Harm Coordes
Harm Coordes lives and works in Berlin and Bremen. Since his diploma at the University of the Arts Bremen (2013) he has worked as a freelance fashion and costume designer, scenographer and artist for the Schwankhalle, the Junge Theater Bremen and the Junge Theater Bremerhaven. In cooperation with local initiatives, he realized the pieces Als der General zu singen lernte (2014) and Menschenherz auf See (2019) with school children, and taught costume design at a comprehensive school.
In 2014, he joined the theatre collective Thermoboy FK, staging shows in Berlin, Bremen, Hannover, Hildesheim, Cologne and Braunschweig. Since 2015 he has been working as a lecturer in the field of experimental fashion design at the University of the Arts in Bremen. He is part of the upper roll blitz bicycle formation and designs stage outfits for artists such as Freeda Beast, Kenichi and the Sun, Tatiana Heuman and machinaEx. He is currently working on the fashion-performance project CHURCH OF THE HAND.
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RESUME
Curriculum vitae
Conference Presentations / Invited Lectures (selection):
2022
„Design. Dilemma. Degrowth.“, Design × Nachhaltigkeit. Jahrestagung der DGTF 2022, Kiel
„Love Education“, Lecture performance at GAK, Bremen
2021
„Add Love to the details“, lecture at ORGAN, HKB Bern
„Church of the Hand Service #8“, 8th International Degrowth Conference ‘Caring Communities for Radical Change’, The Hague
2021
„On conceptual costume design“, Lecture, University of Hildesheim
2020
„The Doors of Auratic Perception“, lecture performance for The Dynamic Archive, University of the Arts Bremen, Bremen
Publications (selection):
2022
„Love Education. Manifesto for a different approach towards obstacles that come your way.“, The Dynamic Archive, https://doi.org/10.26017/tda-626
„Design. Dilemma. Degrowth.“, in: Augsten, Andrea; Frye, Annika; Wölfel, Christian and Köck, Markus (eds.), Design x Nachhaltigkeit : Materialität / Systeme / Gerechtigkeit, Berlin, 2022, https://doi.org/10.25368/2022.296
2021
„Add love,“ in: Kukric, Irena and Sick, Andrea (eds.), „The Dynamic Archive 3“, The Dynamic Archive, Bremen
2018
„COTH Service #1,“ in: „vorn - Magazin,“ edition 9, Printkultur, Berlin
2013
„Alles wird schön (animiert),“ in: Müller, Anna Maria; Kruse, Nina; and Bialek, Yvonne, „a/topic“ magazine, No. 1, 2013, Bremen
2012
„Pommesschuhe“, in: Geiger, Annette and Glasmeier, Michael (eds.), „Kunst und Design. Eine Affäre,“ 2012, Textem Verlag, Hamburg
2012
„French fried love affair“, in: Baldauf, Joachim; Geiger, Annette and Zillig, Ursula, „untragbar“, Textem Verlag, Hamburg
„Die Sache mit dem Bart“, essay, in: „Die Zeitschrift der Straße, Nr. 8, 2012, Verein für Innere Mission in Bremen, Bremen
2011
„Never alone, always lonely“ - fashion collection and „Mich interessiert der Mensch mehr als sein Image“ - interview with photographer Joachim Baldauf, in „Der schöne Mann“- das Magazin, Textem Verlag, Hamburg (ADC Gold Award 2012)
Exhibitions/ Projects (selection):
2022
„Halbe/Halbe“, Groupshow Artistic PhD Candidates of HfK Bremen, Dauerwelle, Bremen
„Church of the Hand Service #9“ (with KENICHI & The Sun), Fashion Open Studio/ Berlin Fashion Week FW 2022/23
2021
„Church of the Hand Service #7“, contribution to Fashion Open Studio x Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Berlin FW 2021/22
2019
„How much can you shop“, Performance with Dzaino Studio, Fashion Revolution Week/ Fashion Open Studio, Berlin
2017
„On the Edge“, exhibited at „Auf den ersten Blick“, Kunstförderpreis Palais Rastede
„Church of the Hand Service #2“, Sorgenfrei/ Schwankhalle Bremen, Bremen
2015
„Church Service #1“, exhibited at Sender/Receiver, OVADA, Oxford
„On the Edge“, solo exhibition, Galerie Herold, Bremen
2014
„Alles wird schön“, exhibited at „Auswege“, Städtische Galerie Barlachstadt Guestrow
since 2014
Member of theatre collective Thermoboy FK, productions (selection):
2014 „La Casa“, Hildesheim
2015 „Return to Xibalba“, Hildesheim
2017 „We must battle when enemy is in sight“, Theaterdiscounter Berlin/ Schwankhalle Bremen
2018 „Pride and Prejudice“, Theaterdiscounter Berlin
2019 „Karneval der Tiere“, Theaterdiscounter Berlin
2020 „Age of Empathy II“, Theaterdiscounter Berlin/ Pathos München
2021 „Boyfriends“, Theaterdiscounter Berlin
Resume
since 11/2021
Employment as research associate, project „Gegen den Strom“, HfK Bremen
since 2021
Part-time lecturer in conceptional fashion design, University of Applied Sciences Berlin
since 2020
Research Fellow and PhD candidate at HfK Bremen (since 10/2020) and University of Groningen (since 12/2020)
since 2015
Part-time lecturer in experimental fashion design, HfK Bremen
since 2013
Freelance fashion and costume designer, scenographer and artist
2007-2013
Integrated Design Studies at University of the Arts (HfK) Bremen, key area: people and fashion, Graduation: Diploma
PORTFOLIO
Site-specific installation, matress, plant, aluminium bench, video and soundcollage (15 min), contribution to HalbeHalbe, Dauerwelle, Bremen, 2022
Performance, Contribution to 8th International Degrowth Conference ‘Caring Communities for Radical Change’, QuartAir, The Hague, 2021
Fashion collection of 5 outfits, 2018
Photography: Dominik Wagner
Performance, 12 h, Sorgenfrei/Schwankhalle Bremen, 2017
Photography: Ariane Pfannschmidt