About
Madeleine Brunnmeier (born 1995) is an artist based in Berlin. With a background in Visual Communication from the Berlin University of the Arts (2017-2023) and Musashino Art University Tokyo (2022), her work spans various mediums including photography, video, illustration, and installation. Her artistic practice is characterized by curiosity, keen attention to detail, and occasionally a subtle sense of humor. Exploring the nuanced relationships between individuals and their environment, both observationally and conceptually, she seamlessly navigates between fictional narratives and research-driven approaches. Utilizing everyday objects and materials such as wood, clothes, bread, and even her own body, her work blurs the lines between the ordinary and the extraordinary. By transforming these familiar elements into evocative symbols, she invites viewers to reconsider their relationship with the world around them and explore the hidden narratives embedded within the fabric of everyday life.
Madeleine's artistic journey has allowed her to showcase her work internationally. Among her achievements are being recognized as Runner-up at the MATERIALS MATTER: Textile Exchange x Magnum contest (2023) and the UP23 Photography contest, as well as receiving the Silver medal at DEUTSCHER FOTOBUCHPREIS in the category "Studentische Abschlussarbeit" (2023) for her "Gestalten" Artbook. In 2023, Madeleine held her first solo exhibition at Culterim Gallery Berlin.
Additionally, Madeleine has freelanced as an artist in Berlin and collaborated with her collective "Papertowncollective" on various projects in the city, including music videos, short films, animation, documentary photography, fashion, and portrait photography. Since 2024 she is also a member of the Female Photo Club, an association that brings women* in photography together to create networks, support each other and draw attention to inequalities in the seemingly male-dominated art and photography industry.
Selected Exhibitions & Screenings
2024 (upcoming) EXCESS, Group Show, Fotogalerie Friedrichshain, Berlin (D)
2023-24 DEUTSCHER FOTOBUCHPREIS, Silber, Wanderausstellung International u.A. Frankfurter Buchmesse (D), GOETHE INSTITUT Bordeaux (F), GOETHE INSTITUT Peking (CHN), GOETHE INSTITUT
Hong Kong (HKG)
2023-24 UNPUBLISHED PHOTO 2023 (UP23), Runner-up, Group Show and Award, Museo delle Culture Lugano, (CH)
2023 MATERIALS MATTER, Textile Exchange x Magnum Photos, London (UK)
2023 BIG PICTURE, Group Show, iii house, Xi'an (CHN)
2023 BACKSHOP, Solo Show, Culterim Gallery, Berlin (D)
2023 BILDER SCHREIBEN, WÖRTER ZEICHNEN, Group Show, Verwalterhaus, Berlin (D)
2023 HAMMER SHOW, Group Show, Studio Huette, Galerie Zuostant, Berlin (D)
2022 MAU OPEN CAMPUS, Musashino Art University, Kodaira, Tokyo (JP)
2021 MORGEN, Group Show, Domäne Dahlem, Berlin (D)
2021 TABOOK FESTIVAL, Group Show, Tabór, Czech Republic (CZ)
2020 STADT FINDET KUNST, Kunst-Aktion im öffentlichen Raum/Kommunale Galerie Berlin (D)
2020 STUDIO HUETTE x KUNSTHALLE(N) TOGGENBURG, Group Show, Freie Republik Bad Hemberg (CH)
2020 SAMMLUNG HUETTE, Group Show, Studio Huette, Berlin (D)
2019 ZEBRA POETRY FILM FESTIVAL, Screening Deutschlandweiter Wettbewerb, Haus für Poesie, Berlin (D)
2019 SPLIT-LEVEL, Group Show, Kunstraum Potsdamer Straße, Berlin (D)
2019 TRASHSPOTTING, Group Show, Bozen (IT)
2018 ZEBRA POETRY FILM FESTIVAL, Screening New Talents aus Hochschulen, Haus für Poesie, Berlin (D)
2018 - 2023 Rundgänge/ Jahresausstellungen Universität der Künste Berlin (D)
Selected Awards & Nominations
2023 MATERIALS MATTER, Textile Exchange x Magnum Photos: Runner- up ("Gestalten")
2023 DEUTSCHER FOTOBUCHPREIS, Kategorie "Studentische Abschlussarbeit" ("Gestalten" Artbook)
2019 ZEBRA POETRY FILM FESTIVAL, Screening Deutschlandweiter Wettbewerb ("Poem about Death")
2018 ZEBRA POETRY FILM FESTIVAL, Screening New Talents aus Hochschulen ("Dunkel war's" group project)
Selected Publications & Features
Gestalten (2023), Art Book, Artphilein Books (CH)
(Feel free to reach out for a copy via email – I still have some in stock in Germany!)
UP23 (2023), Exhibition catalogue, Museo delle Culture Lugano, (CH)
SWISS WORLD TV, Video Feature about UP23
DER GREIF GUEST ROOM, "Happy accidents: embracing mistakes"
BILDER SCHREIBEN WÖRTER ZEICHNEN, Was wir mit Illustrationen machen können, Wagenbreth, Henning
UNWOVEN MAGAZINE, Textile Exchange
MORGEN, Exhibition catalogue, UdK/Museum Domäne Dahlem
SPLIT-LEVEL, Exhibition catalogue, UdK/ Kunstraum Potsdamer Straße
KWERFELDEIN, Fotomagazin (online)
BERLINER ZEITUNG, Zebra Poetry Film Festival
Selected Clients
Textile Exchange
Moeon Berlin
Art Center Berlin
VisitBerlin
Notjustalabel / LIN
Ruohan Wang
Berlin University of the Arts
Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF
FiredUpSpace
Berliner JugendFORUM
Dagobert