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 or 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 and she has held her first solo exhibition at Culterim Gallery Berlin in 2023.
Currently, Madeleine is working as a freelance artist in Berlin, working independently or in collaboration (Papertowncollective) on various projects within the city, including music videos, short films, animation, documentary photography, fashion and portrait photography. Since 2024 she is 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 scene.
Selected Exhibitions & Screenings
2025 NON AUTHORIZED HONORARY, group show, Spoiler Aktionsraum, Berlin (D)
2025 EXPOSURE FESTIVAL , Contemporary Calgary (CAN)
2024 OD PHOTO PRIZE, Open Doors Gallery, Dandi Battersea, London (UK)
2024 RENCONTRES DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE MARRAKECH (MA)
2024 MAKE IT REAL – STAGED NARRATIVE IN PORTRAITURE, Temu House, Kuala Lumpur (MY)
2024 LE LANGUAGE DES IMAGES, Off des Rencontres d‘Arles, Arles (F)
2024 PHOTOVILLE Festival, New York City, New York (US)
2024 SARAJEVO PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL, Sarajevo (S/W)
2024 SEVEN SEEDS, Zou-no-hana Terrace, group show, Yokohama (JP)
2024 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 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)
