Eller, Petra, M.A. Dipl.-Designer
Eller, Petra, M.A. Dipl.-Designer
Biographical data
- since 1997 artistic-scientific employee at the Institute of Material Culture
- 1997 Teaching assignments, University of Oldenburg, subject Textile ScienceSeminar for Material and Visual Culture
- 1996 Lectureship, Kassel University of Applied Sciences
- 1994-1995 Studied at Goldsmiths' College, University of London Master of Fine Arts in Textiles on a DAAD scholarship
- 1987-1992 University Gesamthochschule Kassel Diplom Textile Design
Selection of publications / exhibitions
- 2017 "Nothing gets away in fashion!" - 1967 in clothes and stories
- An exhibition from the "Textile Everyday Culture" collection of the Institute of Material Culture at the University of Oldenburg in the Clever Houseon the occasion of 50 years of pedestrianisation in Oldenburg.
- 2015 Beicontribution to the research project "Trachten in der Lüneburger Heide und im Wendland": Vestimentäre Zirkulationen - Neun Chintzmieder und Fragen an die Sammlung von Trachten. Published in: Karen Ellwanger, Andrea Hauser, Jochen Meiners (ed.):Traditional costumes in the Lüneburg Heath and Wendland, 2015
- 2000 Accessories from the series "DSMTP" , Galerie D'OR, Hamburg
- 1996 Unique pieces from the collection "clothes house the body", Livingstone Gallery, London
- 1996 Special exhibition of the 2nd Design Competition, Apolda
- 1996 "Immaterial" graduated artists from Goldsmiths' College, Quebec House, Montreal.
- 1995 "Young Designer" Livingstone Gallery, London
University projects with students / exhibitions
- 2021: "Body-Space-Woman" A project on feminism and body culture. Presentation in October at Khali von Dannen, Satoriusgang, Oldenburg
- 2020: "SpaceB" Now that the lockdown has also caught up with this project, in the RoomB an online platform was created to think (differently) about clothing and dressing.
- 2019: "Fashion Reloaded" - transparent event in a vacant space, Schlosshöfe Oldenburg. Anyone could come along and get involved, join in the discussion and participate. In addition to working on specific objects, the event focussed on the development of alternative consumer and service concepts. Tried-and-tested programmes such as clothes swaps and repair cafés were taken up in order to further establish them.
- 2018: "feelDress" - Clothes and stories. A co-operation project with Oldenburger Kunstschule e.V. and designer Anastasia Lotikova as part of the model project generationKUNSTfunded by the State Association of Art Schools in Lower Saxony. Link to the video: https://vimeo.com/306170669
- 2017 "Material culture first semester planner" The participants designed and produced a calendar for the first-year students with content that they considered important and worth knowing for the start of their studies.
- 2017: "Object of the month" Staging of an object from the Clothing and History Collection in an animated film. Collaboration with Dorothea Vogel (web designer, http://www.dorovogel.com/)
- 2016 "GenderGeschlender - Nothing more noble than woman and man...? Costumes for a musical revue on the topic of "Representation of gender on stage". Co-operation project of the Institutes of Music and Material Culture
- 2014 40 years of fashion history - stories about fashion. Exhibition as part of the anniversary celebrations to mark the 40th anniversary of the Carl von Ossietky University in co-operation with the university's cultural office2015 Costume design for "Der Gott des Gemätzels", co-operation with the Uni-Theater Unikum
- 2013 Aesthetic research in the context of the musical revue "Liebe in Zeiten...", exhibition and merchandise concept
- 2012 Interdisciplinary project with music/art and media: costume design for "Peer Gynt"
- 2011 Project with non-university cooperation partners:
Redesign of a recreation room in the kindergarten of the state education centre for the hearing impaired - 2010 bilateral cooperative study project with the Department of Music/ Towson University USA and the School III, Music/Art and Media:
Set and costume design for "Die Dreigroschenoper" - 2009 Costume design for the "Sommernachtsraum". Interdisciplinary project with the subjects Music/Art and Media:
- 2005 Exhibition "Fashion and Media around 1900", Galerie Herbartgang, Oldenburg
- 2004 Costume design for a multimedia revue "Vorwärts und viel vergessen"
on the attitude to life and music in 40 years of GDR socialism. Project with the subjects of art and music - 2000 Exhibition: "Between Haute Couture and Everyday Fashion - Clothing of the Metal Age in Northern Europe" at the State Museum of Nature and Man
- 2000 Costume design and set for a song play "...about the inadequacy of human endeavour." Project with the subjects of art and music
- 1998/1999 Costume design and set design for a musical theatre: "Baby in the Bar",
Project with the subjects of art and music - 1998 Textile room installation: "Gubätefi" at the PFL Oldenburg for the Kibum (children's book fair).
Research projects, memberships, responsible activities outside teaching
Until 2014 Research "Vestimentary Circulations" Studies on historical testimonial prints as part of the research project research project "'Trachen' in the Lüneburg Heath and Wendland"
Committee work (seminar council), organisation of workshops and archives, responsible for inventory and inventory of the subject, Budget officer, equal opportunities officer
Member of Foundation Kulturetage Oldenburg e.V. (since May 2022)