Jan Vormann
Jan Vormann was born in 1983 Bamberg, Germany
A founding member of the T10 Studios in Berlin, he is an artist, researcher and lecturer. He studied Visual Arts at Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee, Germany, as well as Monumental Arts at the Stieglitz Academy of Fine Arts in St.Petersburg, Russia. Vormann has lectured New Media / Interaction Design (IXD) at BTK University’s New Media / IXD Department in Berlin and has given numerous workshops and talks at institutions including the Parsons School of Design in Paris, the ARCAM Amsterdam Institute for Architecture and the Kunsthochschule Burg Giebichenstein, Halle. In addition to interventions in public spaces around the world, Vormann has presented his work at international exhibitions including the Venice Biennale of Art (2011) and Architecture (2018), the Ars Electronica in Linz (2010), the Nuits Blanches in Paris (2014), and the Humboldt Forum / Altes Museum, Berlin (2009; full list below). Vormann’s projects have been featured in global media outlets such as Le Monde, The New York Times Mag, Deutsche Welle and Financial Times Deutschland.
Academic Teaching Positions
2013 – 2017 Lecturer at New Media / IXD Department, BTK Berliner Technische Kunsthochschule
Courses:
2016 Publication (Master) Archive and Presentation of IXD-Department
2013–2017 Creative Physics 1 (Bachelor) – Introduction to Mechanics
Creative Physics 2 (Bachelor) – Rapid Prototyping;
Arduino and CPU-based installation
2013–2015 Creative Coding 1 (Bachelor) – Introduction to Processing
2014 Tangible Interaction Research (Master) – Tactile Interfaces and Responsive Spaces
Workshops
2016 Creative Physics – Fabrica Beirut, LBN
2015 Weatherballoon – Kunsthochschule Burg-Giebiechenstein, Halle, DE
2011 Repairing Ars Electronica – ARS Electronica, Linz, AUT
Selected Conferences, Talks
2015 About Transitory Art – T.R.I.B.E., Artos Foundation, CYP
2014 Transitory Projects in Transitory Places–Museum of Transitory Art, Ljubljana, SL
2014 PechaKucha Wall edition – Collegium Hungaricum, Berlin
2011 The Art of Games – Venice Biennale of Art, Collateral Event, IT
2010 Gadekunstdag (Streetart Day) – Aarhus city council, DK
2009 Streetart and Art in public spaces–ARCAM Institute for Architecture, Amsterdam, NL
Education
2004 – 2011 Visual Arts, Kunsthochschule Berlin KHB-Weißensee
Graduation with Diploma (2010) and as Meisterschüler (2011)
2008 – 2009 Monumental Arts, Stieglitz Academy of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, RU
2003 – 2004 Art history and Conservation of Monuments, Otto Friedrich Universität, Bamberg, DE
Administrative student positions at KHB-Weißensee
2009 Technical manager of showroom Ackerstraße 18
2008 ASTA Committee
2008 Foreign exchange student advisor
Selected Exhibitions, Artfairs and Independent Projects
2018 Lieux Infinis French Pavillion, Venice Biennale of Architecture, IT // Le 园 (solo) Galerie Liusa Wang, Paris, FR // Ludicide (solo) Grimmmuseum, Berlin, DE
2017 Coup de Chauffe Cognac, FR // Dispatchwork (solo) Kunstverein Bamberg, DE
2016 Irregularites (solo) Galerie Liusa Wang, Paris, FR
2015 Birmingham Weekender Birmingham, UK // Ganz Novi Festival Zagreb, HRV // La Toma Caracas, VEN // DOMA Art Festival Sofia, BGR
2014 Nuits Blanches City of Paris, FR // About Blank Galerie Lehmann, Berlin // With Eyes Wide Blinking / It’s about time Kindl Brauerei Berlin, DE
2013 Hidden Heroes Vitra Design Museum, Weil, DE // Sonica Festival for transitory art MoTAa Point, Ljubljana, SL // Paperjam 2 Paris FR, Zurich, Geneva CH, Weimar DE, Bangkok THA
2012 Miss Read Edition Dasein; ABC artfair, Berlin, DE // Eckenfest Görlitz, DE // Kanalarbeiten Potsdam, DE // Very Fun Park Fubon Art Found., Taipei, TWN
2011 _35 Galerie Sassa Trülzsch, Berlin, DE // Cityleaks DQE, Köln, DE // Swab artfair Barcelona, ESP // Skulpturen am Rheinkilometer 529 Bingen, DE // NEOLUDICA. Art Is A Game Venice Biennale of Art, collateral event, Venice, IT
2010 Volta NY New York, USA // Ars Electronica Linz, AUT // Festival de la cité Lausanne, CH // Imaginez Maintenant Toulouse, FR
2009 Anders zur Welt kommen. Das Humboldt Forum im Schloß Altes Museum Berlin, DE // Dispatchwork ARCAM Institute of Architecture Amsterdam, NL
2008 Rochav/Orech (length/width) Darom Gallery, Tel Aviv, ISR // Young Moscow international Biennale Art Strelka Complex, Moscow, RU
2007 Moje, Twoje Miasto (My, Your city) Bookart Museum, Lodz, PL // „I´m longing and I don´t know what….” IRANAO Iranian Artist Organization, Teheran, IRN // Venti Eventi Bocchignano, Rome, IT /
2006 Babylonian Dream – Anna Ahmatova Museum, St. Petersburg, RU
Grants, Awards and Institutional support
2015 Collaboration with Goethe Institute Caracas, VEN
2015 Collaboration with Goethe Institute Sofia, BGR
2014 Collaboration with Goethe Institute St. Petersburg, RU
2014 Artos Foundation Nikosia, CYP
2013 Residency at Museum of Transitory Art MoTA, SL
2011 Bernhard-Heiliger Prize, Berlin, DE
2009 Co-financed by Pro Helvetia CH
2008 Collaboration with Goethe Institute Tel Aviv, ISR
2008 DAAD-GoEast Scholarship
2007 Collaboration with Goethe Institute Rome, IT
Collections
Kunstmuseum Schwerin , DE // Sammlung Andrea und Johannes Teiser, DE // Gerda und Kuno Pieroth Stiftung Bingen, DE //Private Collection Richard Cohen, USA
Selection of Media Coverage
Newspapers
New York Post (2010, US), Financial Times Deutschland (2010, DE), El Mundo (2013, ESP), La Vanguardia (2011, ESP) Berliner Zeitung (2016, DE), The Telegraph (2015, UK), Corriere della sera (2012, IT), Sydney Morning Herald (2011, AUS), Berliner Morgenpost (2016, DE)
Magazines
Wired (2011, 2016, UK), New York Times Mag (2010, US), Art Magazin (2008, DE), Das Magazin (2010, AUT), Deutsche Bauzeitung DBZ (2009, DE)
Internet
Le Monde (2018, FR), NBCnews (2016, US), Woostercollective (2009, US), Aol News (2010, US)
Book Publications
Urban Interventions – Personal Projects in Public Spaces Gestalten Verlag (2010, DE)
Radio and Television
Le grand Journal, Canal+ (2011, FR), DW-World – Deutsche Welle TV (2016, DE), ARTE (2010, DE/FR), AT5 (2008, NL), Media Radio GP, Ontario (2012, CAN)