinterpreted in contemporary contexts.
vita
Anne Carnein was born 1982 in Rostock
2007 – 2012
Studium der Freien Kunst / Bildhauerei an der Staatlichen Akademie der Bildenden Künste Karlsruhe bei Prof. Stephan Balkenhol
2012/13
Meisterschülerin von Prof. Stephan Balkenhol
2017
Artist in Residence „Salem 2 Salem”, Salem NY (USA)
2018
Artist in Residence „Salem 2 Salem”, Salem (Deutschland)
2019
Artist in Residence „Salem 2 Salem”, Salem NY (USA)
2021
Visiting Artist am Union College, Schenectady NY (USA)
2021/22
Artist in Residence „Bodenkunde“ an der TU Dresden
2022/23
Vertretungsprofessur für Skulptur am Union College, Schenectady NY (USA)
2025
Lehrauftrag Universität Paderborn
2025
Lehrauftrag Union College, Schenectady NY (USA)
Exhibitions
2026
Danke für die Blumen, Stern-Wywiol Galerie, Hamburg (GA)
Blumenjahr - Malerei – Dorothea Schrade , Objekte – Anne Carnein, Neues Schloss Kißlegg, Kißlegg (EA)
2025
Winzige Giganten, Museum Brot und Kunst, Ulm (GA)
Pflanzenparade, Museum Lothar Fischer, Neumarkt (EA)
Il faut cultiver notre jardin, Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden-Rot (GA)
2024
Pilze – Verflochtene Welten, Museum Sinclair-Haus, Bad Homburg (GA)
Museum neu buchstabiert – Teil 2: M-Z, Museum Ulm/ Kunsthalle Weishaupt, Ulm (GA)
O(H) Wald, Städtische Galerie Offenburg, Offenburg (GA)
2023
Kleine Landschaft, Neues Schloss Kißlegg, Kißlegg, Württembergisches Allgäu (EA)
Supernatural – Sculptural Visions of the Body, Taipei Fine Arts Museum, Taipei, Taiwan (GA)
2022
Anfang und Ende und all die Wunder dazwischen, Museum Kloster Bentlage, Rheine (EA)
Now and Then, ProjekTraum FN, Friedrichshafen (EA)
Down to Earth – Kunst und Bodenwissenschaft im Dialog, Galerie der Kustodie, TU Dresden, Dresden (GA)
2021
Grasstücke, Kunstverein Bellevue-Saal, Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden (EA)
Von Wurzeln und Blüten, Kunstmuseum Heidenheim, Heidenheim (EA)
Supernatural – In the same World, Oulu Museum of Art, Oulu, Finland (GA)
2020
Supernatural – Skulpturale Visionen des Körperlichen, Kunsthalle Tübingen, Tübingen (GA)
2019
Der Künstler als Kurator II, Naturkundemuseum Paderborn, Paderborn (GA)
2017
Schön vergänglich – Blumen in der Zeitgenössischen Kunst, Kallmann-Museum, Ismaning (GA)
2015
Ich bin eine Pflanze. Naturprozesse in der Kunst, Kunstmuseum Ravensburg, Ravensburg (GA)
Sehnsucht Wald, Deutsches Textilmuseum, Krefeld (GA)
shortcuts:
single exhibition = EA; goup exhibition = GA; catalog = Kat.
