Jens Pecho
Jens Pecho (* 1978 in Frankfurt am Main ) is a contemporary German artist.
Life
Jens Pecho first studied sociology at the Goethe University in Frankfurt . From 2006 he studied media arts at the Art Academy of Media Arts in Cologne and from 2010 to 2011 free arts at the State Academy of Fine Arts - Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main. He lives and works in Berlin .
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In his work, Pecho deals with the relationship between emotional states and their linguistic communicability. In doing so, he investigates the hidden sub-texts of our cultural landscape and society, which is shaped by the culture and pop industry, in order to reveal them. The artist is active in multimedia; his work includes texts as well as sound installations, videos and objects.
The young artist's previous successes included the work day in / day out, which was shown on the facade of the Bundeskunsthalle in 2010 and made him known to a wider audience. His short film Medley was shown at the International Short Film Festival in Oberhausen and the International Short Film Festival in Uppsala , among others .
Filmography
- Medley , short film, 2008.
- Slow Motion for Charly, experimental film, 2009.
- A Rock Hudson Dialogue, short film / experimental film, 2010.
- Toccata, short film, 2010.
Room installations
- Love / Hate, video installation, 2009.
- Overkill, installation, 2011.
- The End, sound installation, 2012.
- Dead and Dead End, installation, 2013.
Awards
- 2009 Artist funding from the German National Academic Foundation
- 2011 Spiridon-Neven-DuMont Prize
- 2011 award of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia for young artists
- 2012 Bronner Residency, Tel Aviv , grant from the Kunststiftung NRW
- 2012 Project funding from the SK Foundation for Culture
- 2013 working grant from the Art Fund Foundation
- 2014 studio grant, Göschenen art depot
- 2014 Karl Schmidt-Rottluff scholarship
Web links
- http://www.jenspecho.de/
- Jens Pecho at kunststiftungnrw.de
- Jens Pecho at khm.de
- Jens Pecho at express.de
- Jens Pecho at kunstaspekte.de
- Lecture by Jens Pecho at the Museum of Applied Arts, Cologne
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pecho, Jens |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German performance, installation and video artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |