Marcha Schagen creates (wearable) objects, installations, performances and videos.
In her work she is inspired by the properties of materials and their possibilities and limitations, after which she searches for
compositions of opposites by building structures, especially manually. The creative process -in which a meditative state of
being is experienced through repetitive, monotonous movements- is just as important as the end result.
Marcha Schagen's work often stems from artistic research into social themes.
Co-creator of Project KOVR (2016 - present).
Graduated at University of the Arts Utrecht, Netherlands (2013).
Completed an internship with Iris van Herpen (2013).
EXHIBITIONS
2023
Project KOVR - Anti-Surveillance Fashion | Kornhausforum Bern | September 15 - October 22 | Bern (CH)
Silence | Noise - Groot Rotterdams Atelier Weekend | Neck of the Woods | September 16-17 | Rotterdam (NL)
2021
Project KOVR - House of European History, European Parliament | Europe Now Digital revolution | ongoing | Brussels (BE)
2020
Mineral Waste - Melt Less CO2 (video)| Wake up! Climate Change! | NewMediafest 2020 | online video collection
Project KOVR - The Hoodie | Het Nieuwe Instituut | December 1 - April 12 2020 | Rotterdam (NL)
Project KOVR - Human (Un)limited | Hyundai Motorstudio Beijing | November 19 - February 29 2020 | Beijing (CN)
2019
Mineral Waste - Flood the Landscape (video)| Tech Open Air Berlin | July 2-5 | Berlin (DE)
Mineral Waste - Flood the Landscape (video)| EDRA50 Conference Sustainable Urban Environments | May 25 | New York (US)
Mineral Waste - Flood the Landscape (video)| What Climate?! | HOTE Gallery | March 21 - May 12 | Los Angeles (US)
Project KOVR - TEDxToulouse | Théâtre de la Cité | April 6 | Toulouse (FR)
2018
Project KOVR - Seoul Mediacity Biennial | Seoul Museum of Art | September 6 - November 18 | Seoul (SK)
Project KOVR - Dutch Design Week 2018| VPRO Medialab | Home Smart Home | Van Abbehuis | October 20-28 | Eindhoven (NL)
Project KOVR - Oddstream Art & Technology 2018|Exhibition October 10-14 | Arnhem (NL)
Shaking Hands - Artist in residence | Showroom MAMA | August 27-31 | Rotterdam (NL)
Project KOVR - Error. Would you like to continue? | PSTP Gdynia | July 6-15 | Gdynia (PL)
Project KOVR - Cairotronica Electronic & New Media Arts Festival | May 5-12 | Cairo (EG)
Project KOVR - Nothing To Hide Festival | Brebl Honigterrein | March 17 | Nijmegen (NL)
Project KOVR - Omega workshop exhibition | Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts | January 26 - March 10 | New York (US)
2017
Project KOVR - Dating Dutch Design | Circl Paviljoen | November 13 - December 1 | Amsterdam (NL)
Project KOVR - Dutch Design Week 2017 | Klokgebouw | October 21-29 | Eindhoven (NL)
Project KOVR - BOZAR Electronic Arts Festival | Nomination STARTS Prize | September 14-30 | Brussels (BE)
Project KOVR - Ars Electronica Festival | Nomination STARTS Prize | September 7-11 | Linz (AT)
Project KOVR - Look Forward FashionTech Festival | La Gaîté Lyrique Museum | June 28 - July 2 | Paris (FR)
Project KOVR - Art Week Rotterdam | TEC ART | February 9-12 | Rotterdam (NL)
2016
Project KOVR - Amsterdam Public Library | December 23 | Amsterdam (NL)
Project KOVR - Bright Day 2016 Techfest | November 5-6 | Utrecht (NL)
Project KOVR - Dutch Design Week 2016| EXHIBITION The Making Of Your World | October 22-30 | Eindhoven (NL)
Project KOVR - Dutch Design Week 2016 | Design Perron | October 22-30 | Eindhoven (NL)
Project KOVR - VPRO Tegenlicht | Offline als luxe | May 11 | Amsterdam (NL)
Project KOVR - What’s Up? Smart Fabrication | May 4 | Amsterdam (NL)
Project KOVR - The New Fashion Society | April 12 | Rotterdam (NL)
2015
BEATING LINES - KINKI & SOLOS | October 4 | ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL)
ACCIDENTAL OCCIDENTAL - Museum Art Hotel | Wellington (NZ)
BEATING LINES - Puha Shop | May - August | Utrecht (NL)
2014
ACCIDENTAL OCCIDENTAL - World of WearableArt Museum | Permanently in the Historic Collection | Nelson (NZ)
BEATING LINES - Theater Kikker | November 18-22 | Utrecht (NL)
BEATING LINES - Gallery Stationsweg | September 29 - October 5 | ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL)
BEATING LINES - Performance DMT Loods | ‘s-Hertogenbosch (NL)
2013
ACCIDENTAL OCCIDENTAL - World of WearableArt Show | September 26| Wellington (NZ)
ACCIDENTAL OCCIDENTAL - Winner of the competition Kunst om het Lijf | March 8 | De Rijp (NL)
WORKSHOPS
2019
Project KOVR - Workshop "Digital Stalking" | Mediafestival | Cultuurgebouw | November 12 | Hoofddorp (NL)
Artistic workshop Utopia | Mediafestival| Herbert Vissers College | October 7 | Nieuw Vennep (NL)ri
Artistic workshop Utopia | Mediafestival| Hoofdvaart College | October 7 | Hoofddorp (NL)
Artistic workshop Utopia | Mediafestival| Kaj Munk College | September 18| Hoofddorp (NL)
Project KOVR - Workshop "Digital Stalking"|Mission Tech | Klokgebouw | May 23 | Eindhoven (NL)
Project KOVR - Workshop "Digital Stalking"| Night of the Nerds | Klokgebouw | May 21 | Eindhoven (NL)
Project KOVR - Workshop "Digital Stalking"| STRP Festival |Klokgebouw | April 1-5 | Eindhoven (NL)
2018
Project KOVR - Workshop "Digital Stalking" | NSG XPO Kunstdag | December 20 | Nijmegen (NL)
Project KOVR - Workshop "Digital Stalking" | Oddstream Art & Technology | October 11 | Arnhem (NL)
Project KOVR - Workshop "Digital Stalking" | Night of the Nerds | Klokgebouw | June 5 | Eindhoven (NL)
2017
Project KOVR - Workshop "Digital Stalking" | Night of the Nerds | Klokgebouw | May 14 | Eindhoven (NL)
FEATURED
2019
Project KOVR
Do it Ourselves - Jeroen Junte, NAI 010 | La Nueva Carne | Wired UK
2018
Project KOVR
Kunstzone Magazine 03
2017
Project KOVR
Van meme tot mainstream Internetkunst, esthetiek en offline luxe in een postdigitale wereld – Nadine Roestenburg, MU in collaboration with Institute of Network Cultures and The Image Society | BBC Culture | Glitty Japan
2016
Project KOVR
Bright.nl | RTL 5 Galileo | Fashnerd | The Huffington Post | Amsterdam Fashion Week | NPO Radio 2 | NOSop3 | Ruptly | Metro News | Hyperallergic | Vice China | The Creators Project | The New Fashion Society | BNR EyeOpeners | NPO Radio Funx | VPRO de Nachtcorrespondent
2015
BEATING LINES
2010 - present
2010 - present
