Miebach work focuses on the intersection of art and sciences, by articulating visually scientific observations. Using the methodologies and processes of both disciplines, Nathalie Miebach translate scientific data related to astronomy, ecology and metereology into woven sculptures. She basically translate data in three dimensional spaces. "By staying true to the numbers", she says, "these woven pieces tread an uneasy divide between functioning both as sculptures in space as well as instruments that could be used in the actual environment from which the data originates".
By using everyday materials, Miebach questions and expands boundaries through wich science data has been traditionally translated into graphs and diagrams. By "examining the complex behavioral interactions of living/non-living systems between weather and an environment", says Nathalie Miebach, "I hope to gain a better understanding of complexity of systems and behaviors that make up weather and climate change".
Biography
| 2004 – 2006 | Massachusetts College of Arts, Boston, MA Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture |
| 2003 – 2004 | Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, MA Courses in both astronomy and physics. |
| 1998 – 2002 | Massachusetts College of Arts, Boston, MA Master of Science in Art Education, Certified Visual Arts Teacher, grades 5-12 |
| 1991 – 1995 | Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and East Asian Studies |
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Performances 2011 |
Hurricane Noel, Collaborative musical performance with Nineteen Thirteen (percussion and cello), Milwaukee Art Museum, live-performance |
| 2010 | Jean’s Passing. Collaborative musical performance with Elaine Rombola (church organ, piano), Nave Gallery, Somerville, MA. - live-performance |
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| Hurricane Noel. Collaborative musical performance with the Axis Ensemble (New Music ensemble), Lilypad, Cambridge, MA.- live-performance |
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| Hurricane Noel. Collaborative musical performance with Butter (Rock Band), Sarah Doyle Gallery, Brown University, MA - recorded-performance |
| 2009 | Navigating Into a New Night. Collaborative musical performance with Elaine Rombola (piano), Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA - live-performance. |
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| Stormy Weather, Internal Storm. Collaborative musical performance with Elaine Rombola (piano), Amherst College, MA. - live-performance |
| 2001 & 2000 | How to Build a Raft, Cave Dog Production. |
| 2000 | Squares at Mobius Theater, Boston, MA. Solo Performance. |
| 1995 & 1994 | Cinderella and The Chaos, by Eko Widyasmoro & Hunting the Golden Deer, by Greg Harris |
| Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Collaboration with Indonesian Wayang. |
| Solo exhibition 2012 |
Babson College, Wellesley, MA |
| Direktorenhaus, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2011 | Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA |
| Wallace L. Anderson Gallery, Bridgewater State College, Bridgewater, MA | |
| Mazmanian Gallery, Framingham State University, MA | |
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| Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA |
| Stonehill College, Easton, MA | |
| 2010 | Boston Arts Academy, Boston, MA |
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| Sarah Doyle Gallery, Brown University, Providence, RI |
| 2009 | Cynthia Reeves Gallery - New York, NY |
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| Schick Gallery, Skidmore College - Saratoga Springs, NY |
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| Amherst College, Amherst, MA |
| 2008 | Nielsen Gallery, Boston, MA |
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| Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA |
| 2007 | Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA |
| 2006 | Riverfront Window Project, Cambridge, MA |
Publications
Her work has been reviewed by numerous national and international publications, including Art in America, Art News, Sculpture Magazine, American Craft Magazine, Wired UK, New Scientist, Christian Science Monitor (Innovation Section), Boston Globe, Art New England, FORM Magazine, MIT-Sea Grant Newsletter, The Boston Phoenix, Provincetown Banner, and many more.
Hurricane Noel, 2010 | Reed, wood, plastic, data | 87 x 87 x 90 cm
Hurricane Noel - Score, 2010 | Ink, data | 53 x 43 cm
The Loneliness of a White Knuckler, 2010 | Reed, wood, wire, paper, data | 85 x 85 x 137 cm
The Loneliness of a White Knuckler, 2010 | Ink, data | 30 x 44 cm
External Weather, Internal Storms, 2009 | Reed, metal, wood, data | 85 x 100 x 135 cm
Musical Buoy In Search Towards A New Shore, 2009 | Wood, data, reed | 80 x 80 x 80 cm
Navigating Into A New Night, 2009 | Ink, data | 10 pages of 30 x 21 cm on notation paper
Sun Gnomon for Stormy Night -Nov 13-19, 2008, 2009 | Wood, data, reed | 101 x 110 x 111 cm
The Andrea Gail, 2011 | Reed, data, wood | 46 x 46 x 23 cm
She's Coming on Strong, 2011 | Paper, wood, data | 270 x 270 x 30 cm
A Duet of Blizzards, 2010 | Wood, paper, rope, data | 180 x 240 cm
The Perfect Dance, 2010 | Reed, wood, data | 140 x 140 x 20 cm
