about

Art Statement

“Connection” as her core theme; “either with textile or neon threads, I want to sew the invisible entanglement in between entities, theories, feelings, atoms in the universe; merging in a single point for you to take a break, breath and feel part of it All”.

Marina Zumi is an Argentinian multi-interdisciplinary artist with a beginning in South American Neo-Muralism, painting Intuitive Nature themes in contraposition to the polluted streets.

Followed by textile experimentation at the studio, she developed a self taught hand-embroidery technique over art canvas, where mathematical and sacred geometry sink and flow in a subtle way.

Based in Berlin since 2018, decides to finally combine both styles, the outdoor and in-studio practices. Generating subemersive site specific Light Installations, crafting this time, with threads of neon wire to hand embroider new big scale perspectives, where the VIEWER becomes part of a new reality been able not only to see, more likely to touch and feel light.

“Everything is interconnected” she says, after many years practicing Buddhism and studying the Quantum theory evolution. Bioluminescence painted over walls all around the world, now becomes tangible reality as the artist continues to explore analog as digital media, new technologies and artistic collaborations.

bio

Marina Zumi born in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires, in 1983. Became Sao Paulo’s citizen for 9 years and currently she is based in Berlin from 2018.

Although never finished the academic degree at the Fashion Design university UBA, at the age of 20 already occupied a chair in the main desk of the well recognized argentinian brand, Complot. Became a self-taught artist around 2003 with the introduction to Neo-Muralism , while still working and studying in parallel, the production of hand-embroidery artworks.

Once she moved to Sao Paulo, made part of the art collective called ‘Colectivo 132’, that after a great performance, became A7MA art gallery, of which Marina is formal founder and participant, where she also explored geometrical site specific installations. (the gallery runs open till nowadays)

Following her Neo muralist career, she painted walls in more than 20 countries and 4 continents, taking her from Argentina to Russia, United States of America, China, Kazakhstan and many more countries, painting intuitive bioluminescent Nature themes, with tints of sacred geometry and the ‘connection’ as core inspiration.

"Being self taught allowed me to create without a preconceived notion of what muralism, art at self it could be"

Her latest body of work are the Site Specific Light Installations, evolving in temporary Public Art pieces and in-studio new sculptures and bi-dimensional sculptural artworks. Where this time she embroiders with neon wires, generating a new crossover between this antique technique and new digital media, technologies and artistic collaborations in the video mapping and music areas.

Her art has participated in exhibitions at the Fine Art Academy of Vienna, Saatchi Gallery London, is part of the Pirelli’s collection once exhibited at Hangar Bicocca, Milan.

Painted the facade of the Museum of street art Urban Nation in Berlin, exhibited at Mana Contemporary Miami in December 2019, just to name a few; there is no limit for the embrazing evolution of Zumi’s art spirit, who at the moment find, as she says… ‘In an Amorous moment’.

In 2020 she moved her studio and founded Studio33 in the heart of Berlin by the feet of Viktoria Park, where she produce till the date and give space to other artists.

EXHIBITION


LATEST PROJECTS

2023 “Sun Rise – Sun Set” OnouTahiti – Tahiti, French Polynesia.

2022 0010 Exhibitions – Vapor Wave. Berlin , Germany.

2022 Whole Festival – Lights Installation. Ferropolis, Germany.

2022 Reunion Mural Project – Saint Denis, Reunion Island, South Africa.

2022 XP Music Futures – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

MAIN SOLO SHOWS

2019, ‘Techno Poetry’, U. Spree, Berlin.

2018, ‘That Place’ Juxtapoz / Mana Contemporary, Miami

.2017, ‘Fui a comprar puchos pero Volvi’, Un Lugar en el Mundo, Buenos Aires. 2016, ‘Entrega’, Galeria Nicoli, Sao Paulo.

2015, ‘Dinergia’, A7MA Gallery, Sao Paulo.

Main Group Shows

2020. Swab Art Fair, MM Gallery, Barcelona.

2019. “X-Posed”, Mana Contemporary, Miami.

2018. ‘Imago’, MUCA Museum, Munich.

2017. ‘Opening Show’, Urban Nation Museum, Berlin.

2016. ‘XX, One Moment, One Place’, Saatchi Gallery, London.

2015. ‘El Grito Latino’ 1er. Biennale International, Asuncion de Paraguay.

2015. 3er Biennale Graff/Fine Art. Pavillao das culturas Brasileiras, Ibirapuera. São Paulo. 2014. ‘Cash, Cans and Candy’, Hilger Gallery. Vienna.

2014. ‘ArteCore’ MAM Museum. Rio de Janeiro.

2014. ‘Calle Libre’, Royal Fine Art Academy, Vienna.

2013. ‘Arte em Campo’ Galeria Olido, Sao Paulo.

2013. Stroke Art Fair, Munich.

2012. ‘The Talking Walls of Buenos Aires’, London.

2012. ‘L’Oeil’, Aliança Francesa, Sao Paulo.

Work History

03.2003 – Present Artist

Studio33, Berlin

Founder and Resident artist, fostering visual art projects with a collaborative art/midia team.

04.2012 – 11.2015 Co-Founder and Curator

A7MA Gallery (Pre Art Collective 132 for 3 years), Sao Paulo, Brasil

Networked at creative events and cultural projects, to identify new talents, artistic works and new medias. Gallery runs till nowdays.

education

03.2001 – 11.2003 Apparel Design, Designer

Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

COLLECTIONS

The Pirelli Collection
The Montana State University
The Urban Nation Museum
The Argentina Metro Public Collection

Works held in private collections in Argentina, United States, Germany, Brasil, Italy, Turquey, England, Kazajistan, Belgium, China and Uruguay.

RESIDENCIES

06.2017 LongHu Hua Art Residence / Lonhu, Jiangxi, China.

Bibliography

IMPRESSUM

Name: Maria Josefovic

Address: Lobeckstrasse 66, 10969,  Berlín – Germany

Mail: mail@studiozumi.com