In her talk, she will introduce her artistic practice and share thoughts and fragments
of research on the disability studies and posthumanist studies that continuously inform the symbiosis found in her work. Navigating
through theory and practice, Sophia will focus mainly on the interplay between the subtlety of the corporeal matter within
sculptural language and how it prompts critical thinking around ethics, ideologies, and power dynamics that shape our perception
of bodily representation.
In addressing these notions in her sculptures, Sophia will talk about the role of sculptural
materials and techniques that can inform and conceptualise the body of work.
Sophia Gatzkan (b.1995, lives and
works in Vienna) holds an MFA from University of Applied Arts, Vienna and BFA from the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Her
works have been exhibited at Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz (2023), Leopold Museum, Vienna (2022) and other group shows in
Vienna and abroad. Also she had various collaborations within the performing art field which were shown at Brut theatre ,Vienna
(2023), Inkonst theatre, Malmö, Skogen theatre, Gothenburg (2021) and Toihaus theatre, Salzburg (2022). She has received Ö1
Talentestipendium (2022), runner-up Bildrecht Young Artist award (2023), START Stipendium from the Federal Ministry of Culture
(2022), and Arbeitsstipendium from Austrian Federal Ministry of Science and Research this year (2023).
Her works are
included in the permanent collection of Wien Museum.
www.sophiagatzkan.com
