I am a Berlin based artist working in the field of ceramic objects, performance, painting and engagement.
Video by Pablo di Prima, 2018
Lived Moments (2018): A sculptural
archive of a long-term performance,
consisting of 12 sculptures
Photo by Pablo di Prima
This moment will never come back (2018):
A series of performances in public space
Photo by Werner Amann (2023)
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Traces of process
Honouring the quiet evidence of human touch With Traces of Process, Anke Buchmann revisits and expands one of her earliest vase concepts, first conceived in 2018 in dialogue with the archive of a Paris-based fashion designer. What began as an exploration of form and material language has evolved into a distilled study of how objects
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Silent Traces / Stille Spuren
10-13 Sep 2025: Duo-Exhibition with Anke Buchmann and Yev Kazannik During Berlin Art Week 2025 the collaborative exhibition “Silent Traces” shows ceramic sculptures by Anke Buchmann in combination with analogue printing by Yev Kazannik. Traces of process, light, memories and emotions are transported as themes into abstract photography and the tactile realm, offering an authentic
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Tiny Ceramic Paintings
Exhibited at Affordable Art Fair Berlin 2025: The tiny ceramic paintings were originally inspired by ceramic test tiles – a common process in the field of ceramics. Understanding materiality not exclusively as a means to an end, but as a vehicle of expression in itself, I developed a series of works that break away from
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KeramikTage Oldenburg 2025: New Work
The next Keramiktage Oldenburg will take place on August 2 + 3, 2025! I will be exhibiting new work alongside other internationally selected ceramic artists. Read details about the ceramic days in Oldenburg here.
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Elusive Memories: Anke Buchmann I James McKinnon
Berlin, October 2024 – Vernissage: 24 Oct 2024, 6pm – 10pm On show: 25 Oct 2024 – 21 Dec 2024 Location: Atelier + Showroom, Sredzkistr. 46, 10435 Berlin, Germany Opening hours: Thu, Fri, Sat 12 – 5pm The exhibition “Elusive Memories” shows large format photographs by James McKinnon interpreted and translated into ceramics by Anke
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A Still Mind: Exhibition & Performance during Berlin Gallery Weekend
During the Berlin Art Week 2023, artist Anke Buchmann invited visitors with the performance “A Still Mind” to the finissage of her show “This Moment will never come back” to her studio & showroom in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg. The exhibition that featured ceramic artefacts of a 10-week synchronisation of breath and gestures, opened during the
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Lived Moments: Ceramics as physical archive of a longterm perfomance
‘Lived Moments’ is part of the project ‘This moment will never come back’. As reaction to the hectic and distracted every day this body of work focusses on the here and now. Over the period of 10 weeks I performed, without the audience present, a sitting meditation on the throwing wheel, placing myself in the workshop
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One Moment – One Breath: A Short-term Performance
‘One Moment – One Breath’ is part of the project ‘This moment will never come back’. As reaction to the hectic and distracted every day this body of work focusses on the here and now. Synchronising my breath and gestures to create circles as representation of the present moment, I activate my body to experience the
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Museum Collaboration: Creating awareness for dementia through sculpture
Collaboration with the Wellcome Collection, and the team ‘Created out of mind’ at THE HUB, London and the team Studio Senses from Central Saint Martins to investigate the potential of Ceramics for awareness of Dementia. The ceramic series ‘A ceramic diary – Living with dementia’ is in the collection of the THE HUB at Wellcome Collection and
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Materiality explored through crystal: An Industry Collaboration
Collaboration with crystal manufacturer Nachtmann. The PUNK Collection, was launched at the international product fair Ambiente 2017, Frankfurt and is now available online and in shops around the world.
ANKE BUCHMANN 