Klaudija Ylaite
is a multidisciplinary artist who aspires to enter the field of art criticism, particularly focusing on avant-garde studies and the state of artist autonomy in neoliberal settings.
She is currently working on her master’s degree in Arts, Cognition, and Criticism at the University of Groningen, and continuing studio-based artistic practices. In her visual language, Ylaite’s attention is directed at representing innate human conditions, such as infantile amnesia and terminal lucidity.
Next to it, she also enjoys translating philosophical treatises into visual language, de-attaching words from their meanings, and creating multimedia environments fueled by imaginary symbolisms, performative actions, and video diaries.
Education
2021- present - Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, NL (MA arts, cognition & criticism)
2016 - 2020 Academie Minerva Groningen, NL (BA Fine art)
Present
Writer for Pitcairn Museum of Contemporary Art (http://pitcairnmuseum.nl/arcade/)
Co-organizer of DIHAN (Does It Have a Name) performance nights at Berger en de Vries bookstore
Co-owner, Curator DIY gallery Pass Space
Exhibitions
2022
Child of Voluntary Exodus two-part books, Bookshelf program, Stichting ARTisBOOK, Groningen, NL
2021
Child of Voluntary Exodus two-part books, Antiquariaat Berger & De Vries, Groningen, NL
Particular State of Being, instalation (part of Jedidja Smalbil RESIDENCE BOX), Noorderlicht photo festival, Groningen, NL
Child of Voluntary Exodus two-part books, The World We Live In festival, De Loods, Groningen, NL
De-constructing poetry, solo presentation, PassSpace, Groningen, NL
Child of Voluntary Exodus; part 1, group exhibition, ALLINN expo, HetHem, Zaandam, NL
2020
Letters to my friend Eden, HetResort midseason’20, Tschumi pavilion, Groningen, NL
Child of Voluntary Exodus; part 2, Graduation show, Koepelzaal, Groningen, NL
Nocturnal Investigations, performance, Kaunas 2022 contemporary capital, Kaunas, LT
Un<..> Story, Stichting Artisbook, online performance
Farewell White Cubes, Homescreen: GRID #1, online exhibition
Farewell White Cubes, group exhibition, Green Lights Expo, De Loods, Groningen, NL
2019
Diagnosis: Oxymoron, group exhibition, Kunstwerk Droomwoonwensen, Groningen, NL
To Make A Sound, solo performance, ArtIsBookShop, Groningen, NL
Art of living, group exhibition, Academie Minerva, Groningen, NL
2018
Measure the space, group exhibition, Academie Minerva, Groningen, NL
2017
Untitled no 4, group exhibition, Oost, Groningen, NL
1997
Being, performance, Planet Earth (ongoing)
Performative collaborations
2021
MEGAMAMM, performance collaboration w/ Michiel Teeuw, Relate Radio, Groningen, NL
2019
In Context, performance collaboration w/ Michiel Teeuw, ArtIsBookShop, Groningen, NL
Ich Brauche Liebe, performance (w/ Nina Wijnmaalen), Noorderzon, Groningen, NL
Ich Brauche Liebe, performance (w/ Nina Wijnmaalen), Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam, NL
2018
Echo, performance (w/ Ingrid in der Maur), Academie Minerva, Groningen, NL
2017
Dirt, performance (w/ Jennifer Zaharieva), Art it is, Buitenpost, NL
The child from the woman’s womb, performance, (w/ Jennifer Zaharieva), De Suiker Events, Groningen, NL
2019 March - Third Year Expo, Academie Minerva, Groningen, NL
Other activities
2021
Camerawoman, documenting a performance of Jans Muskee exhibition, Kunstpunt, Groningen, NL
Camerawoman, livestream of SpredZine Festival, Sign, Groningen, NL
Co-creator and Co-founder PASS SPACE window gallery, Groningen, NL
Participator, the COLLECTIVE ( Kunsthuis SYB, VHDG & Noordernaars), Groningen, NL
https://noordenaars.nl/artistinspace/portfolio/collective/
Intern, Amsterdam Publishers, Amsterdam, NL (https://amsterdampublishers.com/)
2020
Curating Tales of the Unseen, graduates exhibition, Academy Minerva, Groningen, NL
Curating Green Lights Expo, De Loods, Groningen, NL
2019
Host, art event KuKuMa, EM2 venue, Groningen, NL
External advisor, 1st year Fine Art students, Academie Minerva, Groningen, NL
Performer, Nina Wijnmaalen (https://www.ninawijnmaalen.nl/)
2018
Volunteer, FLAM’18, Amsterdam, NL (https://www.flam.online/)
Assistant, Rose Akras
Volunteer, MOMO Festival, Rotterdam, NL
Co-Host, I Don’t Know series of happenings, Academie Minerva, NL
Residencies
2020
HetResort Midseason residency, Groningen, NL
Kunsthuis SYB 24 hours residency, Beetsterzwaag, NL
Stipends
2021
Lucht stipend, Kunstpunt Groningen
Publications
2021
Publication of participation in COLLECTIVE
Publication of work at NOORDENAARS Northern: Artist in Space
Publication of work ALLINN catalog
2020
Interview for HetResort channel
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gluAne2Tn_w&ab_channel=hetresort)
Article in Kunstspot for 2020 Fine Arts graduates
Self-made publications (artist books)
2020
A Child Of Voluntary Exodus ( Part 1 and Part 2 ); sponsored by Didmena (LT) (edition of 150 copies)
‘Un<...> Process; or A <...> Project; or A <...> Story’ (edition of 10 copies)
2019
Pretending To Be An Artist (edition of 10 copies)
Box Full Of Nonsense (single edition)
Three Word Poetry ( edition of 2 copies)
To Make A Sound (edition of 2 copies)
