Master of Advanced Studies in Cultural Gender Studies ZFH
research ~ consulting ~ projects ~ publishing
contact
info@lisaladner.com << r e a c h m e a n y t i m e / a n y w h e r e !
skype: lisaladner
SWITZERLAND / Back on Aug 23, 2010
Zweierstrasse 176, CH-8003 Zürich
tel. +41 44 772 39 10, +41 79 475 04 40 (cell)
PUERTO RICO / Jul 10 - Aug 22, 2010 / Dec 24, 2010 - Jan 9, 2011
El Status Studio
Ave. Muñoz Rivera 302, Apt. 3, Puerta de Tierra
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00901
tel. +001 787 721 71 56, 787 667 97 92 (cell)
UPCOMING EVENTS
The Puerto Rican Sound Art Summit: FAS 2010
+ San Juan Noise Fest + Giratoriodekspresion
August 13 - 15, 2010
Espacio Arana, Calle San José 104
Old San Juan, Puerto Rico
www.el-status.com/fas
Opening of
PERIPHER - das begehbare Kulturmagazin
(gallery, design shop, classroom, event space)
Zweierstrasse 176, Zurich, Switzerland
September 10, 2010, 7 p.m.
www.peripher.ch
SURVEY FOR CURATORS
http://curating.info/archives/305-Questions-A-Survey-by-Lisa-Ladner.html
Please participate and spread the word!
RECENT ARTICLES
"Showcase: New Faces in an Old Gallery"
lens.blogs.nytimes.com
"CMCA Exhibition brings Art to Life"
stcroixsource.com
"Despedida fotográfica"
primerahora.com
"¿Renivención del MAP?"
elnaufragiodelaspalabras.com
"A Voice for Puerto Rican Art"
UNDOdigital.com
"Lisa Ladner: la antítesis al 'no se puede'"
elnaufragiodelaspalabras.com
"La esperanza,... en la Galería PL 900"
fotografia101.com
projects & clients
RESEARCH ~ CONSULTING ~ WEB ~ MARKETING
since May 2010 research assistant in the project Cultural Entrepreneurship
(GEBERT RÜF STIFTUNG / AVINA STIFTUNG / ZHdK), working on relaunch of
entrepreneurship.zhdk.ch
launched in 2010: www.vereinbarkeit.zh.ch
Plattform des Kantons Zürich zur Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie
some of the sites I produced and/or maintain(ed): peripher.ch ~ irmgard-keiser.ch ~ cantatore.ch ~ martinez-abogado.com ~ physio-erlenbach.ch ~ sgap-sppa.ch ~ el-status.com ~ culturalmediastudies.zhdk.ch ~ physiotherapie-wissenschaften.ch ~ chaeferfaescht.com ~ el-gran-sorteo.com ~ pflegevisite.ch ~ trixangst.ch ~ hechoamanopr.com ~ adambrody.ch ~ naturesquared.com ~ artfelchlin.ch ~ carmelosobrino.com ~ mpparchitekten.ch ~ physioswiss.ch ~ martinhauzenberger.ch ~ kameru.ch ~ casaaboy.org ~ and many, many more ... see credentials (pdf)
ART
Preparing the opening of PERIPHER - das begehbare Kulturmagazin in Zurich, Switzerland (September 10, 2010) ~ founder of el-status.com - Independent Platform for Contemporary Puerto Rican Art ~ worked as a freelance curator for the photo gallery PL 900 at Casa Aboy (Mar 2009 - Mar 2010) ~ co-curated and participated in "Daily Strife", CMCArts, St. Croix (Oct 16, 2009 - Jan 16, 2010) ~ co-founded El Pulguero de los Artistas, 2008 and 2009 ~ collaborated as an artist and communications assistant in "Facing Locality", CMCArts, St. Croix, USVI (curated by Luis Camnitzer) ~ founded FAS - Feria de Arte Sonoro (2008) ~ currently preparing FAS 2010 ~ initiated the Nakuru Residency Program for Caribbean Artists and celebrated the AFRICAN MARKET (May 2010), an informal Deep East Africa portfolio show with arts & crafts bridging Africa to the Afro-Caribbean
LECTURING
private and group classes ~ used to lecture at MAS Social Informatics FH SG and MAS Cultural/Gender Studies ZHdK (now Cultural Media Studies)
PUBLISHING
MAS thesis ~ photographic portfolio ~ articles (read sample in Spanish) ~ handbooks for webmasters ~ hand-outs for students ~ short stories (read sample in German) ~ published 100 web sites ~ founder and editor of el-status.com
areas
~ cultural studies
focus: (post)colonialism, transnationalism, state politics,
contemporary philosophy, consumerism/shopping, public space
~ gender studies
focus: arts, media
~ contemporary art
focus: Puerto Rico, Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, Switzerland
practical knowledge and practice of photography, film and video,
curating, project management, writing, networking, organizing events
~ marketing, new media, communications, publishing (web & print)
~ cultural entrepreneurship
curriculum vitae
born in Zurich 1969 ~ 24 yrs. of work experience ~ advertising ~ journalism ~ television ~ webpublishing ~ marketing ~ teaching ~ cultural projects ~ curating ~ ph.d. candidate during five semesters ~ german, english, spanish, some french and italian ~ movies, literature, travelling, photography, writing ~ proud mom ~ detailed curriculum (pdf)
more of whatever on request
background photo:
"Tu árbol - or: I think I lost you in the other park"
picture taken by Lisa Ladner on May 21, 2010, Kollerwiese, Zürich, Switzerland
digitally altered on Jul 5, 2010 in Zurich, Switzerland