Christina Della Giustina
born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland
lives and works in Amsterdam, Netherlands
lives and works in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Awards
Award of Honor, Majdanek International Art Triennale 2004, Lublin, Poland, October 2003
Academy Prize, Jan van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht, Netherlands, June 1999
Annual Publication Prize, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen, Germany, August 1998
Academy Prize, Jan van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht, Netherlands, June 1999
Annual Publication Prize, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen, Germany, August 1998
Grants
Basis Stipendium, Fonds voor beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 2005
ExStream Residency, Hull Time Based Arts, Hull, UK, June 2004
Basis Stipendium, Fonds voor beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, Netherlands, December 2000
Nuffic Grant, 1996 - 1999
Artest, Bundesamt Kultur, Bern, Switzerland, 1995
ExStream Residency, Hull Time Based Arts, Hull, UK, June 2004
Basis Stipendium, Fonds voor beeldende Kunsten, Amsterdam, Netherlands, December 2000
Nuffic Grant, 1996 - 1999
Artest, Bundesamt Kultur, Bern, Switzerland, 1995
Education and Work Experience
| 1984 - 1990 |  |
Philosophy, Art History, Linguistics, University Zürich, Switzerland |
| 1996 - 1998 | Jan van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht, Netherlands, Laureate Fine Art | |
| 1998 - 1999 | Jan van Eyck Akademie, Maastricht, Netherlands, Laureate Political Theory | |
| since 2000 | docent Digital Media, Faculty of Visual Arts and Design, HKU Utrecht, NL |
main solo exhibitions [selection]
| in preparation | |
'music as weather', together with Henk Verhoef, diverse churches, NL |
| Jan. 2008 | 'tree [vol. 04]': bomen, WG Kunst, Amsterdam, NL | |
| Aug. 2007 | 'tree [vol. 02]': albero al vero, Oratorio San Lorenzo, Rivai, Venice, IT | |
| May 2007 | 'tree [vol. 01]': for Luna, nadine Brussels, BE @ PAF, St. Ermes, FR | |
| Jan 2007 | 'water diary 03', Hoogheemraadschap Rijnland, Leiden, NL | |
| Sept. 2006 | 'c onnections', video dvd; music: Cristin Wildbolz, visuals: Christina Della Giustina, CH/NL | |
| June 2005 | 'on interactivity', Academy of Fine Arts, Guangzhou, CR | |
| June 2004 | 'you are the water', 'water diary 02'; in the frame of 'exStream', Hull Time Based Arts, Hull, UK | |
| May 2003 | 'inner cities', Galérie La Centrale, Montréal, CA | |
| Febr. 2003 | 'Praesentation', screening and lecture, Kunsthalle Zürich, CH | |
| Aug. 2001 | 'this is the Rhein | this is the recording of the Rhein', interactive light installation, Schaffhausen, CH | |
| Aug. 2001 | 'this is time | this is the recording of time' and 'turn', Kulturzentrum Kammgarn, Schaffhausen, CH |
main group exhibitions [selection]
| April 2008 | 'studio practice' [presentation], smart project space / atelier wg, Amsterdam, NL | |
| April 2008 | ‘Hotel Kyjev project’, international artist residency, Hotel Kyjev, Bratislava, SR | |
| Dec. 2007 | 'tree [vol. 03]': hand en boom, together with Nan Hoover, punt WG, Amsterdam, NL | |
| Dec. 2007 | 'high dense_replay’, together with Anke Schäfer, in the frame of 'If I can't dance', Antwerp BE | |
| Nov. 2007 | 'ash and light’, together with Lisanne Sloots, Gallery Soledad Senlle, Amsterdam, NL | |
| Oct. 2007 | 'orchestrazione #15: la leggerezza’, mulini e dintorni, Portogruaro, Venice, IT | |
| Oct. 2007 | 'tree studies', in the frame of ‘gifgrond’, Tilburg, NL | |
| July 2007 | 'tree studies', in the frame of ‘punti luce: notturni di_versi’, public garden, Portogruaro, Venice, IT | |
| July. 2007 | |
'music as weather, part III', extracts read by Karl Holmqvis, unitednationsplaza, Berlin, GE |
| June 2007 | 'chain study' [1997], BINZ39, Sihlquai, Zürich, CH | |
| May 2007 | 'travelogue' [1999], video weekend, Jan van Eyck, Maastricht, NL | |
| May 2007 | 'ik hoor ik hoor wat jij niet hoort', IJ Festival, Amsterdam, NL | |
| April 2007 | 'luminous green', foam, Brussels, BE | |
| March 2007 | 'green birth', Gallery Maritime, Raamsdonksveer, NL | |
| Nov. 2006 | 'the soaring garden', together with Henk Verhoef; Oosterkerk, Amsterdam, NL | |
| Oct. 2006 | 'oog in oog', together with Pauline Wirtz; punt WG, Amsterdam, NL | |
| Sept. 2006 | 'green birth' | 'ij light', Shanghai Contemporary Art Museum, Shanghai, CR | |
| Sept. 2006 | 'green birth', in the frame of 'Pixelpops!Praha_06_', C2C Gallery, Prague, CR | |
| Aug. 2006 | 'revolte', Kunsthalle Arbon, Arbon, CH | |
| June 2006 | 'green birth', music cd; in the frame of 'belly of the whale', Darla Records, CA, USA | |
| June 2006 | 'green birth', New European Film Festival D-NEFF, Montehermoso, Vitoria-Gasteiz, ES | |
| March 2006 | 'water diary 03' and 'ij project' presentation, Atelier WG, Amsterdam, NL | |
| Aug. 2005 | 'green birth', 2005 World Exposition 'EXPO 2005', Aichi, Japan | |
| Nov. 2004 | 'feed back', in the frame of 'volvox', Kunsthaus Baselland, Muttenz, CH | |
| May 2004 | 'inner cities', Majdanek, International Art Triennial 2004, Lublin, PO | |
| Nov. 2003 | 'luminance map #02', Netherlands Media Art Institute, Montevideo, Amsterdam, NL | |
| Oct. 2002 | 'you donít know what these people are like ...', Austrian Cultural Forum, London, UK | |
| June 2002 | 'casual', together with Sabina Baumann; Fondazione Pistoletto, Cittadellarte, Biella, IT |