Fernanda Trevellin
Interdisciplinary artist working with water, minerals, light and perception
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Fernanda Trevellin is a Berlin-based interdisciplinary artist whose work connects water, science of minerals light and perception through sculptural installations and long-term research. She studied at the Universität der Künste Berlin and was a Meisterschülerin at the Institut für Raumexperimente under Olafur Eliasson, where she was nominated for the UdK President’s Award in 2011.
Her practice investigates water as material, medium and vital element. Through glass, optics and mineral interfaces, she creates installations that transform drinking water into sensorial encounters, inviting presence, connection and renewed awareness. This line of research began in 2012 with Aqua Vitae at Agora Collective (Berlin) and evolved into the ongoing series NOVA*DrinkingWaterFountain&Crystals.
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Between 2023 and 2025, Fernanda expanded her artistic and scientific research in Brazil, mapping historical and active springs across the city of São Paulo. This work led to NOVA*Fonte Rio Saracura, an artistic–urban project dedicated to revitalizing the submerged waters flowing beneath Avenida Paulista, MASP and Cidade Matarazzo. These projects integrate art, architecture and environmental knowledge in collaboration with institutions such as Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), Goethe-Institut São Paulo, the German Consulate, Rios & Ruas and Rosewood São Paulo.
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In 2025, Fernanda presents SUPER*NOVA at the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, as part of the Festival Future Nows, expanding her investigation of water–light phenomena into a monumental sculptural installation.
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Fernanda is the creator of NOVAWATER.NET, an artistic platform dedicated to water, perception and contemporary ecological awareness through installations, research and education. She works between Berlin and São Paulo.
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Education
2009–2012 — Meisterschülerin, Universität der Künste Berlin, Institut für Raumexperimente (Olafur Eliasson)
2009 — Institut für Raumexperimente (Ifrex), UdK Berlin
2006–2008 — École des Beaux-Arts de Tourcoing, France (DNAP, félicitations)
2004 — Panamerican School of Design & Arts, São Paulo
2000–2004 — BA Business Administration, Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), São Paulo
2000 — Universidade de São Paulo (ECA-USP), Public Relations
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Current Projects
SUPER*NOVA — Festival Future Nows 2025, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
NOVA*Fonte Rio Saracura — artistic and ecological project on the underground springs beneath MASP and Cidade Matarazzo, São Paulo
Urban spring research (2023–2025) — mapping subterranean waterways, environmental memory and hydrography in São Paulo (with Rios & Ruas, Goethe-Institut, FGV Ventures)
Im Spiegel: Otto Steinert & Foto Cine Clube Bandeirante — co-curatorial research and catalog (Germany / Austria)
NOVAWATER.NET — platform for artistic installations, research and education
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Selected Exhibitions
2025 — SUPER*NOVA, Future Nows Festival, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
2022 — SUPERNOVA & NOVAKlein, Studio VonTrevellin, Berlin
2021 — NOVA*Jungbrunnen, Nikkel Forsthaus, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2020 — Inner Sun & Möbius Strip in 756.982 forms, HEW – House for the End of the World, Berlin (with Elana Katz)
2018 — NOVA*Prime Matter, Welt ohne Außen, Martin-Gropius-Bau Museum, Berlin
2017 — NOVA*Jungbrunnen, Festival of Future Nows, Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin
2015 — Pachamama, Food Art Festival, Berlin
​ 2014 — Einklang, Future Nows, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
2013 — Aqua Vitae, Agora Collective, Berlin
2012 — Coffee Impulsive System, Central Galeria, São Paulo
2011 — Perpetual Frequency, Universität der Künste Berlin / Ressonanz, Central Gallery, São Paulo
2010 — Bel_Vedere, Pfefferberg’s cellar, Institut für Raumexperimente, Berlin
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Awards & Publications
2014 — Jaqueline Diffring Foundation Prize, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
2012 — Publication: Positioning Osmotic Impulses, SAVVY Contemporary
2011 — Nomination, UdK President’s Award
2010 — Publication: Impossible Talks, Institut für Raumexperimente
2008 — Félicitations DNAP, École des Beaux-Arts de Tourcoing
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