Rainy Siagian (b.1994) is an artist and researcher, born in Indonesia and grew up in Belgium. Her works originate from a strong interest in the theoretical, physical, ideological, political and critical meaning of what space entails. She sees ‘space’ as a subjectivity in flux. A necessity in order to function in society, and as a process of becoming.
Siagian employs the methodology of nomadic theories, which frequently explore senses of belonging. She utilizes diverse media, such as text, installations, photography, and spatial interventions. Through her practice, she investigates and challenges our perceptions and interactions with the spaces we inhabit.
Currently, she resides and works between Brussels and Reykjavik.
LECTURES
2024 KU Leuven / LUCA School of Arts, Brussels, Belgium
2022 The School of Photography, Reykjavik, Iceland
EDUCATION
2016 - 2018 MFA in Visual Arts
Royal Academy of Fine Arts / KASK & Conservatory,
Ghent (BE)
2013 - 2016 BA in Visual Arts
Royal Academy of Fine Arts / KASK & Conservatory
Ghent (BE)
INTERNSHIP
2021 Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
2020 Studio Olafur Eliasson, Reykjavik, Iceland
RESIDENCIES
2019 Gamli Skóli Arthouse, Hrísey, Iceland
EXHIBITIONS
2022 PhotoTWENS ‘22, De Romaanse Poort, Leuven, BE
2020 Isolation, LoosenArt Gallery, Rome, IT
2019 Ológyra, Siilk Gallery, Athens, GR
2018 Graduation, Bijloke, Ghent, BE
2018 Camping In The Milimeters Kingdom, De Zwarte Zaal, Bijloke,
Ghent, BE
2017 Made by, Bijloke, Ghent, BE
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2023 Insider Magazine
2021 Dodho Magazine
2020 OD Magazine
2020 C41 Magazine
2020 LoosenArt
2019 Album cover ‘There are Two’, Foil Music
2019 Phases Magazine
2019 Aint Bad Magazine
2019 ‘Abstraction Issue’, F-Stop Magazine
2019 Interview w/Rainy Siagian, Siilk Gallery
AWARDS
2019 Nominee International Photography Grant
Siagian employs the methodology of nomadic theories, which frequently explore senses of belonging. She utilizes diverse media, such as text, installations, photography, and spatial interventions. Through her practice, she investigates and challenges our perceptions and interactions with the spaces we inhabit.
Currently, she resides and works between Brussels and Reykjavik.
LECTURES
2024 KU Leuven / LUCA School of Arts, Brussels, Belgium
2022 The School of Photography, Reykjavik, Iceland
EDUCATION
2016 - 2018 MFA in Visual Arts
Royal Academy of Fine Arts / KASK & Conservatory,
Ghent (BE)
2013 - 2016 BA in Visual Arts
Royal Academy of Fine Arts / KASK & Conservatory
Ghent (BE)
INTERNSHIP
2021 Reykjavik Art Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
2020 Studio Olafur Eliasson, Reykjavik, Iceland
RESIDENCIES
2019 Gamli Skóli Arthouse, Hrísey, Iceland
EXHIBITIONS
2022 PhotoTWENS ‘22, De Romaanse Poort, Leuven, BE
2020 Isolation, LoosenArt Gallery, Rome, IT
2019 Ológyra, Siilk Gallery, Athens, GR
2018 Graduation, Bijloke, Ghent, BE
2018 Camping In The Milimeters Kingdom, De Zwarte Zaal, Bijloke,
Ghent, BE
2017 Made by, Bijloke, Ghent, BE
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
2023 Insider Magazine
2021 Dodho Magazine
2020 OD Magazine
2020 C41 Magazine
2020 LoosenArt
2019 Album cover ‘There are Two’, Foil Music
2019 Phases Magazine
2019 Aint Bad Magazine
2019 ‘Abstraction Issue’, F-Stop Magazine
2019 Interview w/Rainy Siagian, Siilk Gallery
AWARDS
2019 Nominee International Photography Grant