Marianna Simnett first gained attention as one of the featured artists in the internationally acclaimed Berlin documentary film Berlin: Turn Off the Dark. Her performance was displayed in the visually powerful video for which she received multiple awards, including a Berlin Film Festival Prize. Her distinctive artistic style, rich imagination, originality, and emotional intelligence have made her an influential and controversial artist. Born in 1978 in Kiel, Marianna Simnett was thought to be one of the few female artists from Germany still making a name for herself in the classical avant-garde art circles of the time.
DescriptionMarianna Simonds is a Berlin-based artist who operates as a multi-disciplinary artist. Her artwork has been featured in galleries across Europe and in some of the world’s most prestigious museums. She enjoys experimenting with different media such as sound, light, concrete, and digital to produce provocative and original work. She began her career as an architect when she was twenty years old and her major works are situated in the cities of Tallinn and Riga.
Age & Identity traces the artist’s personal exploration of identity and age throughout her career. The album reconstructs age and identity through chronological analysis of memory and identity. Simonds was born in communist Hungary and throughout her life has been active in political and social struggles. Her focus on issues of age and identity have influenced her work in numerous ways.