Clarer Winter studied art at Kunsthochschule Kassel, École Supérieur des Beaux Arts, Toulouse, LUCA School of Arts Brüssel. They became Meisterschüler of Bjørn Melhus.
Miiel Ferráez multifuncional tool born in mexico. they learnt english in venezuela and became a small town emopunk star in ocoyoacac, mexico. Their video, sound and performative pieces work mainly with and against the medium of power.
Clara and Miiel have worked as a duo since 2014 in documentative performances around postcolonial and neoliberal relations.
In 2019 they won the german short film award(experimental) and in 2021 they received a Master from the Dutch Art Institut.
Videografie:
2024: “Wikiriders”
2023: “Iamyours_”, “Neosagradxs IV: Manifiesto de una virgen trans, negra, sidosa.
2022: “Tracing narratives in the space of weird time”
2021: “Zukunft, Spekulation usw.”
2019: “Wir sprechen heute noch Deutsch”, Iztlacayotlán (The Guerrero Beach Project)
2018: “Beyond Beach”, “The remorseless goatgrinder of capital”
2017: “Poor people relax me”
2016: “ExplorerIn 2009”, “Maximum Surrender”
2015: “Postcolonialism in 30sqm”
2014: “Just kids left alive on the road”
2013: “Beziehungsarbeit 2” mit Lina Walde, “The boring feeling of nothing”, “I hate you but I fuck you”, “Olivier”
2012: “Mika”, “Laurent”, “Beziehungsarbeit 1” mit Lina Walde
2011: “Interior”
Awards:
Audience Award Kurzsüchtigfestival Leipzig 2020
German shortfilm award – experimental 2019
FICMA – best mexican short documentary 2019
Mexico – City Youth Award 2018
Preis der Sparkassenversicherung Universität Kassel 2017
Film des Jahres, Fish Filmfestival Rostock 2016
Audience Award Kurzüchtigfestival Leipzig 2016
Audience Award Contravision Berlin
„Special Mention“, International Competition, Stuttgarter Filmwinter 2015
„Silber Medallie“, FishFilmFestival Rostock 2015
2. Platz Deutscher Jugendvideopreis 2015
1. Platz Filmfestival Universidad de Estado de Mexico 2015
Publication:
Text by Dennis Vetter in german and english:
Steps within CrisesNotes on the Filmic Encounters of Clara Winter and Miiel Ferráez
Exhibitions/ Festivals/Screenings:
2024:
Premiere Wikiriders at Berlin Critics Week
Imyours_ on tour in Karlruhe, Hannover, Nürnberg, Frankfurt as part of “Das Denkmal ist…”
upcoming in september: Duo Exhibition at New Fears Gallery, Berlin
2023:
4ll 0v3r th3 pl4c3, solo show, retrospective, ACC gallery Weimar
Iamyours_, commissioned by “Das Monument ist…”, exhibition in Leipzig
End of history lol at I SAY A FLOWER, group exhibition Kontor80, Leipzig
2022:
Mi ruina es su ruina, exhibition at nyg-west, Leipzig
Favourites Film Festival, Berlin
2021:
no cops, no jails, no linear fucking time, Post Theater Arnhem, Netherlands
ppl stuck in time-windows shouldn’t be throwing bricks, Post Theater Arnhem, Netherlands
2020:
Stuttgarter Filmwinter
Max-Ophülspreis – shortlist
Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg
Schauspielhaus Chemnitz (Kurzfilpreistour)
Internationales Frauenfilmfestival Dortmund/ Köln
Filmfest Dresden
Goethe Institut Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Goethe Institut Zypern (Nikosia)
Goethe Institut Tansania
Goethe Institut Bangalore
Goethe Institut Chisinau (Republik Moldau)
Freilichtkino Körnerpark Berlin
Filmfestival Weiterstatt
Kurzsüchtigfestival Leipzig
Luru Freilichtkino
Sommerkino Pferdebahn Leipzig
Thalia Kino Dresden
Clubkino im Lingnerschloss Dresden
Zebra Kommunales Kino Konstanz
Kommunales Kino Weitwinkel Weitwinkel
Openair Seebrücke Heringsdorf
Medienhaus Hannover
Cinema Münster
Kino achteinhalb Saarbrücken
Werkstattkino München
Kinocenter Husum
Orangerie im Schlosspark Oranienburg
Festival Cultural “Juan García Esquivel” del IPN, Mexico
Videorama, Werkleitz Halle
2019:
Beyond Beach – Stuttgarter Filmwinter, international selection
Beyond Beach – “Emerging Artists” Vol.4, Programm der AG Kurzfilm, Premiere
Poor people relax me – Screening at HGB Leipzig
Komunales Kino Freiburg (Oberhausen on tour)
Weltecho, Chemnitz (Oberhausen on tour)
Pixfilm Gallery, Toronto (Oberhausen on tour)
Poor people relax me, Teatro Lucido, CDMX
Kurzsüchtig Festival Leipzig
Molodist International Filmfestival, Kiev (Emerging Artists)
Medienhaus Hannover (Emerging Artists)
Cinéma Oblo, Lausanne, Schweiz (Emerging Artists)
Cinematheque of Macedonia (Emerging Artists)
Festival Finos Filmes, Sao Paulo, Brasilien (Emerging Artists)
FITZ Zentrum für Figurentheater, Stuttgart (Emerging Artists)
Bratislava, Kino inak/a4, Slowakei (Emerging Artists)
Goethe-Institut Thailand (Emerging Artists)
Goethe-Institut Montreal (Emerging Artists)
Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst, Leipzig (Emerging Artists)
Cork, Festival IndieCork (Emerging Artists)
Goethe Pop Up Seattle (Emerging Artists)
Wladiwostok, Pacific Meridian International Film Festival, Russland
Istanbul, Istanbul Experimental Fim Festival, Türkei (Emerging Artists)
Goethe-Institut Ljubljana (Emerging Artists)
Izmir, Izmir International Short Film Festival, Türkei (Emerging Artists)
Zebra Kino, Konstanz (Emerging Artists)
Kommunales Kino, Kino im Künstlerhaus, Hannover (Emerging Artists)
FICMA, Mexico-City
Dokfest Kassel
Monitoring Exhibition
2018:
Poor people relax me – Hinterconti, Hamburg
Poor people relax me, JKLAOTR, Postcolonialism in 30sqm – Amnesty Movienight, Universität Kassel
Poor people relax me – Biquini Wax EPS Gallery, Mexico-City
The remorseless goatgrinder of capital – Espacio Gallery London
The remorseless goatgrinder of capital – Chimichurri screening Biquini Wax EPS, CDMX
Poor people relax me – Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Lerma, Mexico
Poor people relax me – Internationales Frauen Film Festival, Dortmund Köln
Postcolonialism in 30 sqm – “We can’t come from nothing” Groupexhibition, Hao House, Taipei, Taiwan
Poor people relax me – Mudlark public theater, New Orleans, USA
Poor people relax me – Groupexhibition, CAA Hangzhou, China
Beyond Beach – *Premiere International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
Beyond Beach – Groupexhibition, Kunstverein Ahlen
Poor people relax me – Goethe Institut Mexico-City
Poor people relax me – UNAM, Mexico-City
Beyond Beach – Aeromoto, Mexico City
Poor people relax me – Fusion Festival
Beyond Beach – „Some Shapes of Things to Come“ Exhibition, Kunstverein Harburger Bahnhof, Hamburg
Artist in Recidency – Gängeviertel Hamburg
Beyond Beach – Filmfest Weiterstadt
Beyond Beach – Black Canvas Festival, Cineteca Nacional, CDMX, Mexico
Postcolonialism in 30 sqm – Screening, CAA Hangzhou, China
Poor people relax me – Art Lake Festival, Germany
Screening/Talk Gängeviertel Hamburg
Mika/Laurent/Olivier – G16 Leipzig
Poor people relax me – Besser Leben, Leipzig
Beyond Beach – Dokfest Kassel
Nerivela – Ultra Cinema, Xalapa, Mexico
Beyond Beach – Festival del Puerto, Puerto Escondido, Mexico
2017:
ExplorerIn 2009 – Fish-Film-Festival Rostock
ExplorerIn 2009 – Internationales FrauenFilmFestival Dortmund/Köln
ExplorerIn 2009 – Kurzsüchtig Festival, Schaubühne Lindenfels Leipzig
ExplorerIn 2009 – Weiterstadt Filmfestival
Poor people relax me* Preview – Back Up Festival Weimar
Just kids left alive on the road – Städtische Galerie Nordhorn, Gruppenausstellung
Poor people relax me* Preview – @KMMN, documenta14 side event
Poor people relax me* Preview – Café Karnak
Beyond Beach – Rabastock Festival, Rabastens Frankreich
Beyond Beach – Installation, Grethen Bohei, Leipzig
ExplorerIn 2009 – At.tension Festival, Interdisciplinary Theatre Festival, Lärz
Poor people relax me* Preview – At.tension Festival, Interdisciplinary Theatre Festival,Lärz
Poor people relax me – Premiere Dokumentarfilm und Videofest Kassel
Adam und die Rockraketen – Bandprojekt – Konzert zur Eröffnung des Dokumentarfilm und Videofest Kassel
Werkschau – Kunsthochschule Kassel
Beyond Beach – Examensausstellung, Documentahalle, Kassel
2016:
Galeria Eremita, GroupExhibition, Mexico City
Kino International Kunst Exhibition Berlin
Postcolonialism in 30 sqm – Contravision Berlin
Postcolonialism in 30 sqm – KIK Berlin
Postcolonialism in 30 sqm – Kurzsüchtig Festival Leipzig
Postcolonialism in 30 sqm – Fishfilmfestival Rostock
Postcolonialism in 30 sqm – Back-up Festival Weimar
Postcolonialism in 30 sqm – Fusion Festival, Lärz
Just kids left alive on the road – Langesund IYFF, Norway
Mika – “Echos”, Museum für Sepulkralkultur Kassel
Maximum Surrender – Examensausstellung, Documentahalle Kassel
ExplorerIn 2009 – Dokfilmfest Kassel
2015:
Just kids left alive on the road – Stuttgarter Filmwinter (JKLAOTR)
Just kids left alive on the road – FishFilmfestivan, Rostock
Just kids left alive on the road – Werkstatt der Jungen Filmszene, Wiesbaden
Just kids left alive on the road – Back up Weimar
Just kids left alive on the road – Musrara Mix Festival, Jerusalem
Just kids left alive on the road – Deutscher Jugenvideopreis, Halle
Just kids left alive on the road – Fusion Festival
Postcolonialism in 30 sqm – “LE MYTHE ACIDE DE LA CERISE ÉCLECTIQUE AU SALON SAUVAGE” Maison des Arts, Schaarbeck, Brussels
Postcolonialism in 30 sqm – Biennal de Artes Visuales Yucatan, Mexiko
Beziehungsarbeit – Victoria Art Center Bukarest, Rumänien
Beziehungsarbeit – /si:n/ Festival für Videokunst und Performance, Ramallah, Palästina
Beziehungsarbeit – Goethe Institut Johannesburg, Südafrika
Beziehungsarbeit – Goethe Institut San Francisco, USA
Beziehungsarbeit – Galarie Alternative Space Loop, Korea
Beziehungsarbeit – Kuandu Museum Taipeh, Taiwan
Beziehungsarbeit – Goethe Institut Chicago, USA
2014:
Olivier – Stuttgarter Filmwinter
“Eclat de temps” – Tour de projection et poésie, avec Anais Scherrer, Berlin Potsdam, Leipzig Kassel
Beziehungsarbeit – GoEast Festival
Beziehungsarbeit – Wiesbaden
Beziehungsarbeit – FishFilmFestival, Rostock
Beziehungsarbeit – „Your skin makes me cry“, Goethe-Institut
Beziehungsarbeit & Olivier – Musrara Mix Festival, Jerusalem
Beziehungsarbeit – Back Up Festival Weimar
Just kids left alive on the road – Dokfilmfest Kassel
Just kids left alive on the road – Visionale Frankfurt
2013:
White Box, München (Olivier)
„Broken (He)Arts“, Kassel (I hate you but I fuck you)
FishFilmFestival, Rostock (Mika), GoEast Festival, Wiesbaden (Mika)
Europa im Cluster (Gruppenausstellung), Leipzig (Olivier)
„AlbertaAlertDerLiveTrailer“, Examenseröffnung, Kassel
„AlbertaAlertDerExitus“, Interim, Kassel
Dokfilmfest Kassel (Olivier)
Rec- internationales junges Filmfestival, Berlin (Mika)
2012:
„Experimental Filmfestival” Galerie KUB, Leipzig
Dokfilmfest Kassel (Mika)
Künstlerinnenscreening, Moma, Worpswede (Mika)
„Memory Cash“, Venus&Apoll, Julia Stoschek Collection, Düsseldorf
2011:
„Barbie von Sevilla“, Galerie Artists Unlimited, Bielefeld
