born in Baracoa, Cuba

lives and works in Berlin, Germany

education:

since 2010 PhD candidate at the University of Gothenburg
2001/02 Independent Study Program, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City
1997 Gender and Cultural Studies, Humboldt University Berlin
1990/96 University of the Arts, Berlin, MFA
1994 School of the Art Institute Chicago
1991 University of the Arts, Stuttgart

teaching:
2010/07 Valand School of Fine Arts, Gothenburg, Sweden

selected awards and grants:
2010 Artistic Research, Faculty of Arts, University, Gothenborg
------Berlin Senate Cultural Affairs Department
2009 Kunming/China residency, TCG – Nordica
------Artistic Research, Faculty of Fine Arts, University Gothenborg
------Berlin Senate Cultural Affairs Department
2007 Lukas Cranach Video Art Prize, Kronach
2005/06 Cité des Art International, Paris
------Project Grant, Berlin Senate Department of Science, Research and Culture
2004 Catalogue Grant Berlin Senate Department of Science, Research and Culture
2003/04 Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart
2002 Alfredo Jaar Grant, New York City
1998/99 Film and Video, Berlin Senate Department of Science, Research and Culture

selected solo exhibitions
2010 Material for Analyses for Opposition, Manufactura's Studio, Wuhan
------immigration humans plants animals ghosts (late afternoon confusion), FCAC, Shanghai
2008 Realness can escape – the rest is instinct rising from the shock of the moment, MASA Projesi at Platform Garanti, Istanbul
2007 Here Comes Our Daily Need For Biopower, Studio Protokoll, Clui
2003 Hip Hop killed the Video Star, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart
2002 revolutionary – there is no revolution! Gallery Koch und Kesslau 2, Berlin
2000 Now it starts Gallery Koch und Kesslau, Berlin

selected group exhibitions:

2012 Guelph University, Toronto
------DAS, was nicht gesagt wird - Subtexte in Politik und Kunst, (THAT, which not said – subtexts in politics and arts) rk ratskeller, Galerie für zeitgenössische Kunst, Berlin
2011 Folge der Generationen, Motorenhalle, Dresden
------LiquidShell, IAC, Berlin
------Autofokus { and the meantime belongs to becoming }, General Public
------Open Studios, IASPIS, Stockholm
------The Sound Of Nowhere, Beijing
------Changes, Halle 14, Leipzig & aufaeg, Nürnberg & ACC, Weimar
2010 Territories of the In/Human, Wüttembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart
2009 Orders. Secrets. Embarrassments ... And Then We Start Again, General Public, Berlin
------Moral Phantasies, Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen
------Politics of Redistribution, Magazin 4, Kunstverein Bregenz & Open Space, Zentrum für Kunstprojekte, Wien
2008 Farewell to Post-Colonialism, The Tea Pavilion, 3rd Guangzhou Triennial
------DRESSing the MESSAGE, Sprengel Museum, Hannover
------Unstern. Sinistre. Disastro. ACC Galerie, Weimar
------Art after education, Röda Sten, Göteborg
------Moral Phantasies, Kunstmuseum Ittingen & Museum Morsbroich Leverkusen
------Into the music, Kunstraum Munich
------Just Play, Edith Ruß Haus for Media Art, Oldenburg
2007 Kunsthalle Lichtenberg, Berlin
------Ü BERleben, Galerie Program, Berlin
------Historyteller, Galerie Lautom, Oslo
------The Evil | Part 1 & 2 | Galerie Gebr. Lehmann, Dresden
2006 storylines, Centre d'art Passerelle, Brest & Kunstverein München, Munich
------Klartext Berlin, Kunstraum NOE, Vienna
------Periferic 7, Focusing Isai, Biennale Rumanien
2005 storylines, Gallery public, Paris
2004 Her und Hin Epilog, Gallery K&S, Berlin
-----Nine Points of the Law, Image I Power I Property I Relations, NGBK, Berlin
-----Subduktive Massnahmen, Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn
2003 Attraction and Solidarity, Cluj, Romania
------unoccupied territories , Gallery K&S, Berlin
2002 Open Sudios at the Whitney Independent Study Program, New York City
2001 Auf offener Straße (in the street), Kunstamt Kreuzberg, Bethanien, Berlin
1998 Trail end Error, Guardini Stiftung, Berlin
------Ceterum Censeo, Marstall, Berlin

selected talks/lectures:
2011 objects as situations, discussion with Anselm Franke and Judith Raum, UDK, University of Art, Berlin
2010 artist talk, UDK, University of Art, Berlin
2009 Looking at shadows, Kunstverein Frankfurt
2008 artist talk, UDK, University of Art, Berlin
2005 Just do it!, Lentos Museum, Linz, Austria
2004 artist talk, University at Albany, State University of New York
artist talk, 16beaver group, New York City
2003 Attraction and Solidarity, National Museum, Cluj, Romania
1999 artist talk, University of the Arts, Brunswick

selected festivals and screenings:

2012 No, I am not a toad, I am a turtle! and Is there something else I've lost? at Standpunkt der Aufnahme (Point of View), Kino Arsenal, Berlin
------Bauern! and Is there something else I've lost? at Okto TV, Filmkunst, Vienna
2011 Is there something else I've lost? at Case Study China 2, 4d, Berlin
------Is there something else I've lost? at trans305, Paris
------Sans Soucre at World Social Forum, Dakar
2010 Bauern! and Permeable Super Real at Standpunkt der Aufnahme (Point of View), Kino Arsenal, Berlin
2008 Les exclus at 100 dage 100 videoer, GL Strand, Kobenvaven
2007 Bauern! at They – We – How to film colonialism? b_book, Berlin
2006 Les exclus at Erratic Signals, Latitude 53, Edmonton, Canada
------Les exclus at Evas Arche und der Feminist, Berlin
2001 phantomas entangled by aida at Money/Nations, Videonale 9, Bonner Kunstverein, Bonn
2000 phantomas entangled by aida at InternationalFilmFestival, Nuremberg
2000 phantomas entangled by aida at Euro Vision 2000 Shedhalle Zurich and Prague
1999 phantomas entangled by aida at b_books and parallel screening at cafe Serfat, Berlin

selected performances
2006 Without qualities Kunstverein Hannover
2004 OUT (Operation Urban Terrain). A game modification in public space in co-operation with Anne-Marie Schleiner, New York City

selected bibliography:

2012 No, I am not a toad, I am a turtle! published by archive books, Berlin

2010 Elke Marhöfer Interview published by Fei Contemporary Art Center, Shanghai
2007 What is to be done? with IDEA Magazine, Clui for Dokumenta 12 magazine
------The Evil – published by Raimar Stange & Gal.Lehmann, Dumont Verlag, Cologne
2006 Klartext – Berlin, published by Kunstraum Niederösterreich, Vienna
------sonambiente, sound art published by Akademie der Künste, Berlin
2005 as soon as there is more than one, herausgegeben von Elke Marhöfer & Revolver Verlag, Archiv für aktuelle Kunst, Frankfurt/Main
2004 Neue Review, Art in Berlin, Issue Nr. 7, Berlin
------NINE POINT OF THE LAW – Bild I Macht I Besitz I Verhältnisse published by NGBK, Berlin

selected videography:

No, I am not a toad, I am a turtle, 16mm transferred to DV, 50 min, VR China and South Korea, 2011.
Is there something else I've lost? 16mm transferred to DV, 40 min, VR China 2010.
permeable super real, DV, 33:33 min, DV, VR China 2010.
Fragmented Forest, DV, 15 min 22 sec, VR China 2010.
reincarnation, 16mm transfered to DV, 11:50 min, 16mm transfered to DV, South Korea 2010.
schéma amusement, 16mm & DV, 3-screen projection, 14:30 min, Burkina Faso 2009.
sugar-free, DV, 55 min, Burkina Faso, 2008.
nearness to large rivers eats the eyes, DV, 2-screen projection, 25 min 40 sec, Burkina Faso 2007.
Bauern! (Farmers!), DV, 51 min, Burkina Faso 2007.
Les exclus (The excluded), 16mm transfered to DV, 8 min, Berlin 2006.
lookin´out for Wachsamkeit 1, DV, 13 min, Berlin 2005.
Earse you (Acéphale mix), DV, 5 min, 2005.
helle nacht nichten; (bright night nothings;), DV, 23 min, New York, Stuttgart, Berlin 2004.
PIBA - phantomas intangled by aida, DV, 27 min, Sarajevo, Belgrad, Skopje, Pristine 1998/99.
jetzt gehts los! (now it starts!), DV, 60 min, Berlin 2000.
TRAIL END ERROR, DV, 23 min, Berlin 1998.
die anderen, (the others) DV, 7 min, Berlin 1998/99.
im Text sein anstatt Text verfassen (being in text and author text), DV, 24 min, Berlin 1999.
footmassage, DV, 10 min, Bangkok 1997/98.
housing, DV, 45 min, Berlin 1997.
BSS BSS..., DV, 60 min, Berlin 1997.