Born in Copenhagen, Denmark 1983. During her childhood she was very much influenced by her grandfathers. Both their professions – one an experimental chemical engineer, the other a violin maker – have influenced the way she works. She has a strong sense of material and construction and she works like a scientist questioning the known and accepted definitions within a certain context.
Her works are conceptual, yet playful and often with a presence one is not likely to forget. She challenges the viewer with her works, which are wondrous hybrids of shape, material and perception.
Education:
The Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam 2006-2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Audio-visual department.
Hout- en Meubileringscollege Amsterdam 2004-2006 Basic education for cabinetmakers.
Martha Hjorth Jessen
Her works are conceptual, yet playful and often with a presence one is not likely to forget. She challenges the viewer with her works, which are wondrous hybrids of shape, material and perception.
Education:
The Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam 2006-2009
Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Audio-visual department.
Hout- en Meubileringscollege Amsterdam 2004-2006
Basic education for cabinetmakers.
European Exchange Academy, Beelitz 2007
Martha in the Press:
Portrait - Dutch art magazine 2010
April 2010 "Bankiers meiden confrontatie met de kunst" (Michiel Goudswaard)
News February 2010
New Talent edition 2009
WDR news report
AT5 September 2009