PIA MATTHES (*1989 in Germany) works at the interface between art and design and realizes interdisciplinary objects and installations.
She studied sculpture at the Faculdade de Belas-Artes in Lisbon and design and media art at the Hochschule für Gestaltung in Karlsruhe. Pia worked as a set designer for tourist attractions in Switzerland and currently teaches different craft techniques in an intergenerational workshop of Albert Koechlin Stiftung.
As a product designer she developed her own small product line, which can be classified as Collectible Design. So small series, which are located between art, craft and design. Her work is exhibited internationally and has been shown in various galleries and events in Paris, Milan, Berlin, Istanbul, Brussels, Athens and Zurich.
As a media artist she realizes art performances and installations in Switzerland, in cooperation with the ensemble SoundTrieb, Strahl & Sommer and as a board member of Forum Neue Musik Luzern. She is particularly interested in collaborating with composers and musicians to create innovative audiovisual experiences.
Themes that preoccupy her are the coexistence between different people, cultures and nature.
Contact
Write me on mail(ät)piamatthes.de
Call me on +41 76 784 62 00
CV
06/1989 born in Wiesbaden/ Germany
Education
04/2017 Diplom in Product Design: Eine ästhetische Gesteinsansprache
2014/2015 study at the Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa
07/2012 Prediploma: Pop-up Theater
10/2009 start of the studies Product Design and Media Art at University of Arts and Design Karlsruhe
04/2009 Abitur (Secondary education) at Hans-Purrmann-Gymnasium Speyer
Work Experience
since 2020 self-employed designer and artist
2021 Storyteller Holzpunkt AG
since 2020 Coach in Tüftelwerk
2017-2020 working at erlebnisplan
Exhibitions and Performance
04/2023 Milano Design Week with fakeauthentic at Museo d´Arte e Scienza
01/2023 Galerie Stallmann Berlin / Do you live here? / Thermonit
12/2022 SoundTrieb / All-Arme (BE, BS, LU, SG, ZH) / Performance
11/2022 Lucerne Festival / Ein sauberes Ende / Performance
08/2022 Vienna Design Week / FOKUS: Ornament / Strickstein
06/2022 Salone del Mobile Milano / FakeAuthentik MISTAKES @ Assab One by AMArchitectrue – High Performance Rocks
05/2022 Collectible Brussels / High Performance Rocks
05/2022 Gallery Weekend Berlin, Kunstwerke Berlin, Thermonit
05/2022 (ver)graben / installation und concept together with latenzensemble
05/2022 BEYOND CRAFTS, Istanbul
02/2022 Camekân by @tasarimbienali
11/2021 Kunsthaus Zürich / Parkettkosmos
11/2021 Winkel Luzern / Living Things mit Ko-operator
10/2021 Baden Bagno Popolare – the touch of things
10/2021 Ghent Belgian Art & Design Fair – FakeAuthentik Iconic Ironic
10/2021 Luzern Rotsee / Sound Installation 73 mN/m
09/2021 Milano / FakeAuthentik Iconic Ironic @ antoniajannone by AMArchitectrue
06/2021 Sparrenberg Kunstevents
03/2021 Luzern / In the Box (cancelled)
11/2020 Luzern / In the Box (cancelled)
08/2020 Montabaur / Tag-und Nachtfalter
05/2020 Online / Body in the Box
12/2019 Lausanne / Speed Arting
01/2019 Kunstverein Kärnten / Eine ästhetische Gesteinsansprache
08/2017 Kamuna / Eine ästhetische Gesteinsansprache
07/2017 UND#9/ Eine ästhetische Gesteinsansprache
03/2017 villa Noailles / Thermonit
10/2015 Paris fashion week/ Exoterika
04/2015 Salone Internazionale del Mobile Mailand/ Exoterika
01/2015 Art´s Birthday 2015/ piadavid- Tandem
02/ 2014 imm cologne/ Kitchen Shelf
08/2014 brokat recordings/ piadavid- Tandem
07/2014 roundabout14 – unter Glas/ Bürstentierchen
07/2014 roundabout14 – unter Glas/ piadavid
07/2014 Sommerloch/ Auktionshaus Gisela
02/2014 Fussnote/ Installation 24h
01/2014 Art’s Birthday 2014/ qwqwi live(concert on youtube)
10/ 2013 3D-Festival BEYOND/ Das Logbuch der Gisela
08/2013 Ballinamore Free Fringe Festival (Ireland)/ qwqwi live
08/2013 Sunflowerfest (North Ireland)/ qwqwi live
07/2013 KunstCamp Limburgerhof/Das Logbuch der Gisela
07/2013 Sommerloch/ Kitchen Shelf (nominated for the price of the incorporated Society for the Development of Art and Media Technology Award)
06/2013 Always Be Change (Guenes Theater)/ qwqwi live
05/2013 Hoerkunstfestival/ qwqwi live
05/2013 28 steps down music club – Freitagskueche/ qwqwi live
01/2012 ZKM open days of the Center for Art and Media/ Das Logbuch der Gisela
07/2012 Sommerloch/Das Logbuch der Gisela
07/2012 Am-Ende-der-Wald-Festival/ qwqwi live
08/2012 Culture Factory Polymer ( Estonia)/ qwqwi live
08/2012 Vilsandi Trance Festival (Estonia) qwqwi live
08/2012 Kammerelektroniker Abend – EKKM Tallinn (Estonia)/ qwqwi live
08/2012 Tartu Muusikanädal (Estonia)/ qwqwi live
08/2012 Elektroonilise ja eksperimentaalse muusika festival (Estonia)/ qwqwi live
09/2012 29. Baden-Württembergische Literaturtage/ reading of the own poems
09/2012 Vanguarde/ qwqwi live
09/ 2012 Culture Factory Polymer(Estonia)/ group installation vorwärts
12/2012 Oh Tannenbaum!/ Christmas Tune
02/2011 music for theater Der krepierte Himmel (Gellertstrasse 14/ Karlsruhe)
05/2011 Eunique with Right tool
12/2010 Oh Tannenbaum!/ Engelshaar
Workshops and Residencies
04/2022 Crafts from Anatolia, Designs from Europe by Turkey Design Council
02/2022 Camekân by @tasarimbienali
11/2021 Winkel Luzern / Living Things mit Ko-operator
09/2015 workshop IKEA foundation/ Sweden (winner of the contest by IKEA)
09/2014 workshop USM Masterclass in Boisbuchet/ France
02/2014 artist assistant to Claus Richter (preparation of the exhibition Frieze NY)
01/2014 planning and realization of the trade fair presentation imm cologne of student projects under Stefan Diez
07/ 2013 qwqwi in Ireland
realisation of the ichiigai tour (ichiigai is an audio-visual label of University of Arts and Design Karlsruhe)
11/2012 workshop in Pune/ India with the kitchen manufacturer Mepla Studio
03/2011 ceramic workshop in Handan/ China in cooperation with Central Academy of Fine Arts Bejing/ China
12/2010 workshop with Klaus Mølgard about production solutions for industrial designs in Kopenhagen/ Denmark
07/2009 internship Münchner Marionetten Theater (puppet modelling and stage building)