Susanne Thurn  is a visual artist living and working in Hamburg, Germany.

My work deals with the interaction between visibility and concealment. The focus is on textiles – as a reference to the human body and its non-verbal bodily knowledge. The curtain is a recurring element that addresses the relationship between knowing and not knowing: its visible surface hints at a hidden system that cannot be fully grasped.
Two themes characterise my practice: non-verbal bodily knowledge and the relationship between humans and nature. The starting point is my appreciation for natural processes and my amazement at how nature works – an amazement that drives my search for understanding.

EDUCATION

2017 – 2022 studies of textile design with Gesa Lange at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Design and Media (M.A)

1993 – 2001 studies of illustration and print making at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Design and Media and at Central Saint Martins (Diploma)

EXHIBITONS

2025 Duo-Show with Bärbel Praun, Hinterconti, Hamburg (Germany)

2025  „Vor der Tür“, Gruppenausstellung des BBK, Kunsthaus, Hamburg

2024  „Irrgarten“, Gruppenausstellung, Westwerk, Hamburg

2024   XXIII Cerveira International Art Biennal, Cerveira, Portugal / acquisition price

2024 „Aufbrechen“, Gruppenausstellung, Xpon-Art-Gallery, Hamburg

2024  „Everyone but Caspar“, Gruppenausstellung, Künstlerhaus Niendorf, Hamburg 

2023 „Raum ist Illusion“, Kulturpavillon Pinneberg (Germany)

2023   „Fehle(e)r“, Xpon-Art Gallery, Hamburg (Germany)

2023   Susanne Thurn & Stephan Elleringmann show at Fatale Galerie, Hamburg (Germany)

2022   “Verbotenes Terrain“ group show at Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren, Kaufbeuren (Germany)

2022   “Something you already know“, solo show at pop-up space Kreativgesellschaft,

            Hamburg (Germany)

2021   “Right here, right now“, solo show at Whitegrid Gallery, Berlin (Germany)

2021   Group show at Fatale Galerie, Hamburg (Germany)