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Charlotte Bernstein

About my work

In my current work, I am looking at how physiological flux can affect human acts and behaviour. Particular areas of interest include bio-energies, the (visible) electromagnetic spectrum, chi/prana, transformation, the rhizoid, blockage, opportunism and adaption.
I am working with video, audio, live art and collaborative activities to explore these ideas through the dynamics of time, space and motion. There is wide scope to work with and an important part of my process is finding a pathway into some of these ideas. I am open, active and reactive in my practice and observations and experiments form a vital part of my work.

Major projects, exhibitions

2004. Exquisite Corpse, collaborative video project exhibited at 291 Gallery, Hoxton, Museum of Image and Sound, Santa Catarina, Brazil, Seller exhibition, Berlin, Phoenix Arts Centre, Exeter
2004. Artist-in-Residence, Heath Mount School, Hertford, one-year residency
2004. Awarded place on Commissions East Artist Mentoring Scheme
2004. Projects in Transit, screening, Brooklyn, New York
2004. Globalia, exhibition, Women’s Museum, Bonn
2004. Artivism, performance of Passing Through (Little Miss Detox), Area 10/Peckham Square
2003. Audio installation commission and residency, Re.projects, Stroud Valleys Artspace
2003. Purescreen 2, screening, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester
2003. LabCulture Residency hosted at The Eden Project, Cornwall
2002. Visions in the Nunnery, exhibition, The Nunnery Gallery, London

Education

2002. Postgraduate Diploma in Digital Media Production, Commendation, West Herts College
2001. BA (Hons) Fine Art, First Class, University of Hertfordshire

Further training

I have attended T’ai Chi and Yoga classes for a number of years. I am also studying the applications of vibrational medicine, in particular the use of light and colour.

Key influences

My artistic influences include Joseph Beuys, Johannes Vermeer, Marina Abramovic, Bruce Nauman, Bobby Baker and writings by Michel Foucault and Gilles Deleuze. Other influences include Anglo-Irish rituals and culture, the study of physiology and holistic practices.

Urls

www.charlottebernstein.com