about — antonia cattan

In her artistic work, Antonia creates narratives in which historical events and narratives act as tools and spaces from which to reflect on the present. Through film, photography and installations she examines, deconstructs, questions and reinterprets collective histories, prevailing values and historical conflicts, arising for example as consequences of colonialism. Through these various forms of engagement, her work creates effective tools for representing historically stereotyped, oppressed and marginalized histories and identities.

Antonia Cattan holds a BA in Cinema from PUC-Rio de Janeiro and an MA in Fine Arts from the Universität der Künste UDK Berlin by Prof. Hito Steyerl. She works as a film director and visual artist.

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born 1987 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

based in Berlin and Rio de Janeiro

education

2017-2019 Fine Arts School, Meisterschüler Degree from Prof.dr. Hito Steyerl, UdK Berlin 

2016-2017 Exchange Programm with Prof. Chihiro Minato, Tama Art University Tokyo, Japan 

2015 Art and Media Programm with Prof. Anna Anders, UdK Berlin 

2013-2015 Lensbased class from Hito Steyerl with DAAD-Scholarship, UdK Berlin 

2013-2014 Ostkreuzschule für Fotografie with Jonas Maron, Berlin

2013 KlangKunstBühne Workshop Fantasize with RaumLaborBerlin, UdK Berlin 

2013 Seminar Art Theory, School of Visual Arts Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro

2011 KlangKunstBühne Workshop Irritationen with Constanza Macras, Choreographer, and Andere Schauplätze with Stage Designer Muriel Gestner, UdK Berlin 

2009-2010 Course Art Fandaments and Practice, School of Visual Arts Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro

2008–2009 Course Montage and Editing, Film School Darcy Ribeiro, Rio de Janeiro

2005-2009 Bachelor Studies Film- and Social Communication, Pontifícia Universidade Católica, Rio de Janeiro

exhibitions, screenings and publications

2021 Screening Laura Denver at River Film Festival, Padua, Italy

2020 Screening Laura Denver at FICQ Festival International de Quito, Equador and Festival Gato Preto, Lorena, Brazil 

2019 Screening We do the voodooo at 刹那即永恒 - One Minute is Eternal, PSA Shanghai, China

2018 The Chor, Performance directed by Bruno Siegrist at Mutterzunge,Babylon Kino, Berlin

2017 Duo-Exhibition Ties at Goethe Institute Tokyo, Japan // Screening ES at Uncategorized Factoids, Video Revival, New York 

2016 Group-show On Off Shore, curated by Paul Feigefeld, Museum für Fotografie, Berlin // Group- show Além Terreno, Átomos, Rio de Janeiro (BR) // Screening Videos ES - Evangelical State Dobra International Film Festival, Cinemateca MAM, RJ (BR)// Screening of the Videos We do the voodooo, part of TheOneMinutes Project: Reykjavik International Film Festival (IS); Kunsthuis SYB, Beesterswaag (NL); Roef Festival, Amsterdam (NL); International Short Film Festival, Oberhausen (DE)

2015 Screening of the Video ES - Evangelical State: Group-show ‘FutureTec - Vision and Fear Station’, GfZK Leipzig// Group-show Image is a Virus, Acud macht Neu Berlin// Symposium City Centric, King's College London; DocFestival Kassel// Video Installation Performance I am just going outside and may be some time, Transmediale Vorspiel Berlin

2014 Video Installation to the Performance I am just going outside and may be some time, Elevate/ HoergeRede Festival, Graz// Screening of the Films The many different colors you can have in stone at Randgang Udk, BE 

2013 Group Photo-exhibition 230.000 cm part of the Festival Nacht and Nebel, BE // Publication at AU Magazine with a Photos Series for the Architect Pedro Varella, RJ

2012 Publication on the Magazine The Meaning of Madness and The Art of Failure with a Photos Series, Organization Veronica Wüst //Performance at the AADKmigrationen Festival, 

2011 Screening of the Film Tempelhof 11’12, part of the Workshop Andere Schauplätze with Muriel Gestner at the Plattenvereinigung auf dem Tempelhofer Feld// Performance at the Final Presentation of the Workshop Irritationen with Constanza Macras, Udk, BE

2010 Installation at the Final Presentation of Art Fandaments and Practice Course, EAV Parque Lage, RJ// Screening dog the Video Tempo Terra at IMS Instituto Moreira Salles, RJ

scholarships

2022 - Artist Scholarship Neustart Kunstfonds

2021 - Research Scholarship Akademie der Künste, Berlin 

2013–2015 DAAD Scholarship for Artist, BE 

2010 Scholarship School of Visual Arts Parque Lage, RJ

residency

2023 Sacatar Foundation, Itaparica, Brazil

teaching

2022 Teaching assignment for Photography Class from Prof. Katja Eydel, Akademie der Künste in Nürnberg, Germany 