Katie Jayne Britchford

up-close dining

Exhibited at multiple exhibitions/events – (mirrored projection with sound installation)
In collaboration with Thomas Silberhorn

2024
Domagk Atelier open studio weekend, Munich, Germany

2019
14 Neue Ideen für ein erfolgreiches Kempten/Thomas Silberhorn, artig.st Kunstreich Gallery, Kempten, Germany
if i were you what would you do, Galerie___21 Vorwerk-Stift, Hamburg, Germany

“Up-Close Dining” is an interactive art piece that transforms the viewer into an active participant in a projected scenario. The mirrored image is sourced from a stock photo taken at SeaWorld in Orlando, USA—a marine park that offers visitors the opportunity to “dine” while watching captive Orca whales swim and perform with trainers in a tank.

“Dive into Orlando’s most immersive and memorable family dining experience. Following your meal, you’ll get an up-close view of our four rescued whales and the relationship between them and our SeaWorld trainers.”

This outdated and troubling attraction glorifies humanity’s ability to confine large wild animals for entertainment. No captive animal, even those labeled as “rescued,” should be trained and made to perform for human amusement. What kind of spectacle have we created?

In the wild, male Orcas can live up to 60 years, while females often reach 50—and some exceed 90 years. In captivity, however, Orcas rarely live beyond 20 years.

Accompanied by the original soundtrack played during the dining experience, this art piece immerses the viewer in the unsettling reality of this practice, prompting reflection on the ethics of captivity and the consequences of human self-interest.

Hamburg, 2019

Munich, 2024

Postcards for Palestine –

Berlinskej Model, Prague, Czech Republic, 2023
Claire de Rouen Books, London, England, 2023
Venice Biennale, South West Bank: Landworks, Collective Action and Sound exhibition, 2024

Postcards for Palestine is an artist-led initiative, and a collective call to action. It is made up of over 1000 original postcard sized artworks contributed by hundreds of artists from over 40 countries around the world. PfP was founded in October 2023 by artist Peter Watkins as a direct response to the devastating humanitarian crisis which continues to unfold in Gaza and the West Bank today.Over 9,000 EUR was raised at two fundraising events held at Berlinskej Model Gallery, Prague and Claire de Rouen Books, London in early December 2023.All proceeds were donated to UNRWA and PCRF.

It was always crucial that PfP was international in scope, encouraging a plural and far-reaching voice to emerge. We wanted to do more than just fundraise, believing that our collective voice has more impact than anything we could achieve alone. Alongside raising funds, our goal was to create a platform for raising awareness, adding context, having in-person conversations, and providing a platform for artists to unite their networks in solidarity.

www.postcardsforpalestine.com

S_A_U_N_A

Das KloHäuschen
Thalkirchner Straße / Ecke Oberländerstr.
Großmarkthalle Westtor, Munich, Germany

6. April – 4. May 2024

The SAUNA.
At last, you can relax.
Forget the outside world—just breathe in.
Self-care is important.
Breathe out.
Mental health matters.

Feel your lungs expand.
Feel your privilege.
Let go of responsibility—it’s time to forget.
Find your happy place.

Release the idea of community.
Let go of the need to care for others.
Right now, only you matter.

Take a deep breath.
Everything is fine here.
Close your eyes—just relax.

The wellness industry is built on the promise of self-care, teaching us that we must prioritize ourselves above all else. Experts warn that our bodies haven’t evolved to process the overwhelming amount of information we receive daily, urging us to take time to regulate and restore. While this is true, the wellness industry often overlooks a crucial factor: caring for each other is just as essential for our survival.

We cannot heal the world if we are only focused on ourselves. True well-being is collective, and liberation must include everyone. So, the next time you sit in a sauna, indulging in self-care, remember those less fortunate—those who need your voice, not your silence.

Deliberate ignorance is the act of choosing not to know. It is the refusal to acknowledge uncomfortable truths because knowing would require action. It would demand that we question our identities, challenge the privileges we benefit from, and step beyond our comfort zones.

Welcome to the SAUNA, a site-specific installation created for Das KloHäuschen.

Beyond the Matter – Impressions of Eva Hesse

Galerie der Künstler*innen
Maximilianstraße 42, Munich, Germany

25. July – 27. August 2023

BEYOND THE MATTER – Impressions of Eva Hesse is an exhibition honoring the life and work of the late, great artist Eva Hesse. A German-born American sculptor, Hesse was a pioneer in the use of unconventional materials such as latex, fiberglass, and plastics. She played a key role in ushering in the postminimalist art movement of the 1960s.

This exhibition brings together 20 artists whose practices are inspired by Hesse—whether through her innovative use of materials, distinctive forms, or the remarkable life she lived. Each artist has created work that, in some way, pays homage to her enduring influence.

Though Hesse’s life was tragically cut short at the age of 34, her impact on contemporary art continues to resonate more than 50 years after her passing. This exhibition serves as both a celebration and a tribute to an artist whose legacy remains as powerful as ever.

Participating artists:

Judith Adelmann (GER) / Melanie Chacko (GER) / Cordula Schieri (GER) / Sarah Doerfel (GER) / Olga Golos (RUS) / Mari Iwamoto (JPN) / Simone Kessler (GER) / Katja Köditz (GER) / Youlee Ku (KOR) / Gretta Louw (AUS) / Elisa Manig (GER) / Evelyn Möcking (GER) / Felicia Mülbaier (GER) / Ursula Oberhauser (GER) / Maria Antonio Positano (IT) / Kika Rufino (BR) / Anne Seiler (GER) / Sophie Utikal (GER) / Neringa Vasiliauskaite (LT) / Katharina Weishäupl (GER)

Exhibition view

EVA HESSE (1936-1970)
OHNE TITEL 1965 NO TITLE
Aquarell, Kreide und Bleistift auf Papier Watercolor, crayon and pencil on paper
505 x 660 mm
Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München, Inv.-Nr. 2021:181 Z (Faksimile)

Cordula Schieri

Sarah Doerfel

Melanie Chacko

Left to right: Neringa Vasiliauskaite and Judith Adelmann

Judith Adelmann

Neringa Vasiliauskaite

Evelyn Möcking

Ursula Oberhauser

Anne Seiler

Katja Köditz

Left to right: Elisa Manig, Youlee Ku, Elisa Manig, Sophie Utikal

Elisa Manig

Sophie Utikal

Katharina Weishäupl

Floor: Mari Iwamoto Wall: Gretta Louw

Gretta Louw

Kika Rufino

Left to right: Kika Rufino, Felicia Mülbaier

Felicia Mülbaier

Left to right: Simone Kessler, Olga Golos

Short film: EVA HESSE, ‘WALKING THE EDGE’, 2014
Director: Marcie Begleiter Producer: Karen S. Shapiro
Film length: 16m39s
© bdks Productions Inc.

(Photos by Leonie Felle)

Nadja – Clementine – APHER® – Katja – Sophia – Yuka – Rebecca – Jing

Kunstpavillon in Alten Botanischen Garten,
Sophienstraße 7A, Munich, Germany

9. March – 27. March 2022

Jewellery as protection, jewellery as material, jewellery as decoration, jewellery as gesture, jewellery as invitation, jewellery as product, nature as jewellery, jewellery as process, jewellery as film.

Eight visual artists share their view of the wearable object through cinematic representation.

Participating artists: Nadja Buttendorf, Clementine Edwards, Angela Geisenhofer (APHER®),
Katja Köditz, Sophia Mainka, Yuka Oyama, Rebecca Thomas, Jing He

Poster design by Molly Dyson

Left to right: Katja Köditz, APHER®, Sophia Mainka

Left to right: Jing He, APHER®

Yuka Oyama

Sophia Mainka

Nadja Buttendorf

Left to right: Katja Köditz, APHER®, Sophia Mainka

Jing He

Clementine Edwards

Left to right: Rebecca Thomas, Nadja Buttendorf

APHER®, Yuka Oyama, Clementine Edwards

PHOTOS BY: Stefan Freund

supported by:

Human Puppets

Gartenlaube der Kunst
Am Bogen / Ecke Rathausstr.
85521 Ottobrunn

15. November 2020 – 15. January 2021

“Why do we keep some animals as pets while eating others?”

It’s a known fact that some farm animals are more intelligent than the cats and dogs we hold dear. Pigs, for example, will come to you when you whistle and enjoy being petted just like a dog.

Yet, billions of animals suffer at the hands of humans each year in the meat and dairy industries, while household pets like cats and dogs continue to thrive. In the Western world, these pets are treated as human companions—our little “human puppets.”

Unlike the beloved pets we care for, farm animals live their entire lives confined in industrial farming systems, unable to express natural behaviors. Their lives are cut short, their living conditions are cruel and inhumane, and they are processed like manufactured commodities.

In 2019, 59.7 million pigs, cattle, sheep, goats, and horses were slaughtered in Germany alone. Additionally, 703.4 million chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, and other birds were killed. (Source: Statistisches Bundesamt/Albert-Schweizer-Stiftung)

EU regulations stipulate that a pig weighing 50 to 110 kilograms needs only 0.75 square meters of space. To put that into perspective, based on these measurements and the size of this glasshouse, nearly eight fully grown pigs would live their entire lives in this small, suffocating space (266 cm x 221 cm).

The empathy we have for certain animals over others is a paradox that continues to thrive in today’s society. The system keeps failing billions of animals while favoring others.

This contradiction stems from our unwillingness to take responsibility for our actions as consumers. We love our cats and dogs, treating them as part of the family, yet we consume the flesh of chickens and cows without giving their lives a second thought.

To end the suffering of the “other animals,” we need to find compassion for all beings.

This installation represents the animals humans have chosen as friends and companions. Designed to resemble an expensive marble monument to our pets, I aim to highlight the extreme paradox in human behavior. As a conceptual artist, my hope is that this work will provoke thought about the plight of “the other animals”—those whom humans treat with such cruelty for their own consumption.

Katie Jayne Britchford

eurospar supertip
2019 – film

This film was made during my residency in the north of Italy in the summer of 2019.
(Longega A.I.R – South Tyrol, Italy.)

Using the vast Dolomites as the backdrop,
I envisioned a world where nothing alive had endured;
only sun-bleached rocks, dry and barren,
and the endless journey
of a few lonely plastic remnants,
rolling and rolling,
without end.

jewellery-not jewellery

Galerie von Empfangshalle + t156
Theresienstrasse 154 & 156, München

9. March 2020 – 15. March 2020

Opening night with Performance by Kyrill Constantinides Tank.

14.03.2020, 10:00 – 18:00 ‘Skin Job’ All day performance by Max Weisthoff.

A multi-disciplinary exhibition that seeks to blur and break down the boundaries between contemporary jewellery and art. Sculpture, media, painting, and performance artists come together to create works that use jewellery, reflect on jewellery, and, of course, present jewellery as art.

This exhibition opens up a broader conversation about how we define jewellery within an art context.

Participating artists include:

Niko Abramidis & NE / Lina Augustin / Kyrill Constantinides Tank / Jonah Gebka / Susu Gorth / Florian Haller / Barbara Herold / Florian Huth / Maria Justus / Simone Kessler / Sophia Mainka / Judith Neunhäuserer / Ursula Oberhauser / Paula Leal Olloqui / Florian Rautenberg / Ivo Rick / Cordula Schieri / Anne Seiler / Thomas Silberhorn / Wolfgang Stehle / Neringa Vasiliauskaite / Stela Vula / Peter Weiss / Max Weisthoff

@empfangshalle
@_t156_

photos by Florian Huth and Katie Jayne Britchford

t156 + Galerie von Empfangshalle

Galerie von Empfangshalle

t156

Neringa Vasiliauskaite

Sophia Mainka

Simone Kessler

Susu Gorth

Anne Seiler

Florian Rautenberg

Ursula Oberhauser

Barbara Herold

Cordula Schieri

Wolfgang Stehle

Stela Vula

Performance by Kyrill Constantinides Tank

Performance by Max Weisthoff

New Kids on the Block

Halle 50 Galerie – Städtisches Atelierhaus Am Domagkpark
Margarete-Schütte-Lihotzky-Str. 30, Munich, Germany

20. September – 29. September 2019

This multidisciplinary exhibition features selected works by artists who have recently joined the Domagk studios, providing an introduction to both visitors and their new artistic peers.

participating artists:
SANDRA BEJARANO / FELIX BURGER / XENIA FUMBAREV / JONAH GEBKA / JUDITH GRASSL / MARI IWAMOTO / JOSEF KÖSTLBACHER / FELIX KRUIS / JAN RYBNIČEK / MELANIE CHACKO / JULIA SMIRNOVA / MARCO STANKE / NERINGA VASILIAUSKAITE