Mia Marfurt's artwork is concerned with spacial displacement. Many of her pieces evoke drawing even if her artworks have parted the realm of drawing. If the line was a starting point it has been extruded, expanded and formulated into a physicality that has less to do with mark making and more to do with physics. This voluminiosity brings her to sculpture. Mia Marfurt's drawings leave less space in the room. Materiality and form are considered in precise and highly refined processes throughout all of Mia Marfurt's works. Structure, surface and texture are exquisitely resolved to make each work function in seductive and elegantly efficient ways. Tubular forms evoke passages and tunnels that elucidate moving energy as if electrical conduits or blood flowing through veins. Objects displace a greater volume than they appear to in Mia Marfurt's oeuvre. Lines solidify as cylinders, flat becomes round and printed images reproduce form as Marfurt reconfigures physics. The extrusion of line into form demands our bodies to consider the space outside and around the object as our eyes gaze upon the object itself. Considering the beauty and the integrity of the objects themselves Marfurt inflicts an uncanny and revelatory deflection.
MIA MARFURT
Born in 1985 in Zürich, Switzerland
Lives and works in Zürich, Switzerland
EDUCATION
2013
AUTOCENTER Summer Academy, Berlin, Germany
Stipend De Ateliers Stipend Programme De Ateliers
Bachelor of Fine Arts ZHdK, Zürich, Switzerland
2007
Art history, Universität Zürich, Switzerland
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Palmette à la Montreuil. ACRUSH, Zürich, CH
2018
Acqua Felice. FIAC Hors les Murs, Jardin des Tuileries, Paris, FR
2017
Easy Eyes. Galerie Allen, Paris, FR
2014
Soft And Hard Factors. WallRiss, Fribourg, CH
2013
Deutsche Oper. SALTS, Basel, CH
2008
HEAVY CLOUD. Froh Aussicht, Samstagern, CH
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Nuage Domestique, ACRUSH, Zürich
2020
Turns#2, Galerie Allen, Paris, FR
2019
Flux - Arts Éphémères. Marseille, FR
2016
For Pete’s Sake. Carl Kostyal, Stockholm, CH
In Sweet Succession: Material Matters. Basis, Frankfurt a. Main, DE
Your memories are our Future. Palais de Tokyo + ACRUSH, Zürich, CH
2015
SUPERIOR PROPS. 1857, Oslo, NO (with Jessica Warboys)
Playing Pool with Eggs. Galerie Bernhard, Zürich, CH
Julije Knifer / Mia Marfurt / Grear Patterson. HONOLULU, Zürich, CH
Môtiers 2015 - Art en Plein air. Môtiers/ NE, CH
Adrian Buschmann, Mia Marfurt, Henning Strassburger, Tyra Tingleff. STUDIOLO, Milano, IT
A Form is a Social Gatherer. PLYMOUTH ROCK, Zürich, CH
Constructed Culture Sounds Like Conculture. Ellis King, Dublin, IE
Puente. Kinman Gallery, London, UK
2014
Courting Aporia. Alte Fabrik, Gebert Stiftung für Kultur, Rapperwil, CH
How do we solve a problem like Maria? Nordstrasse 276, Zürich, CH
Werk- und Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich, CH
Hello Europa ! Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris, FR
ELEVATION 1049 BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL. Gstaad, CH
2013
Mia Marfurt 1 AM, David Renggli The Louvre. Galerie Münsterland, Emsdetten, DE
Swiss Art Awards, Basel, CH
2012
Werkbeiträge Bildende Kunst Kanton Zürich, CH
Werk- und Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich, CH
Intentional Stance. cur. Bojan Sarcevic. De Ateliers, Amsterdam, NL
2011
Ice cold ice Gerichtsstr. 23. Aufgang 3, Berlin Wedding, DE
Komposition des Zufalls Edgar Frei Private Gallery. Eine Versuchsanordnung, Bern, CH
Werk-und Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich, Switzerland
Mia Marfurt, Wanda Nay, Kelly Tippsman, Zuni Halpern. Message Salon downtown, Perla-Mode, Zürich, CH
2010
Wood you rather. Project Space K3, Zürich, CH
ZHdK. Bachelor Ausstellung, Zürich, CH
2008
ZHdK. Sommer-Ausstellung, Zürich, CH
AWARDS / RESIDENCIES
2014
Pepper House Residency, Kochi, India
2012
Werkbeiträge Bildende Kunst Kanton Zürich
Werk- und Atelierstipendien der Stadt Zürich
SELECTED PRESS
2018
Maertens, Marie & De Maulmin, Valérie. “Spécial FIAC - FIAC à l’infini.” Connaissances des Arts, October
Martiniaue, Elena. “FIAC 2018 Brings Together the Finest Selection of Modern and Contemporary Art.” Widewalls, October
Humbert, Michèle. “Paris après FIAC.” exibart, October
“La FIAC au Louvre, ‘Hors les murs’ au Jardin des Tuileries et au musée Eugène Delacroix.” Presse du Louvre, October
2016
Cervin, Beata. “For Pete’s Sake- till minne av Peter Amdam.” Radar magazine, September
Blom, Ina. “For Pete’s Sake at Carl Kostyal Stockholm.” CURA magazine, September
Beaufils, Julie. “‘Your Memories Are Our Future’ at Palais de Tokyo.” Contemporary Art Daily, June
2015
Herner, Anna-Lena. “Interview: Samuel Leuenberger.” Artfridge, March
Ruggieri, Andrea. “Condividere Esperienze Per Una Cultura Alternativa.”Arte e Critica
“Constructed Culture Sounds Like Conculture at Ellis King.” Mousse Magazine
Tipton, Gemma. “Constructed Culture Sounds Like Conculture at Ellis King.” Artforum
“Mia Marfurt and Jessica Warboys at 1857.” Art Viewer, November
2014
Guislain, Clara. “‘Hello Europa !’ at Galerie Valentin, Paris.” Mousse Magazine
Hediger, Eva. “Die Erwählten.” Tages-anzeiger, July
Meier, Philip. “Die Wand ist nicht genug.” NZZ, July
“The gang.” Vanity Fair France, no. 10, April
“A cool approach to story-telling by Samuel Leuenberger.” The Naked
2013
“Mia Marfurt I AM / David Renggli - the Louvre.” Verlag Kettler
Self-published book, 24 pages
2012
Meier, Philipp. “Die Sonne war nicht Zeuge.” NZZ, October
Meier, Philipp. “Eine Plattform für Zürcher Kunstschaffende.” NZZ, July
Szczesniak, Paulina. “Gute Kunst aufgetischt, Stipendien aubgeräumt.” Tagesanzeiger, July
Rijkhoff, Babette. “Twee kunstenaars over koning-popart.” Esta magazine, March
2011
“Der Zufall.” Tages-anzeiger, September
"Martin Blum Froh Ussich.” Kunstbulletin, May
“Message Salon downtown Mia Marfurt, Wanda Nay, Kelly Tippsman, Zuni Halpern.” like you
“K3 Project Space Wood you rather.” Kunstbulletin
2010
Bigger Brains Than Titts, Publication by the ZHdK for the Graduates exhbition
“Installationen auf der Froh Ussicht sollen irritieren.” Tages-anzeiger
COLLECTIONS
Fonds d’art contemporain – Paris Collections - Ville de Paris
