Vanessa Cardui

Vanessa Cardui is a video artist based in Berlin, born in Halle/Saale, Germany, in 1987. She holds a Master’s degree in Art and Media from the University of Hildesheim & Université de Provence (2011). Vanessa has received numerous awards, including winning the international video projection “Genius Loci Weimar” (2021) and the “Green Award” at the Female Filmmakers Festival for “Der grüne Faden.” She has exhibited her work worldwide, curated art venues, and recently won the international video competition “Música x Arquitectura” at Open House Barcelona, IAAC (Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia), in 2023 with “Bewegung.” Vanessa Cardui is an emerging star in the world of video art and animation.

“KörperBau” is a 30-minute video walk/video performance through Charlottenburg Palace Park in Berlin. The videos are site-specific and reference the body and the urban environment: they overlay landscapes, scroll across building facades, paint over sculptures, outline the history of the neighborhood, pick up on color and shape patterns in the surroundings, and illustrate how urban space becomes a part of our bodies.