Portfolio of Leonie Urff: mixed media // visuals // design // material

I am interested in exploring & combining different kinds of media, inviting people to participate in my projects and making interventions between art & audience. Humor is an important ingredient in my work.

I studied Audiovisual Design at the Minerva Academy in Groningen, where I produced short movies, animations & visuals for parties. Eventually I decided to create my own projects from scratch and applied for a Master in Networked Media at the Piet Zwart Institute and graduated with the project Expo[re]view in 2009. It was through this project I accidentally entered the field of wearable technology, leading to my current involvement in the E-Textile group at V2_ which continued in a Summer Session with three other artists from this group.

My works present a playful mixture of electronics, textiles, video and internet. I am also a doll maker & since recently I design lasercut jewellery as well.