Daniela Bergschneider

Daniela Bergschneider

Daniela Bergschneider (1986) explores the relationship between textiles and ceramics in sculptural works that express a universal corporeality that extends beyond the human body. Her works push the boundary between the abstract and concrete, the beautiful and grotesque, and the familiar and the alien. In the process of making she creates small modular porcelain elements by hand, that are then tied into hand dyed semi-transparent nylon fabric to construct larger forms.

Textile meets porcelain

Using textiles and porcelain, Bergschneider works with two materials that are easy to identify and familiar to us in our everyday lives, yet allow for transformation in a way that they appear unknown or new. The material hybrids are made from hard and soft elements, with the porcelain resembling the presence of bones and the textile as the sculpture's skin. Together they form a skeletal structure in which both materials create a cohesive whole, akin to the inner functionality of living beings. Because of the dynamic tension between the two materials, they give the impression of being alive—almost as if they are breathing, expanding, and contracting. Bergschneider's sculptures are made to achieve an expression she calls Visual Tactility. This quest is characterized by using her studio as a laboratory to develop forms and surfaces that are charged with enough tactile and visual information to trigger the imagination into evoking an emotional response. Her goal is for viewers to sense the work within their own bodies, feeling a resonance in their muscular system as they approach the works.

Education

• University of Bergen (Norway), The Art Academy, Master of Fine Arts, 2018 - 2020
• University of Applied Sciences Hamburg (Germany),  Master of Arts, 2012 - 2015
• University of Paderborn (Germany), Bachelor of Arts, 2009 - 2012

Collections

• National Museum Oslo, NO
• KODE Museum Bergen, NO
• Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, Trondheim, NO
• City of Gothenburg, SE