Dorothea Nold’s sculptural and installation works deal with the transformation of social, physical, and urban spaces and their connection and interrelation to architectural forms. The experiences arising during her travels in different countries and socio-cultural contexts serve as the primary catalyst for her working methods, a resolute response to materials, and both formal and contextual references. In 2008, Nold experienced a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in China. In her artistic practice, she has since consciously worked with unstable components, such as materials whose properties contradict their use.
Nold graduated from the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts (Paris) and is undertaking a PhD at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg (German). She has received numerous grants, including a working grant from the Stiftung Kunstfonds in 2020, a catalogue grant from the Senate of Berlin also in 2020, and a PhD grant from Cusanuswerk e.V. spanning from 2013 – 2016. She has been invited to residencies in China, Mali, Armenia, and Switzerland, among others. Her work is shown internationally.