Stefan Demming

Stefan Demming lives and works as a freelance artist, primarily in the Ruhr region. He studied Fine Art at the University of the Arts Bremen and at the École Supérieure d’Art et de Design Marseille Méditerranée in Marseille. As a master student of Jean-François Guiton, he received, amongst other awards, the German Video Installation Prize from the City of Marl and the City of Bremen’s Prize for the Visual Arts for his video works. His site- and context-specific projects include, amongst others, the Kunsthalle Weseke and the Atelier für kulturelle Angelegenheiten in Borken. He frequently works collaboratively and in a process-oriented manner. With ‘GeOrgel’, Stefan Demming has recently developed a polyphonic wall-unit installation relating to the neighbourhood of Gelsenkirchen-Ückendorf. He has also curated a cultural programme for these locations. Since 2013, he has been working with performative inflatable sculptures in public spaces. Upcycling as a method is increasingly at the heart of his artistic practice. Alongside his creative work, he trained as a teacher and taught at various secondary schools and universities in Germany and abroad from 2015 to 2021.