Christina Back is a trained architect graduated from The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture in Copenhagen. Since 1997 she has been working visually with space within installation, performance, exhibition design, architecture etc. The expression of Christina Back is based on inter-disciplinary dialog, process, individual perception of space and site-specific relations.

Education
2000-2005 Architect MAA from The Architect School of The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts,Copenhagen. Study of experimental architecture by Professor Nat Chard
1999 Mathematics study by Copenhagen University – concerning the relation between mathematics and art
1997 Residence on Ærø Folk School School of Theatre
1995-1996 Drama study by Jytte Poulsen – Visual performance theatre
Installation
2004 Rum: ASTRAY I and Rum: ASTRAY II 2 sight specific installations Radar 2004,Copenhagen
2004 Installation design for FlexVoices interactive sound installation, Aarhus
2002 Come In Go Out, Co-operation with Robert Wilson, part of Culture Bridge 2002, Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen
2003 Room installation at the Carlton Arms Hotel, N.Y.C.
2001 Installation by support arrangement for The Terra Nova Theatre, Copenhagen
2000 Art in the Command-central, Copenhagen
2000 Aliquid In Toto, Italian Culture Festival, Corzensa, Italy
Performance Installations
2005-2007 REALstAGE – stage research lab in collaboration with choreographer Helle Bach
2005 Collage: RUM I, Junge Hunde 2005, European Theatre Festival, The Entré Stage, Århus
2003 Come In Go Out as a Installation-Performance, Junge Hunde 2003, European Theatre Festival, Copenhagen
2002 Garden installation at The Long House Benefit, N.Y.
2002 Time, The Other Opera, Copenhagen
2001 Time Workshop, Terra Nova Theatre, Copenhagen
2001 Set design – BY-QBY 3:4:5, Terra Nova Theatre, Copenhagen
2000 Aliquid in Toto, Terra Nova Theatre, Copenhagen
1999 The Swineherd, Openair performance, Vesterbro Culture-week, Copenhagen
1998 Catwalk performance, the jubilee of Vesterbro Culture-house, Copenhagen
1998 Performance co-operation with Martha Gutierrez, Copenhagen + Berlin

Exhibition Design
2008 Everything you can think of is true, exhibition in collaboration with Robert Wilson, The Royal Library, Copenhagen
2006-2009 Exhibition Architect at The Royal Library, Copenhagen
2005 Assistant for Nat Chard, Institute for Cultural Policy, Hamburg
2004 Maya Lin, Wanås, Sweden
2003 Maya Lin/Finn Juhl, Museum of Decorative Art, Copenhagen
2000 Art in the Command-central, Copenhagen

Miscellaneous
2006 Exhibition and talk at Camera/Construct, conferrance at East University of London
2006 Choreographer at Copenhagen University, Aesthetic and history of dance
2006 Interior design of apartment V36, The VM-houses, Copenhagen
2006 The spring exhibition, Group show, Exhibition hall Charlottenborg, Copenhagen
2005 Light design on Asfaltengle, The Boldhouse Theatre, Copenhagen
2002-2008 participation at Watermill workshop center of Robert Wilson
2000 Set and costume design to the movie Dystopia, The Danish Movie-workshop, Copenhagen
2000 Costume design, The Dance Stage, Copenhagen
1999 Set Designer assistant for Luca Ruzza by the production of Tempest(s), The Terra Nova Theatre, Copenhagen
1997 Opens Gallery Varia, Paintings and paint-installations, Copenhagen

www.christinaback@d-arts.dk