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Artist statement
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K a n d l , c a m p a i g n : P e o p l e o f M Q , 2 0 2 5
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t r a n s d i s c i p l i n a r y a r t i s t a n d c h o r e o g r a p h e r
w o r k i n g i n t h e e x p a n d e d f i e l d . H e r m e a n s o f
w o r k a r e p e r f o r m a n c e , c o n t e m p o r a r y d a n c e a n d
m e d i a a r t s s u c h a s a n a l o g u e p h o t o g r a p h y a n d
s h o r t f i l m . T h e d e f i n i n g p a r a m e t e r s a r e t h e
b o d y , m o v e m e n t , t i m e a n d s p a c e .
C h a r a c t e r i z i n g f o r h e r w o r k i s t o q u e s t i o n
a n d e x p a n d b o u n d a r i e s i n f o r m a n d c o n t e n t .
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I m a g e , l a t e r f o l l o w e d D a n c e w h i c h l a t e l y
r e s u l t e d i n t o s i t e - s e n s i t i v e p e r f o r m a n c e
i n s t a l l a t i o n s i n p u b l i c s p a c e s , t h a t i n v i t e
t h e a u d i e n c e f o r p a r t i c i p a t i o n .
H a p p e n i n g s , s i t u a t i o n s , c h a n c e m e t h o d s a n d a
c o n c e p t u a l a p p r o a c h h a v e b e e n r e - o c c u r r i n g
a p p r o a c h e s i n h e r w o r k . W h e n w o r k i n g w i t h
t h e b o d y s h e a p p l i e s s o m a t i c p r a c t i c e s a n d
i m p r o v i s a t i o n i n o r d e r t o g e n e r a t e m o v e m e n t
m a t e r i a l .
H e r w o r k i s m o t i v a t e d b y s o c i o p o l i t i c a l
t h e m e s , s u c h a s d i g i t a l s u r v e i l l a n c e ,
i n t e r c u l t u r a l i d e n t i t y a n d o r p h i l o s o p h i c a l
q u e s t i o n s s u c h a s i m p e r m a n e n c e a n d
t r a n s c e n d e n c e o f m e m o r y a n d l o s s . L a t e l y ,
N a v i n a h a s b e e n w o r k i n g o n t h e t o p i c o f
w a t e r a n d s u s t a i n a b i l i t y , t h e t h e m e h a s
r e s u r f a c e d i n h e r o e u v r e s i n c e 2 0 0 9 .
E p h e m e r a l m o m e n t s ,
s i t e - s e n s i t i v e P e r f o r m a n c e I n s t a l l a t i o n , 2 0 2 5
After the chaos by Navina Neverla, 2025, digital photography, c-print, 2025, 2+2 AP, Einheit)
53 x 40 x 0,35 cm
E p h e m e r a l m o m e n t s b y N a v i n a N e v e r l a , P e r f o r m a n c e I n s t a l l a t i o n
s i t e - r e s p o n s i v e , F o t o s b y L a u r e n t Z i e g l e r @ C r e a t i v e C l u s t e r &
F r a n z i s k a Z a u n e r @ S e e s t a d t , 2 0 2 5 , M A 7 W i e n & l o c a l d i s t r i c t
f u n d i n g w i t h m i r a b e l l a p a i d a m w o y o * & L u i s a P i s e t t a & s o u n d
a r t i s t R o z i n a P a t k a i
Ephemeral moments by Navina Neverla, Performance, 2025, Foto von Franziska Zauner, Seestadt Studios, 2025, funding: MA Stadt Wien, Donuastadt Kultur
V o l a t i l e m o m e n t s f o r a d i f f e r e n t f u t u r e [ s t e p 2 ] ,
s i t e - s e n s i t i v e P e r f o r m a n c e I n s t a l l a t i o n , 2 0 2 3 / 2 0 2 4
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R e s p i r a t o r y P r o t e c t i o n 2 0 4 5 [ s t e p 2 ]
s i t e - s e n s i t i v e m u l t i d i s c i p l i n a r y
a r t p r o j e c t , M Q V i e n n a & 1 5 t h d i s t r i c t , 2 0 2 2
F o t o c r e d i t b y S o f i j a G a l o g a z a , M Q , 2 0 2 2 w i t h D a n c e r s
V e r e n a S c h n e i d e r & A l i n a B e r t h a
A t e m s c h u t z 2 0 4 5 [ s t e p 1 ]
p e r f o r m a n c e , a t L E S T U D I O - F i l m & B ü h n e , 2 0 2 1
Brother is watching you | analog small format foto | silver gelatin print | 24 x 17cm | 5+ 1 AP
P e r f o r m a n c e I n s t a l l a t i o n , 2 0 1 8 / 1 9
I SEE YOU YOU SEE ME by Navina Neverla, Performance Installation, 2018/19, Lisbon, Coimbra, PT & Vienna, AT with Anna Prokopova, Foto by Navina Neverla ©
S a u e r b r u n n - H o l d o n t o f r e e d o m & A f a r e w e l l f r o m p a r a d i s e ,
P e r f o r m a n c e I n s t a l l a t i o n & s u p e r 8 F i l m , 2 0 1 6
Sauerbrunn- Or how to create a swing out of memories by Navina Neverla, Performance Installation at AADK, Centro Negra, documented by Murilo Henriques, 2016
A b u n d a n c e s h o w e r | a n a l o g u e f o t o s m a l l f o r m a t | c - p r i n t o n d i b o n d
| 5 3 x 8 0 c m | 4 + 1 A P
A r t w o r k e r s w o n ’ t k i s s a s s ,
s i t e - s e n s i t i v e P e r f o r m a n c e I n t e r v e n t i o n ,
G e d a n k e n s p i e g e l [ s t e p 2 ] ,
P e r f o r m a n c e I n s t a l l a t i o n , 2 0 1 2
Gedankenspiegel [step 2] by Navina Neverla, Performance Installation, 2012, Fleetstreet Theatre Hamburg with Julia Hehlke, gefördert durch BKM, Augstein-Stiftung & Hamburgische Kulturstiftung,
Foto documentation by Marco Kasang
K a r u s s e l l b y N a v i n a N e v e r l a © | S t i l l 1 6 m m F i l m | 2 0 1 2 |
F l e e t s t r e e t | K a m e r a : M a x K n a u e r | p a r t o f G e d a n k e n s p i e g e l [ s t e p 2 ]
M o v e o e r g o s u m ,
E s s a y i s t i c d o c u m e n t a r y , s u p e r 8 f i l m , 2 0 1 0
Moveo ergo sum by Navina Neverla ©, Essayistic super8 documentary, funded through BKM, Hamburg swimming association, premiered at Kampnagel, 2010
