Katherina Perlongo
Photo by Eric Tschernow, wearing a necklace by jewellery artist Silke Spitzer
Hi!
I’m a curator moving between contemporary art, craft, and design.
Drawn to the tactile and the handmade, I explore the lives of objects and the people behind them. I tell their stories through exhibitions and texts, weaving narratives that connect materials, makers, and audiences.
CURATING
Phoebe-Collings-James. The subtle rules the dense @ KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art, 2025
States of Fragility @ KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art, 2024
The Sky Looks Amazing From Here @ Kunsthaus L6 Freiburg, 2022
Bunte Steine. William Tucker, Kai Schiemenz, Stefan Guggisberg @ Georg Kolbe Museum, 2019
Absurde Routinen – Routinzed Absurdity @ KINDL – Centre for Contemporary Art, 2018
Longing for Landscape – Landscape Photography in the Anthropocene @ Tieranatomisches Theater Berlin, 2016
WRITING
Spain in Focus at Ceramic Brussels 2026 - Ceramics Now
Ceramics un-limited world – Clay takes the stage in an exhibition at SKB Artes in Bolzano - Ceramics Now
Premio Faenza 2025: The 63rd International Biennial of Contemporary Ceramics - Ceramics Now
Formed: Making Berlin's Diverse and Vibrant Ceramic Scene Visible - Ceramics Now
On Kate Newby's site-specific installation 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 at Klosterruine Berlin - Ceramics Now
A Journey Through (un)Known Territories: The 5th Officine Saffi Award - Ceramics Now
Laura Borghi. Passion for Ceramics – Art Aurea