heidundgriess


We are an artist duo who have been working interdisciplinary with installation art since 2011. Due to our diverse professional backgrounds, we combine the fields of art, architecture, and design.

For several years, we have been artistically engaged with the impact of hyper-urbanization on nature through site-specific installations.
During our international research trips, we have observed a bizarre blend of nature falsifications, rapid transformations of existing ecosystems, and large-scale relocations of entire forests. as well as a fundamental paradigm shift in the concept of cities: Originally conceived as refuges from nature, cities are now increasingly transforming vast landscapes into aesthetically perceived natural backdrops
We constantly explore the diverse concepts and interpretations encompassed by the term “nature,” whether they are individually shaped, culturally influenced, or market-driven. We examine the consequences of human-centric environmental design and investigate how future landscapes might evolve with advancing technology.

Through obvious fakes and reproductions, we create large-scale, often kinetic installations that offer an initial, accessible engagement through their emotional and aesthetic dimensions. By exhibiting our site-specific works in galleries and public spaces, we aim to sensitize various social groups and local communities to these critical issues.



alexandra grieß *1977 in Hameln/Germany • living in Hamburg since 1995 • 2001-2004 studied visual communication at the HAW (University of applied Science Hamburg, Germany) • working as an (Sound-)Artist, DJ and photographer.


jorel heid *1982 in Savigny/Switzerland • 2003-2006 education as a carpenter in Tübingen/Germany • working as a freelance-carpenter and designer.

UPCOMING

• 25.05.24-25.09.24, Wildbits, Groupexhibition, Maajaam, Estonia
• 13.09.24-22.09.24, Solo Exhibition, Galerie Oel-Früh, Hamburg, Germany
• 30.10.24-03.11.24, Finalists Exhibition, International Share Prize XVI, Torino, Italy
• 23.11.24-01.10.25, „There Is a Ghost in the Room. For Sure!“ Groupexhibition, Schloss Moyland, Bedburg-Hau, Germany

PORTFOLIO
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PRESS / CATALOGUES
Sep '22 echo gone wrong
Sep '22 Baltic times / wildbits
Feb '21 Winter Stations 2021 – THROBBER
Feb '21 dezeen / throbber
Sep '20 cube magazin // swarm
Sep '20 followfood Magazin // swarm
Jan '19 Toronto Design Offsite – The Winter Stations Design Competition is Back
Mar '18 Azure Magazin – The 2018 Winter Stations
Feb '18 Toronto Life – Winners Winterstations
Feb '18 CBC News – Toronto Winter Stations
Jan '18 Archpaper – Winners revealed
Jan '18 Canadian Interiors – 2018 Winning Installations
Dec '15 urban shit // No Border – Lichtinstallation
Nov '15 Greenpeace Magazin – Mit Kunst gegen Überfischung
Jul '15 Sigo news / Swarm – Iceland
Catalogue – Brave New Worlds
Nov '13 Urbanshit – Emerging Artist Exhibition in Hamburg
Oct '13 Emerging Artists Catalogue
studio heidundgriess

Waidmannstrasse 26
22769 Hamburg
Germany

info@heidundgriess.de
+49 176 706 218 61
IG @heidundgriess