sabine linn *
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N E W S
January 2025
Currently I am seeking employment in the field of contemporary art and culture - including curating and presenting artworks, as well as planning and executing art, design and cultural projects, events, and educational activities at museums, galleries, and other cultural institutions. I am open to job opportunities in Germany and worldwide.
My expertise encompasses the curation and project management - including research, conceptualization, planning and execution - of art exhibitions as well as art and cultural projects with focus on modern and contemporary Global African Arts.
I would like to contribute my professional skills at the intersection of contemporary art and culture, linking the local with the global. I can ensure the smooth execution of projects, from the initial idea to successful implementation. I have collaborated closely with artists, scholars, and institutions to realize creative, innovative and relevant projects that reflect the cultural richness and complexity of global art and diasporic identities. Through transcultural exchange, I aim to promote the diversity of worldviews, histories, aesthetics and their acceptance and appreciation.
My goal is through mindful collaboration, to realize cultural projects that are not only aesthetically pleasing, but also stimulate and enrich social discourse and contribute to processes of decolonization.
Already during and after completing my Master of Arts in African Studies (Art, Social and Cultural Sciences) with a focus on Curatorial Studies & Art History and Social & Cultural Anthropology at University of Bayreuth, I have curated and managed selected art exhibitions as well as art and cultural projects at Iwalewahaus / University of Bayreuth (incl. conception, planning and organization) with a focus on modern and contemporary Global African Arts. I completed my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography & Imaging at the renowned Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA.
In addition, I have many years of professional work experience in the arts and creative fields in major cities of the Global North and South, including fifteen years in Los Angeles, San Francisco and New York and several years of work experience on the African continent in Ethiopia, Tanzania, and Namibia.
* CV and references available upon request *
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September 2024
Opening of the Photo Series 'irgendwo' (somewhere)
at the Art Corner in the Art and Culture House NEUNEINHALB
After the summer break my photo series 'irgendwo' (somewhere) will be opening on Monday September 2, 2024 starting at 8:00 PM at NEUNEINHALB in Bayreuth. On view during the month of September 2024.
Curator Anja Zeilinger says: "She allows us to see the seemingly familiar in a new way."
In a conversation with the curator I'll provide insights into my work. Everyone is warmly invited!
There will also be selected music. If the weather is nice, the outdoor lounge will be set up in the front court. Everyone can meet comfortably over a cold drink, dance, and celebrate the reunion after the summer break. I look forward to seeing you!
September 2, 2024
8:00 - 10:00 PM
Gerberplatz 1
95445 Bayreuth
>> Entrance at Hohenzollernring
Free Admission
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May 2024
In cooperation with Büro Himmelgrün and former colleagues from Iwalewahaus, University of Bayreuth I have been curating the group exhibition 'Every Seed is a Longing' which is on view at the Ausstellungshalle im Neuen Rathaus Bayreuth from May 8 - 28, 2024.
The non-profit association Gärten der Begegnung – Interkulturelle Gärten Bayreuth e.V. is our main project partner. The local associations Die Summer e.V., Flora Nordostbayern e.V. and the diversity garden-nursery Radies und Das also contributed images and information about their plant projects. I have been instrumental in writing the concept, planing and organizing the exhibition management from February to June 2024.
The exhibition 'Every Seed is a Longing' aims to explore and foster the significance of plants along the interdisciplinary scope of Plant or Environmental Humanities. It serves as a platform to investigate the diverse ways in which people of our local communities and beyond engage with plants in the form of practice, thought, imagination and representation. Through art, collaboration and dialogue the exhibition showcases - and further seeks to inspire and empower individuals to re-imagine their relationship with nature and take meaningful action towards environmental stewardship.
The group exhibition features selected works from the following contemporary artists and activists: Emeka Alams, Yassine Balbzioui, Michael Bayer, Paúl Bedón, Christiane Fichtner, Goldendean, Stephan Klenner-Otto, Sabine Linn, Markus, Christian Proaño, Bernd Romankiewitz, Robinga Schnögelrögel, Marie Schönheiter, Horst Siegel, Terreiros, and Franziska Wagner.
