Paulien Barbas is a visual artist. Often body parts show in her work that literally bridge the gap between idea (mind) and form (material). Ideas as well as forms tend to bend, falter or snap, often resulting in something new. A tipping point that runs through her projects like a hunt or thread. You can see her work as a flirt with the cracks and holes that surprises us unexpectedly and – in this occurrence precisely choreographed – set us on a new track.

Paulien’s work is part of various collections, including Les Abattoirs, Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Toulouse (FR) and Korea Ceramic Foundation (KR). In 2017 she won the silver prize at the Korean International Ceramic Biennale with a sound work. Paulien exhibited internationally and received commissions from cultural institutions such as Bauhaus Foundation Dessau and Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ. She studied photography at the Rietveld Academy, is alum of the Rijksakademie and lives in Amsterdam.

CONTACT
paulienbarbas@gmail.com
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Studio:
Marcusstraat 52 – 1C
1091 TK Amsterdam
The Netherlands

COLOPHON
Website design: Our Polite Society
Website development: Eurico Sá Fernandes
With special thanks to: Mondriaan Fund and AFK

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