Paul Segers (Eindhoven, NL 1976) is a Visual Artist working in the fields of sculpture, performance, drawing, video and public installation. His work often deals with the tensions between history and progress in a hyper-technological age, mobility and the role of the machine in society. Segers graduated at the sculpture department of the Academy of Fine Art & Design AKV St. Joost in ‘s- Hertogenbosch in 2000, and earned his MFA at the Dutch Art Institute in 2005. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Segers is also a teacher at the Art & Research Department at the Academy of Fine Art & Design in Breda and ‘s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
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Education:
2003-05 Dutch Art Institute, Enschede, MFA 1996-2000 AKV St Joost, 's-Hertogenbosch, BFA Solo exhibitions: 2020 21st. Century Mirage, Galerie Larik, Utrecht. 2017 The Last Re-enactment, De Cacaofabriek, Helmond. 2017 Business as Usual, T.A.C. Eindhoven. 2017 Out of the Desert of the Real / Into the Desert of the Mind, book launch and exhibition, Onomatopee, Eindhoven. 2015 Charrette Roulette: The Unlimited Dream Company, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. 2014 The Scene Changes, Gallery Demon's Mouth, Oslo, Norway. 2010 Nieuwe huid voor het oude ritueel, Kunstenlab Deventer, Deventer. 2008 Paranoia op het platteland, De Fabriek, Eindhoven. 2002 Dromen voor de nuchtere jongens, De Nederlandsche Cacaofabriek, Helmond. Selected group exhibitions and projects: 2020 Impossible Bodies, multiple locations in 's-Hertogenbosch. 2020 Souvenirs, H(a)L - (Hilton Art Lab) Rotterdam. 2020 Art Utrecht @ Broese, former Broese Bookstore, Utrecht. 2020 The Extended Body - Mixing Cultures, THE LINE Contemporary Art Space, London, UK. 2019 The Books Happen #2, Kunstenlab Deventer. 2019 Future Untitled, Galerie Larik, Utrecht. 2019 Dafang Creative Village, Dafang, Jinxi, P.R. of China 2019 Tijdgenoten #7: Klas 1B 2019, De School, Amsterdam. 2019 CALL TO ACTION - Over vrijheid, macht en onmacht, Museum Helmond. 2019 The I in Formation, Apprentice Master Project, Kunstpodium T, Tilburg. 2019 GENPOWER ENTERPRISES 2050, Situatie Gewijzigd, Atelier Overijssel, Deventer. 2018 A Lecture on the so-called Works of P, performance, CARADT, AKV St. Joost, Breda. 2018 FUTURE FFwrd, Art the Hague, with KersGallery, den Haag. 2018 The Karate Kid on Pills, Opening performance for 'Beuyz N the Hood, KuuB, Utrecht. 2018 GOGBOT 2018, Enschede. 2018 TEC ART 2018, Worm, Rotterdam. 2017 Van Beenhammen, Plastic Stoelen, en Valse Allegorieën, T.A.C. Eindhoven. 2017 Robot Love Embassy, performance at Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven. 2017 IJsselbiënnale 2017, public sculpture route, Deventer. 2017 Anningahof 2017, Anningahof sculpture park, Zwolle. 2017 Future Artifacts, performance at the Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. 2017 Survival Guide, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. 2016 The Unlimited Dream Company - Linderveld, Kunst van hier tot ginder, Deventer, NL. 2016 New Heroes for the Plastic Age, public intervention, Guangzhou, P.R. of China. 2016 The Man of Capitalism, Kulturno-istraživački centar - Farbara, Belgrade, Serbia. 2016 10 Years New Brabant Front, Happening, De Fabriek, Eindhoven, NL. 2016 HACKING HABITAT - Art of Control, former penitentiary Utrecht, NL. 2015 The Books Happen, Artspace KUUB, Utrecht, NL. 2015 A monument to the alternatives to capitalism, Institute for Philosophy, Belgrade, Serbia. 2015 Non Fictie, Nieuw Brabants Front project, De Cacaofabriek, Helmond, NL. 2015 Mobile Homes, Les Berges de Seine, public sculpture route, Paris, France. 2014 Show Me, GAEA, Guangzhou, P.R. China. 2014 Jaarringen 2014, Terra Art Projects, Zoetermeer. 2014 Magnetic North: Artists and the Arctic Circle, 1285 Art Gallery, New York. 2014 Anningahof 2014, Sculpture garden Anningahof, Zwolle. 2014 DordtYart 2014, with Ajla R. Steinvag, commissioned work, Dordrecht. 2014 A.C.T. DEMOC(K)RACY, Onomatopee at Kulturni centar Belgrade, Serbia. 2013 Kanaalwerken, Gemeentemuseum Helmond, NL. 2013 KAAP Babylon, Stichting Storm, Groenekan, NL 2013 ArtZuid 2013, public sculpture route, Stichting Artzuid, Amsterdam, NL 2012 Point de Vue, AVANS200, ‘s-Hertogenbosch. 2012 Hoog Water! - De Stad, De Rivier, public sculpture route, Kunstenlab Deventer, NL. 2012 Who told you so? #2 Truth vs. Organization, Onomatopee, Eindhoven, NL. 2011 Post History, Het Klokgebouw Strijp S, Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL. 2011 Berichten van het Front, Nieuw Brabants Front project, Stedelijk Museum ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL. 2011 Art on lake, National Museum of Budapest, Hungary. 2011 Artworks on Water – Projects, Models, Vasarely Museum, Budapest, Hungary. 2010 Beeld Hal Werk, Stork Hall, Amsterdam, NL. 2010 Ghana Straight Life, Nieuw Brabants Front project, public intervention, Accra, Ghana. 2010 In de Overtuin, public sculpture route, Veenhuizen. 2010 Segers en van Erp, duo exhibition with Aaron van Erp, Projectruimte het Raam, Venlo. 2009 Wereld van Witte de With, public sculpture route, Chabot museum, Rotterdam. 2009 The Commission, NBKS, winning design. NBKS en Gemeente Oss, Oss. 2008 ZWL. 03, public sculpture route, CBK ‘s-Hertogenbosch. 2008 Paranoia op het platteland, Solo tentoonstelling, De Fabriek, Eindhoven. 2008 Play the People, Nieuw Brabants Front project, Xiao Zhou, P.R. of China. 2007 Doorsneden Landschap, public sculpture route, Kunstenlab Deventer. 2007 Screening of Documentary None Store Shopping, van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, NL. 2007 None Store Shopping, Nieuw Brabants Front project, Guangzhou, P.R of China. 2006 Yourspace, duo presentation with de Snodevormgevers, Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven, NL. 2006 Coop 01, Nieuw Brabants Front project i.s.m. Jan Jonker, Sorrento, B.C., Canada. 2006 Hier 2, Stichting MU, Eindhoven, NL. 2005 Dag van het Veen, public sculpture route, CBK Utrecht. 2005 VIA 2, Nieuw Brabants Front project, Quang Zhou, P.R. of China 2005 VIA 1, Nieuw Brabants Front project, Tan Kah Kee College, Xiamen, P.R. of China. 2004 De Leidsche Rijn, Residency, SKOR en Bureau Beyond. 2004 The big communication, D.A.I. and Nanjing University, Nanjing, P.R. of China. 2000 Lichting 2000, ARTOTS, ‘s-Hertogenbosch 2000 Graduation Show at AKV St. Joost, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, NL. |
Projects & related work:
2019 - present: External Program Advisor for Kunstenlab Deventer. 2017 - present: Centre of Applied Research for Art, Design and Technology research group member. 2008 - present: Teacher at the Academy of Fine Art & Design, AKV St.Joost, Breda & 's-Hertogenbosch. 2008 - 2017: Board member and programming at ‘De Fabriek’ art space in Eindhoven. 2006 - 2016: Founder and organizer of the ‘Nieuw Brabants Front’ (Artist Collective) 2020 Radio interview, Tegen de stroom in, Radio Helmond. 2019 Artist Talk at Museum de Pont, Tilburg. 2018 Lecture: 'The Scene Changes', Art & Design department, Changsha University, P.R. of China. 2018 Guest teacher at GAFA, University of Guangzhou, P.R. of China. 2018 Workshop & Lecture: Studium Generale, AKV St. Joost, Breda. 2017 Lecture: 'The Bullet Head trilogy and other short stories' at De Cacaofabriek, Helmond. 2016 Lecture: 'New Heroes for the Plastic Age' at GAFA, University of Guangzhou, P.R.China. 2016 Guest teacher at GAFA, University of Guangzhou, P.R. of China. 2016 Lecture: ‘Walking the Dog’, Science in the City, University of Utrecht. 2015 Lecture: 'Towards a New Functionality' Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, CA. 2014 Lecture: 'Future Artifacts' with Ajla Steinvåg at DordtYart, Dordrecht. 2013 Lecture: ‘The Machine as Metaphor’ at Lokaal42 Helmond, NL. 2011 Artist talk: Berichten van het Front, SM's, 's-Hertogenbosch. 2005 Guest teacher at Xiamen University, P.R. of China. Publications and Catalogues: 2020 A Meaningless Simulation, with Ajla R. Steinvåg, Unlimited Dream Company publishing. 2020 Bullet Head - Business as Usual, Monograph, Unlimited Dream Company publishing. 2019 Non Issue, interview and Bullet Head, online issue. 2019 De Grote Nederlandse Kunstkalender, Trichis Publishing. 2017 Paul Segers - The Scene Changes, Monograph, Onomatopee Publishing. 2017 De Grote Brabantse Kunstkalender, Trichis Publishing. 2017 Anningahof Beelden 2017, exhibition catalogue, Anningahof Sculpture park, Zwolle. 2016 HACKING HABITAT - Art of Control, Exhibition catalogue, Niet Normaal Foundation. 2014 How to Act?, project publication for 'ACT Democ<k>racy', Onomatopee publishing. 2014 Tonight at Noon, 2 Artist books together with Henny Overbeek (The Books Happen). 2014 Magnetic North, Artists and the Arctic Circle, Exhibition catalogue, NYC, USA. 2014 Modern Landscape Pavilion Design, ThinkArchit Publishing Group, P.R. of China. 2014 Anningahof 2014, Exhibition catalogue, Sculpture garden Anningahof, Zwolle. 2013 Landscape Architecture, bi-monthly magazine (feat. the 'Stealth Pavilion'), Beijing, P.R. of China. 2013 CONCEPT, Special Issue - Rest Facilities. (feat. the 'Stealth Pavilion') Seoul, Korea. 2013 Landgoed Annigahof 10 jaar, 10th anniversary publication of the Sculpture Park, Zwolle. 2013 ArtZuid 2013, Exhibition catalogue, ArtZuid Foundation, Amsterdam. 2012 Point de Vue, AVANS200, ‘s-Hertogenbosch. 2012 Hoog Water! - De Stad, De Rivier, project catalogue, Kunstenlab Deventer. 2012 Who Told You So? Exhibition catalogue, Onomatopee Eindhoven. 2011 Anningahof 2011, Exhibition catalogue, Sculpture garden Anningahof, Zwolle. 2011 Station to Station, Paul Segers selected works 2000-2010, monograph. 2011 Art on lake, exhibition catalogue, National Museum of Budapest, Hungary. 2011 Artworks on Water – Projects, Models, Vasarely Museum, Budapest, Hungary. 2010 Beeld Hal Werk, exhibition catalogue. 2010 30 Jaar De Fabriek, 30 years catalogue, De Fabriek, Eindhoven. 2009 I am A1, Project catalogue, AkkuH, Kunstenlab Deventer, Kunstvereniging Diepenheim. 2008 MU 10, 10 year catalogue, MU Foundation, Eindhoven. 2008 Play the People, project catalogue, NBF self-published. 2007 None Store Shopping, project catalogue, NBF self-published. 2007 Doorsneden Landschap, Kunstenlab Deventer and A1 Partners. 2006 Hier 2, exhibition catalogue, MU Foundation, Eindhoven. 2005 Nieuw Brabants Front, monograph, Dutch Art Institute, Enschede. 2002 Dromen voor de nuchtere jongens, project publication, self-published. 2000 Graduation Catalogue, AKV St. Joost. Grants and Prizes: 2020 Stichting Constant van Renessefonds, Publication funding. 2020 Gemeente Helmond, Makers regeling. Funding for a series of new works. 2017 Stichting Cultuur Eindhoven, Project funding for solo exhibition: Business as Usual. 2016 Mondriaan Fund, Publication grant. 2016 Mondriaan Fund, Werkbijdrage Bewezen Talent. 2016 Constant van Renesse Foundation, Publication grant. 2016 BKKC Impulsgelden, Impulse for artistic practice. 2015 Mondriaan Fund, Project funding via assignment - Stichting Niet Normaal. 2014 Mondriaan Fund, Project funding via assignment - DordtYart, Dordrecht. 2011 BKKC, project funding for the exhibition: Berichten van het Front, SM’s, den Bosch. 2010 Gemeente Eindhoven, publication funding, Station to Station. 2010 BKKC, publication funding, Station to Station. 2010 FBKVB, Basisstipendium (4 year working grant) 2009 NBKS, Artistic practice development grant. 2006 FBKVB, Basisstipendium. (4 year working grant) 2005 Gemeente Eindhoven, Project funding. 2004 Gemeente Enschede, Project funding. |