Curriculum Vitae
Photo: Danbi Jeung
Juan Bermúdez, born in 1994 in Bogotá, is a multidisciplinary artist currently based in Wiesbaden, Germany. His work spans installation, performance, photography, video, and text. Juan has a minimalist and conceptual approach to sound, which he uses as a foundation to explore different mediums. His work engages with themes such as the politics of time and non-human measures of time, often through durational processes that transform his works over the course of an exhibition.
Juan has showcased his work in numerous venues, including Espacio Odeon in Bogota, Kunstverein Münsterland in Coesfeld, Karl-Marx-Haus and Museum am Simeonstif in Trier, WaveCave Sound Art Gallery in California, and Rhein-Mosel Halle in Koblenz among others. His works have been performed or featured in HR2 Kultur in Frankfurt, Harpa Concert Hall in Reykjavik, Museo Santa Clara in Bogota, and art.ist - Kooperative New Jazz Walkmühle in Wiesbaden.
He has received several awards, including the Deutschland Stipendium, the Rotary Club Mainz-Churmeyntz Cultural Promotion Award, and a DAAD-Colfuturo Master's Degree Scholarship. Bermúdez's work examines the temporality of waiting, social pluritemporalities, and the interplay of time, sound, and memory, critically reflecting on contemporary society's obsession with accuracy and bringing to light the multifaceted nature of temporal experiences.
Education
2021-2023 M.Mus Sound Art Composition
Prof. Peter Kiefer, Prof. Dr. Salomé Voegelin, Prof. Stefan Fricke. Mainz School of Music, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany.
2020-2021 Sound Art: Tutoring
Prof. Dr. Salomé Voegelin, GLK Project, Johannes Gutenberg University. Mainz, Germany.
2018 Opera Stage Manager workshop
with Beth Krynicki, Teatro Mayor Julio Mario Santo Domingo. Bogotá, Colombia.
2014-(Unfinished) B.A in Music with an emphasis on Composition
Javeriana University Bogotá, Colombia.
2012-2017 B.A in Music with an emphasis on Sound Engineering
Javeriana University Bogotá, Colombia.
Scholarships and Prizes
2023 SIM Residency Seljavegur. Residency.
Reykjavík, Iceland.
2023 Culture Moves Europe. Grant.
Creative Europe program of the European Union. Brussels, Belgium.
2022 Rotary Kulturförderpreis. Prize.
Rotary Club Mainz-Churmeyntz. Mainz, Germany.
2021 - 2022 Deutschlandstipendium. Scholarship.
Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany.
2020 DAAD-Colfuturo. Scholarship.
Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst e. V, Germany - Colombia.
2020 Artka. Open call.
Listening sessions of electroacoustic music, Colombia.
2019-2020 Espacio Odeon, Que no cunda el pánico. Open call.
Group Exhibition curation. Bogotá, Colombia.
2019-2020 Espacio Odeon, Que no cunda el pánico. Open call.
Performance. Bogotá, Colombia.
2018 Javeriana University, Thesis honorable mention. Award.
"Production and engineering of the album (Sueños de Insomnio) in surround
sound format" Bogotá, Colombia.
2018 Javeriana University, Order to academic merit Award.
Bogotá, Colombia.
Exhibitions and Performances
(selected)
2024 Sounds like ...? looks like ...? Group Exhibition. Kunsthaus Wiesbaden. Wiesbaden, Germany.
2024 Charivari.Group Exhibition. Galerie Konzept e.V. Kassel, Germany.
2024 Next_generation X. Group Exhibition. ZKM (Center for Art and Media). Karlsruhe, Germany.
2024 Noisestadt: Tage für Klangkunst. Group Exhibition. Kulturbäckerei Mainz. Mainz, Germany.
2024 The Artist's Corner | Juan Bermúdez: Kartoffgraphien. Radio Piece. HR2 Kultur. Frankfurt, Germany.
2023 (Seasonally Adjusted) SONOMES Ensemble. Performance. Through Stillness I Found Death for String Orchestra and Sonic Baton. Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre. Reykjavik, Iceland.
2023 WALPODENCEKALENDER 2023. Performance. Mainzer Kunstverein Walpodenstraße 21 e.V. Mainz, Germany.
2023 art.ist 1983 - In Between Skins. Performance. art.ist Walkmühle Wiesbaden. Wiesbaden, Germany.
2023 Die Betonisten: Sound of Silence. Performance and Group Exhibition. Ernst-Ludwig-Platz. Mainz, Germany
2023 Olga Fröbe-Kapteyn – Tiefes Wissen. Performance. Activation of the work Instrument I (Sevgi and Bengisu) by Sriwhana Spong. Kunsthalle Mainz. Mainz, Germany
2023 Experiments in Electronic Sounds Festival. Group Exhibition. WaveCave Sound Art Gallery. Santa Clarita CA, United States
2023 Koblenz 31th Koblenz International Guitar Festival, Group Exhibition. Rhein-Mosel Halle. Koblenz, Germany.
2023 Open Space. Group Exhibition. SÍM exhibition hall. Reykjavik, Iceland.
2023 OPEN STUDIOS. Group Exhibition. SÍM Residency Seljavegur. Reykjavik, Iceland.
2023 Towards Sound. Group Exhibition. The Living Art Museum. Reykjavik, Iceland.
2022 WALPODENCEKALENDER 2022. Performance. Mainzer Kunstverein Walpodenstraße 21 e.V. Mainz, Germany.
2021 Sensing Potential Worlds Zeppelin University. Group Exhibition. Zeppelin University. Friedrichshafen, Germany.
2021 Koblenz 29th Koblenz International Guitar Festival, Group Exhibition. Rhein-Mosel Halle. Koblenz, Germany.
2021 International Festival for Contemporary Sound Art OPENING 21, Group Exhibition. Karl-Marx-Haus Trier, Museum am Simeonstift, and Europäische Kunstakademie. Trier, Germany.
2021 International Sound Art Festival SOUNDSEEING 2021, Group Exhibition. Coesfeld Kunstverein and Kulturgut Haus Nottbeck. Münsterland, Germany.
2020 Suratómica: Décimo encuentro de creación arte y ciencia, Performance. Online, Bogotá/Los Angeles, Colombia/USA.
2020 Que No Cunda el Pánico (Hay otras Maneras) Festival, Group Exhibition. "Auris Mundus, mundos
auriculares". Espacio Odeon. Bogotá, Colombia.
2019 World Listening Week 2019, Performance. Museo Santa Clara. Bogotá, Colombia.
2019 Viajando a través de extraños mares de pensamiento, Performance. Quiosco de la luz. Bogotá, Colombia.
2018 Timpanos de Fagua Verde, Group Exhibition. Biblioparque Marques de San Jorge. Funza, Colombia.
2018 World Listening Day: Future Listening, Performance. Javeriana University. Bogotá, Colombia.