Performance
Stitchings
Photography
CV
Studies of Social Anthropology and Philosophy in Berlin and Zürich
Member of GAF (Group of Autodidactic Photographers) Zürich
Studies of Visual Art at the Rietveld Academie Amsterdam
Studies of Experimental Mediadesign at the University of Arts Berlin
Meisterschülerin of Prof. Thomas Arslan
Exhibitions/Performances (selection)
Documentary langs de lijn for Jeanne van Heeswijk at the dutch pavillon of the Biennale in Venice 2003, Boijmans van Beunigen Rotterdam 2004
irgendwo anders groupshow Hildesheim 2005
where do you go to? can I come with you? Full Tilt Newfoundland 2007
Gaza on my mind Gallery Terre Rouge Esch sur Alzette Luxembourg March 2009
Performance SECRETKEEPERS Duende Rotterdam 2003, WADE Performancefestival Toronto 2004
Stitchingperformance Emergency Room, Gallery Olaf Stüber Berlin 2006
Extreme Crafts Stitchingperformance, Contemporary Art Center Vilnius Lithuania 2007
Maple Street Performance Rum 46 Arhus Denmark 2008 Wunder der Prärie Festival Mannheim 2009
Backstage Beer Musical with Ulla Hvejsel Beaver Projects Copenhagen 2009
Yesterday came suddenly stitchings Atbin Gallery Tehran Iran January 2010
Residencies
Artist exchange reloading images Berlin-Tehran Iran 2007
Artist in Residence Full Tilt Mc Ivers Newfoundland Canada 2007
Artist in Residence Centre Culturel Esch sur Alzette Luxembourg February 2009
Artist in Residence CPH AIR Copenhagen Denmark November 2009
Artist in Residence GeoAIR Tiblisi Georgia March 2010
Coming
Auf der Suche Filmforum Cologne 19th May 2010
Backstage Beer Musical with Ulla Hvejsel Rum46, Arhus, Denmark, 28th May 2010
Drawings
Garten
Miscellaneous
Maple Street
The sound track of the 1960’s 'Twilight Zone' episode "The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street", is the basis for the Video-Performance. A miniature Maple Street has been built and can be looked into directly by the spectator or viewed on a TV screen through the eye of the camera filming the action. In front of an audience and in real time Maple Street comes alive. The protagonists are dolls from toy shops and flea markets. Without any expression on their faces, the characters take on the original words from the episode. A cardboard world becomes alive. Dolls seem to transform into humans and subsequently turn into monsters. Monsters that can possibly be found within all of us. The fear of the stranger makes everything irrational.
See the video.
Gaza on My Mind
exhibition Galerie Terre Rouge, Esch sur Alzette, Luxembourg, March 2009
Newfoundland, 2007
Links
Upcoming
Sonya is now working on a first book for the series "The Inventory Project - What makes the life?" (workingtitle) which will be presented in rum46 Arhus, Denmark, in september and during the Artisterium in Tbilisi, Georgia, opening 2nd of october 2010.
The book is developped in close collaboration with Asterisk located in Arhus, Denmark
Sonya has started working with Antje Engelmann on a radioshow for FKK, coming soon!
CAC Vilnius
Porsche
Men Irani
Yesterday came suddenly
Atbin Gallery, Tehran, Iran, February 2010