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
Down to Earth, as a part of Avtonomi Akadimia, Berliner Festspiele at Gropius Bau, Berlin, 2020 (G)
Looking for Dick, Schaufenster, Berlin, 2019 (G)
OPHELIA, SCHAUWERK, Sindelfingen, 2019 (S)
Todos los ojos en Bolivia, Museo Nacional de Arte, La Paz / Palacio Portales, Cochabamba / Manzana Uno, Santa Cruz, 2017 (G)
01111010 (….), Esther Donatz Gallery as part of Kino der Kunst, Munich, curated by Jürgen Dehm, 2015 (S)
EXHIBITIONS
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.