Jedi
Photography – 2015
C-Print
110 × 194.5 cm (43.3 × 76.6 in)
The photograph Jedi was taken at El Fuerte de Samaipata, a historic site once utilized by the Guarani and Inca and in 1998 designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Adorned with a cactus sword and ninja attire reminiscent of the Jedi knights from the Star Wars (1977–ongoing) universe, Marcin presents herself as a resilient fighter and intrepid traveler and evokes the theme of women’s empowerment. While the authority’s preservation of the location aims to maintain its authenticity, Marcin’s performance symbolizes a departure from traditional narratives, signaling the evolution and transformation of historical values.
EXHIBITIONS
S: Solo Exhibition | G: Group Exhibition | Sc: Screening
Par(i)ty with us, aquabitArt Galerie, Berlin, 2024 (G)
eco-logix, Kunstraum flat 1, Vienna, 2022 (G)
Even the rocks reach out to kiss you, Antre-Peaux, France, 2020/21 (G)
Nadja Verena Marcin – Ophelia, Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, Saarbrücken, 2020
OPHELIA, SCHAUWERK, Sindelfingen, 2019 (S)
01111010 (….), Esther Donatz Gallery as part of Kino der Kunst, Munich, curated by Jürgen Dehm, 2015 (S)
LECTURES
Masterclass – Nadja Verena Marcin, masterclass and Q&A, Festival Internacional Denis Stoklos de Solo Performance, Irati, 2022
Masterclass – Performance, fotografia e cinema: O processo criativo de Nadja Marcin, masterclass and Q&A, Cabíria Festival & Prêmio de Roteiro, Rio de Janeiro, 2020
CATALOGS
Uwe Rüth, Kimberly Rhodes, Susan Silas, Liam Gillick, and Kathy Battista, Nadja Verena Marcin – Ophelia, Dresden: Sandstein, 2019.
PRESS
„Das Münchner Wochenende – Wenn die Musen durchmachen,” Süddeutsche Zeitung, Munich, 8 May 2015.
Jana Gührer, „Kunst im Aquarium? – Die Performance Ophelia im Schauwerk Sindelfingen,” Kunscht!, SWR Television, Stuttgart, 2 Feb 2019.
SPONSORS
The project was supported by the KIOSKO Residency