COCONTACT
Portfolio available upon request
EDUCATION
2021 -2023
Master of Art and Media, Narrative & Experimental Film, Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), DE
2023
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), School of Film/Video, USA (DAAD Scholarship)
2016 – 2019
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), CH
2018 – 2019
School of Creative Media (SCM), City University of Hong Kong (Exchange)
GRANTS/NOMINATIONS
2023
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), School of Film/Video, USA (DAAD Scholarship)
«Bearly Busters», Nominated, Chroma Art Film Festival, Superblue Miami, USA
2021
Covid Working Grant, City of Zurich, CH
2020
«Friedkarus vom Bodensee», Art Foundation of the Zeppelin Museum, Friedrichshafen, D (Collection)
«Nothing Pleases Like Maltesers», Nominated, SeaShorts Film Festival, Ipoh, MYS
2019
«Nothing Pleases Like Maltesers», Nominated, IMAGE FORUM FESTIVAL East Asian Experimental Competition, Tokyo, JP
«Nothing Pleases Like Maltesers», Nominated, Kannibal Fest International Short Film Festival, Berlin, DE
2018
«The iBear Movie», Grant Avina Foundation, CH
«TONI HERO», Zurich University of the Arts Highlights (ZHdK), CH
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020
«Nicht aus meiner Haut können», with Ronja Römmelt, Kein Museum, Zurich, CH
2019
«Drei für FN», with Simon Pfeffel, Kunstverein Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen, DE
2017
«Payback Motherfishers», MATERIAL, Zurich, CH
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023
«Regionale 23/24», FABRIKculture, Hégenheim, F (upcoming)
«dä 13. / holiday bonus (editions & films)», unanimous consent, Zurich, CH
2022
«LAST WORDS FROM THE PERIPHERY 2», theoff.space, Zurich, CH
2021
«Beyond Over It», Napoleon Komplex, Berlin, D
«Another Matter», Acud Macht Neu, Berlin, D
«LAST WORDS FROM THE PERIPHERY», theoff.space, Zurich, CH
2020
«Phantastische Tierwesen: Winterthurs Versprechen» oxyd Kunsträume, Winterhur, CH
«True Grid IRL», unanimous consent, Zurich, CH
«Hope Springs Eternal», L23, Zurich, CH
2019
KUNSTpause, Zug, CH
2018
«TONI HERO», Zurich University of the Arts Highlights (ZHdK), CH
«Phantasische Tierwesesen und wo sie wirklich zu finden sind» (Fantastic Beasts and Where Really to find Them),
Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), CH
«Loïsi», JKON Junge Kunst Olten, Schützi Olten, CH
2017
«The Hunchback of Chişinău», Zpatiu Chişinău, in association with artasfoundation and Oberlith, Chisinau, MD
SCREENINGS
2023
«Bearly Busters», Marevelous Motion, Summer Camp, Rote Fabrik, Zurich, CH
2019
«Friedkarus vom Bodensee», Kunstverein Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen, DE
«The iBear Movie», ZHdK Degree Show, Kino Toni, Zurich, CH
2018
«The Hunchback of Chişinău», School of Creative Media (SCM), Hong Kong
2017
«Loïsi», Kino Toni, Zürich, CH
PERFORMANCES
2023
«ERNTET», Ernte Olafson, Bruecki 235 Festival, Zurich, CH
«Open Me», directed by Yana Kachanivska, California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), USA
2022
«Anonymous Performers», Critical Fridays, luhmen d'arc, Zurich, CH
2021
«Bearly in Berlin», Berlin, DE
2020
«Bearly in Winterthur», Winterthur, CH
2019
«Friedkarus vom Bodensee», Friedrichshafen, DE
«Das Lied vom Zeppelinfisch», Kunstverein Friedrichshafen, Friedrichshafen, DE
«Max Frisch und die Macht», Symposium, Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK), CH
«PRADA HERO», Fondazione Prada, Milan, IT
2018
«The iBear», Hong Kong & Shenzhen, China
«SCM HERO», Run Run Shaw Creative Media Centre, Hong Kong
«Dr. Bacalhau», Malaga, ES, Berlin, DE, Hong Kong & Macau, CN
«Grauzone/Greyzone», Theater in allen Räumen, Theater der Künste, Zurich, CH
2017
«The Hunchback of Chişinău», Chisinau, MD
«Loïsi», Garda, IT & Zurich, CH
PUBLICATIONS
2019
«Friedkarus vom Bodenees höchst sagenumwobenes Handbuch für angehende Forscher
und Forscherinnen zur Erbauung eines Zeppelins und Reise zur Sonne», Zeppelin Verlag, DE
2017
«Kling Klong, Die Analphabeten kommen !!!», Amselverlag, Zurich, CH
Michaël Reinhold *1990 in Zurich, Switzerland, is a Berlin-based performance artist working within the mediums of film, video, and painting. He holds a BA in Fine Arts from the Zurich University of Arts and will graduate this winter with an MFA in Art and Media from the Berlin University of the Arts, specializing in Experimental and Narrative Film.
Reinhold's boundary-pushing works delve into the intricate intersections of identity, liminality, and masculine fragility. His captivating performances and characters invite audiences to question societal norms, challenge preconceptions, and engage in thought-provoking dialogues about the complexities of gender and self.
His work has been featured at the Kunstverein Friedrichshafen, Tokyo Image Forum Festival, and Run Run Shawn Creative Center (Hong Kong), among others. He is represented by the Art Foundation of the Zeppelin Museum and in many private collections in Switzerland and France.
Michaël Reinhold is currently trying to sleep in Berlin, Los Angeles and Alsace.
