Artist in Residence at ISCP in New York, April-June 2025

Adèle Essle Zeiss (b. 1983, Stockholm) trained as a dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet School and received a master’s degree in art from the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. Her performance works have been presented at among others Moderna Museet and Accelerator in Stockholm, Den Frie in Copenhagen and at Lilith Performance Studio in Malmö. Her performance ”Statolit” is part of Moderna Museet’s collection.

Photo: Dan Kullberg

Adele Essle Zeiss, 250302 Stockholm.

Essle Zeiss creates visually stripped-down performance works and installations that accentuate the presence of the human body in space. As a viewer one finds oneself in a spatiality with people who perform the work in concentrated silence. The space is charged by slow movements and simple objects that clarify the subtle gestures performed by the bodies. Essle Zeiss has taken an interest in the experience of the weight of a body and how systems of balance are stored in our bodies and operate independent of our volition. The work has also been centred on wordless collaboration and how we affect and are connected to one another.