About
Dora Lionstone (*1986, Potsdam, DE) is a visual artist and
photographer who graduated from the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in 2020
with a Bachelor of Arts in Photography and has previously worked as
a Software Engineer in Germany with a Master’s Degree in Media
Informatics. Her work has been exhibited at FOAM and Stedelijk
Museum Amsterdam, among several other exhibitions across Europe. She
received the Artist Start grant from the Mondriaan Fund for 2022 and
is based in Amsterdam, NL.
Her work is driven by a
fascination for ambiguity, logic and the surreal. She challenges the
clear-cut perception of reality with multiple coexisting and often
contradicting perspectives while searching for deeper layers beyond
the surface. Influenced by her background in software engineering,
Lionstone sees the image as a system that is waiting to be cracked,
taken apart and reassembled differently. This continuous
(re-)construction of reality is explored by the artist’s use of
collages and other image transformations. Her process involves a
combination of various techniques such as analog photography,
digital manipulation and animation next to the creation of objects,
drawings and text. By using multiple methods and points of view, she
aims to extend the boundaries of the rigid binary world, merging
fact and fiction, science and art.
info@doralionstone.com | @doralionstoned
EXHIBITIONS
- 2022 THE OTHER BOOK, The Hague, NL (upcoming)
- 2022 IN-CORPUS PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL, Arles, FR
- 2022 RESIDENCY PRESENTATION, Arteles Creative Center, FI
- 2022 FEBRUARY ART MARKET, Vrij Paleis, Amsterdam, NL
- 2021 FRESH EYES European Talents 2021, Rotterdam, NL
- 2021 COSMIC STREAM, murmur, Amsterdam, NL (Solo show)
- 2021 KOSMOS LEM, Rechenzentrum, Potsdam, DE
- 2021 EPHEMERAL ETERNITY, IESA Galerie, Paris, FR
- 2021 SUMMER SHOW, The Curated Fridge, Online
- 2021 IN-CORPUS PHOTOGRAPHY FESTIVAL, Arles, FR
- 2021 LA PROMESA, Imaginária Photo Festival, Museum of Fine Arts, Castellón, ES (Duo show with Cris Bartual)
- 2021 THE CONSTRUCTED IMAGE, F-STOP Magazine, Online
- 2021 JONG TALENT 2020, Artphy, Onstwedde, NL
- 2021 DEAD DARLINGS auction, W139, Amsterdam, NL
- 2020 GUP NEW PHOTO TALENT, Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
- 2020 CURVES 'N' FORMS, Haze Gallery, Berlin, DE
- 2020 ONWARD & UPWARD, Droog Gallery, Amsterdam, NL
- 2020 GERRIT RIETVELD ACADEMIE - THE GRADUATION SHOW, FOAM Museum, Amsterdam, NL
- 2020 THE CLASS OF 2020, In the In-Between, Online
- 2020 GRADUATION SHOW, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
- 2020 NOORDERLICHT PHOTO FESTIVAL: FUTURAMA, Museum Belvédère, Heerenveen, NL
- 2020 ARLYLZA, Vrij Paleis, Amsterdam, NL
- 2020 RELEARNING IMAGES, PuntWG, Amsterdam, NL
- 2019 RETHINKING BAUHAUS, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NL
- 2019 THE SPONGE, THE CLAY, THE BRICK AND THE BRIDGE, Unseen, Amsterdam, NL
- 2019 NEUHAUS, Het Nieuwe Instituut, Rotterdam, NL
- 2019 FRAZZLED FICTIONS, Gallery 5&33, Amsterdam, NL
- 2018 WINDOW, Galerie De Vijf Ramen, Arnhem, NL
- 2018 GERRIT TURNS 50, WILLEM ONLY 28, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
- 2018 MISSION NOSE OUT, Beautiful Distress, Amsterdam, NL
- 2018 CRINGE, Museum of the Mind, Haarlem, NL
- 2018 UNCUT FESTIVAL, Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NL
- 2018 MACHINE VISION, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
- 2016 BERLIN FOTO BIENNALE, Palazzo Italia, Berlin, DE
EDUCATION
- 2016-2020 BA Photography, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, NL
- 2008-2011 MSc Media Informatics, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, DE
- 2005-2008 BSc Media Informatics, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, DE
AWARDS / GRANTS
- 2022 Mondriaan Fund - Artist Start Grant
- 2021 FRESH EYES European Talent
- 2021 GUP New Photo Talent
- 2016 JMC Award for Women Photographers, Category Winner
- 2005 Heidi Kleber Award
RESIDENCIES
- 2022 Arteles, Hämeenkyrö, Finland
INTERVIEWS
PRINTED PUBLICATIONS
- 2022 FOTONICA DIARY, I.D. →
- 2021 HET NIEUWE INSTITUUT, Expansive Bodies: Contesting Design at Het Nieuwe Instituut →
- 2021 CONCRETE NATURE, Out of Office →
- 2021 YOGURT Magazine, MOJO Flavour →
- 2021 FRESH EYES →
- 2021 GUP New →
- 2020 Quarantine Times →
- 2019 Neuhaus - Academy for more-than-human knowledge →
- 2018 A March Issue →
- 2016 Internationale Kunst Heute
ONLINE FEATURES
- 2022 Photoworks - Takeover →
- 2021 Discarded Magazine - Cosmic Stream Book Review →
- 2021 Fotonica Diary - I.D. Interview →
- 2021 Homeostasis Lab, The First Breath of the Earth
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- 2021 Homeostasis Lab, Cosmic Streaming →
- 2021 Het Nieuwe Instituut, Who is we? →
- 2021 F-Stop Magazine, The Constructed Image →
- 2020 Next Nature Network, "Next Generation: Hearing the first breath of Earth with Dora Lionstone" →
- 2018 Stedelijk Studies, Lose Yourself →
BOOK FAIRS / SHOPS
- THE OTHER BOOK, CHARTA Photobook Festival, FOAM Museum, Stedelijk Museum, Polycopies, Libros Mutantes, Unseen Photo Fair