‘Ramaekers works are often concerned with the associative power of light, with the diversity of the viewer’s perception. Thus, light can be perceived as a physical phenomenon or on an emotional level; she wants to disorientate by means of light.’
Christiane Hahn 2018 from the catalogue ‘Down here – up there’ © 2018 Zentrum für Lichtkunst Unna, Wienand Verlag Köln, exhibition ‘Kunst und Kohle’ an exhibition project of the Ruhr Kunst Museen on the end of coal mining in Germany.
BIO
EDUCATION
- 2002 Rijksakademie of Visual Arts Amsterdam, Prix de Rome Film&Video
- 93-96 Academy of Visual Arts Düsseldorf, MA in light-art from Prof. Nan Hoover
- 88-93 Academy of Visual Arts Maastricht (NL) BA
GRANDS
- 2014 Special Award | Light-Design Volme Generations Parc Schalksmühle, Germany
- 2002 Prix de Rome | Film and Video Rijksakademie Amsterdam
- 1998 Public Prize van Bommel van Dam Museum Venlo, NL
- 1994 Joseph- and Anna Fassbender Prize | the City of Brühl, Germany 1st Graphic Award
RESIDENCY
- 1991 Györ, Hungary
- 1995 Trondheim, Norway
- 1996 Lanzarote, Canary Islands
ART IN PUBLIC SPACE
- 2022-23 Light for Bedburg Lighting- and facade design for the new bicycle station Bedburg in collaboration with archigraphus Aachen, Germany.
- 2021 Light for Locht Permanent light-choreography for the historic iron railway bridge in Kerkrade, de Locht, NL
- 2020 River of Words Permanent Gobo-projections market square Waubach, Landgraaf NL
- 2019 Mijn Berg Museum Energeticon Alsdorf, Germany
- 2019 Iech und Doe Public Art in collaboration with archigraphus Aachen
- 2017 I and Thou Digital light-installation stairs Buber Square, city of Kerkrade
- 2016 A long history Wall-carpet artwork for Retirement Home, Kerkrade NL
- 2016 Corona Color Gobo projections city parc Kerkrade
- 2015 Musing Meadow Light-installation Atrium MC Hospital Heerlen
- 2015 Volme Light Light objects for the Generations Parc, Schalksmühle Germany
- 2014 Inter-Act Sketch assignment National Music Centre Calgary, Canada
- 2014 Perpetual Abertawe Concept Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon, Wales, UK
- 2012 Floating Sphere Sketch assignment Karolinksa Hospital Stockholm, SE
- 2011 Thoughts of Light Concept St.Trinitatis church Leipzig, Germany
- 2010 Light Graffiti Light-installation Margraten, NL
- 2010 Neon-E-Scape Neon-installation Tax-department Eindhoven, NL
- 2009 Sky-Light Light-installation Entrance Parking-loft Venray, NL
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2021 Lichtwelten Lichtkunst, Galerie Art Engert Eschweiler, Germany
- 2021 Plateaukunst, Plateau van Margraten, NL
- 2020 International Exhibition de l’Art Actuel France et Japon, Tokyo National Art Centre, Jpn
- 2020 And… Light, Saarbrücken, Trier, Krefeld, Düsseldorf Germany Evangelische Kirchen Ev
- 2018 Kunst & Kohle, Centre for International Light Art, Unna
- 2017 Resonate Art & Technology Festival and Conference Belgrade
- 2016 Interference Tunis, International Light Festival Tunis
- 2016 Churches, from purple to… Schunck Collectors House, Heerlen, NL
- 2015 ¡ DARK ! Centre of International Light Art, Unna Germany
- 2015 Lichtungen Hildesheim, Festival of Light, Germany
- 2014 Light! – Museum aan het Vrijthof, Maastricht
- 2014 Time, Space, Silence, Light / The Influence of Nan Hoover, WG Amsterdam
- 2013 Lichtrouten Lüdenscheid, Germany
- 2013 Glow Festival of Light, Eindhoven, Nl
- 2011 1st New Expression of World Art, Henan museum Zhengzhou, China
- 2010 Biennal for International Light Art Ruhr 2010 ‘Open Light in Private Spaces‘
- 2007 Deep Space, Centre for Artificial Light in Art, Eindhoven
- 2004 The European Fine Art Fair Maastricht Art Company Eindhoven,
- 2003 Museum Art Palast Düsseldorf Germany,
- 2003 Luxtheatre Nijmegen
- 2003 Museum am Ostwall Dortmund Germany,
- 2003 Institut Neerlandais Paris,
- 2003 Kunstadapter Wiesbaden
- 2002 Monte Video Time Based Arts Amsterdam,
- 2002 Filmfestival Rotterdam ‘Other than Film’
- 2001 World Wide Video Festival Amsterdam
PUBLICATIONS
- 2016 Licht Magazin 1-2 2016 Lichtnet
- 2012 Tush Magazine # 27 – Lichtgestalten: interview von Kay
- 2010 1.BIENNALE FÜR INTERNATIONALE LICHTKUNST – Open Light in Private Spaces – Matthias Wagner K
- 2010 BUILDING PASSION – The International edition – Laura Stevens
- 2010 OVER KENNIS EN KUNST – Scholingsfonds voor Kunst en Cultuur – Marion Beltman
- 2002 PRIX DE ROME FILM & VIDEO – Prix de Rome – Sandra Smallenburg
- 2001 WORLD WIDE VIDEO FESTIVAL AMSTERDAM – Rob Perrée
SECUNDARY ACTIVITIES | SKILLS
- 2018 Cambridge English Grade B in Level C1 Certificate in ESOL
- 2006 – present Lecturer Artistic Research, Maastricht Academy of Media Design and Technology
- 2015 Guest Lecturer Light Campus, University of Applied Sciences Hamburg
- 2015 Guest Lecturer Lighting Design, University of Applied Sciences Hildesheim
- 2015 Mentor at Summerschool Fontys Hogeschool Tilburg
- 2014 – 2019 Mentor Cultuur en Ondernemen, Amsterdam
- 2004 Jury Henriëtte Hustinx Prize Maastricht, the Netherlands
- 2000 – 2002 Committee member Cultural Affairs, Province of Limburg, the Netherlands