Curriculum Vitae
First Breath and Last Seen
Magdeleen van Eersel was born on december 29th 1972 in Vlaardingen; she currently lives and works in Rotterdam.
Education
1991-1995 : Universiteit Utrecht: General Linguistics, English language/literature
1996-1998 : Akademie voor Kunst en Vormgeving 's-Hertogenbosch, specialisation: "Sculpture"
1998-2000 : Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten St.Joost te Breda, continued "Sculpture"
Solo Shows
1999 : "Hildegard in de Tunnel", a performance in a heavily used traffic tunnel in 's-Hertogenbosch, showing three
women singing music by medeaeval composer Hildegard von Bingen.
2000 : Rotterdam Central Station: collages (commissioned by The Bonheur Theatre) Rotterdam.
2001 : "Installation", Chapel of St.Maarten, Hoogelande (near Middelburg).
2003 : "Endimions", Murals & objects in Fort Rammekens, Ritthem
: Café De Twijfelaar, Rotterdam: collages.
Group Shows
2002 : "Gedroogde Haven" (Dried Harbour) in Schokland: soundscape "
: "De Sirenen van Schokland" The Sirens of Schokland (Schokland is a former island, now surrounded by farmland).
: "De Week van de Zee" (The Week of the Sea), Hoek van Holland: installation around "De Sirenen van Schokland"
in the former public baths building.
: "September in Rotterdam/Rotterdams Fabrikaat", Rotterdam: brochure titled "Natuurgebied Gouverne"
(The Gouverne Nature Reserve)
2003 : "Week van de Zee", Hoek van Holland: photo collages.
2004 : "De KunstCamping", Heeswijk: wooden, house-shaped object titled "Evagations, [het wegdwalen]" (Wandering Off).
: Kinderboekenweek, Bookshop De Drvkkerij in Middelburg.
: "Dag Licht!", Villa Zebra, Rotterdam.
2005 : "De Nachten van het Licht" (The Nights of Light), Kanaal 10, Amsterdam.
2006 : Artstore - the Rotterdam Art Embassy, Groothandelsgebouw, Rotterdam.
Other Art-related Activities
2000 : Artistic contributions to the theater shows Serendipity 6, Serendipity 9 en Serendipity 10,
staged by The Bonheur Theatre in Rotterdam.
2002 : Documentational photography for Galerie Bruce, Rotterdam.
Current Activity (2005.../onwards)
Work in progress: The Anatomy of Angels. A series of images embroidered in white yarn on a black background, lit
with UV-light.
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