Llobet & Pons

They work as an artist partnership since 2002, and they live and work in Barcelona

Jasmina Llobet and Luis Pons are a visual artist collective and assistant professors at the Fine Arts Faculty of the University of Barcelona. They have also served as visiting professors at Tunghai University. Taichung, Taiwan (2019-2020). Specialising in sculpture, public art and context-specific projects, Llobet & Pons have spent over ten years living in Berlin and have participated in numerous artist residency programs. Their research stays have taken them to South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey, and Ireland. Their work primarily focuses on the creation of public sculptures, many of which are permanent installations.

Education:
Jasmina Llobet (1978, Barcelona) completed a Doctorate in Heritage at the University of Jaén, with International Certification, in 2024. She earned a degree in Fine Art from the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) in 2005, where she went on to receive a Meisterschüler distinction.

Luis Fernández Pons (1979, Madrid) obtained a Doctorate in Advanced Studies in Artistic Productions at the University of Barcelona, with international Certification, in 2023. He graduated in Fine Art from UdK Berlin in 2004, , followed by a Meisterschüler distinction. He later completed the MA in Art in Context at UdK Berlin in 2008.

Research Stays and Residency Grants:

-Münster Fine Arts Academy, Germany. 3-month research stay. (P)
-Düsseldorf Fine Arts Academy, Germany. 3-month research stay. (L)

2018

-Tsung-Yeh Arts and Cultural Center. Tainan, Taiwan. Residency

2017

-ASEM residency. ACT Center studios. Asia Culture Center (ACC). Gwangju, South Korea. Residency

2015

-IFA grant (Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen) for participation at Havana Biennial. Federal Foreign Office, Germany

2013

-Laznia 2 Centre for Contemporary Art. Gdańsk, Poland. Residency
                  -PICE program. Acción Cultural Española (AC/E) for participation in the Setouchi Triennial, Japan

2012

-Lokaal 01. Antwerp, Belgium. Residency

2011

-Akiyoshidai International Art Village (AIAV). Yamaguchi, Japan. With grant of AC/E, Madrid

2010

-Seoul Art Space Geumcheon. Seoul, South Korea. Residency. With grant of Hangar, Barcelona
-ARP IMMA. Irish Museum of Modern Art. Dublin, Ireland. Residency. With grant of Seacex, Spain

2009

-Studio Kura. Fukuoka, Japan. Residency. With grant of CoNCA, Catalan Arts Council.
-Platform Garanti. Istanbul, Turkey. Residency. With grant of Can Xalant, Mataró

2008

-Global Institute. Participation in educational project at 7th Gwangju Biennale, South Korea
-Seoksu Art Project. Anyang, South Korea. Residency

Artistic Research Grants, Stipends, Scholarships and Prizes:

-Becas EDUJA. Scholarship for international research stays. Doctoral School of the University of Jaén. (L)

-Barcelona Awards 2020 Scholarship, Culture Institute of Barcelona City Council (ICUB). (P)

2020

-Selected for realisation at the Kunst am Bau contest “Art in buildings and urban space”, Berlin, Germany

2007

-NaFöG Stipend of Berlin Senate. Scholarship (L)

2006

-Creadors en residència. EADC (Autonomous Entity of Cultural Diffusion), Generalitat de Catalunya, to carry out artistic research project barriochannel.tv at the Berlin University of the Arts (UdK), Germany (P)
-Helmut-Thoma-Preis. UdK Berlin. Award (L)
-Nominated for Meisterschülerpreis des Präsidenten. UdK Berlin. Award (L)

2004-05

-Injuve Stipend. Ministerio Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales, Spain. Scholarship (L)

2003

-Premi Miquel Casablancas. Centre Cívic Sant Andreu. Barcelona. Competition, Second prize (P)

2002-03

-Ajuts a la creació 2002. Ministry of Culture of Catalonia (Generalitat de Catalunya), Spain. Stipend (P)

2002

-BIAM 2002: Amposta Art Biennial. Spain. Competition, Second prize (P)

Public Artworks, Site-Specific Sculptures, Solo Exhibitions (Selection):

-Nesting in Architecture. Sculpture park at By Art Matters Museum (天目里美术馆 ), Hangzhou, China. Directed by Francesco Bonami.
-Multitamaire – Daichi’s Sports Festival. Echigo-Tsumari Art Field Day. Tokamachi, Japan (temporary sculpture).

2022

-Art Field Nanhai Guangdong (广东南海大地艺术节). Creation of two permanent sculptures in public space in Foshan, China.

2021

-Kiezplatten. Sculpture project in public space. Berlin, Germany. Organized by  Lichtenberg District Office.

2019

-OCAT Anren (OCT Contemporary Art Terminal.) Chengdu, China. Permanent sculpture.
-Kunstverein Springhornhof. Neuenkirchen, Germany. Permanent sculpture.
-Dobles. Espai Tactel Toormix, Barcelona, Spain (with Aggtelek). Solo show.
-Zusammenspiel. Centre for Institutional Representation of the State of Lower Saxony. Berlin, Germany. Solo show.

2018

-Shortlisted for realisation of a permanent "Kunst am Bau" project in public space. Commissioned by Berlin Region.

-BasketCircle. Comissioned by the City Hall of Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona. Public artwork

2016

-Haidressers’ Circle. Experience MACBA programme. MACBA. Barcelona (Performance).

2015

-Live Evil Veil Vile. Seoul Innovation Park, South Korea. Permanent sculpture
-Llobet & Pons. Gallery La Encantada, Barcelona, Spain. Solo show.

2014

Shortlisted for realisation of a permanent "Kunst am Bau" project in public space. Commissioned by Berlin Region.

2013

-Multibasket. Teshima, Japan. Permanent sculpture
-Llobet & Pons. CAS, Osaka, Japan
-Summa Art Fair. Matadero Madrid. Booth Galería Odalys. Madrid, Spain (with Irina Novarese)

2012

-Dividual. Masart Galeria. Barcelona
-Asemais anogerf. Galería Adhoc. Vigo, Spain

2011

-Miniscopics. Halfhouse. Barcelona, Spain
-Shortlisted for realisation of a permanent "Kunst am Bau" project in public space. Commissioned by Berlin Region.

2010

-The Morse Code Sprinklers Test. The Process Room at the Irish Museum of Modern Art. Dublin, Ireland.

2009

-Mikroplan. Kunstraum Delikatessenhaus. Leipzig, Germany
-Towelflag. Platform Garanti. Istanbul, Turkey. Temporary site-specific project.

2007

-Reversible. display/Kunstraum Delikatesse-nhaus. Leipzig

2006

-small talk project. Galleri Rostrum. Malmö, Sweden

2004

-Platform Snowflake. Space Imug. Galerie SPHN. Berlin, Germany

Group exhibitions (selection)

-Liebe auf den ersten Blick.  Kunstverein Springhornhof. Neuenkirchen, Germany

2021

-Artists’ Breath. Ichihara Lakeside Museum. Ichihara, Japó

2019

-Anren Biennale. Chengdu, China
-Madou Sugar Industry Art Triennial. Madou, Taiwan
-Archive Vol.1 Local Context. Laznia 2 Centre for Contemporary Art. Gdansk, Poland
-The Work-in-progress Art of the Everyday. Tunghai University Gallery,Taiwan.

2018

-The Playground Project -Outdoor. Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn, Germany
-Lá Fora. CAC Fundação Eugénio de Almeida. Évora, Portugal
-Taehwa River Eco Art Festival, Ulsan, South Korea

2017

-Polyhedric. Centre d’Art Tecla Sala. Hospitalet de Llobregat
-Odessa Biennale. Odessa Museum of Modern Art. Odessa, Ukraine

2016

-Brick by Brick: Ceramics Applied to Architecture. Design Museum of Barcelona. DHUB, Barcelona
-contesting/contexting Sport 2016. NGBK. Berlin, Germany

2015

-Fundamental Ephemeris II. Goethe University. Frankfurt (cat.)
-Havana biennial, Collective projects. Kcho Estudio - Museo Orgánico Romerillo. Havana, Cuba

2014

-Factotum. Fundació Tàpies. Barcelona, Spain

2013

-Setouchi Triennale. Seto islands, Japan

2012

-fairgrounds. Public sculpture project. little berlin. Philadelphia, USA

2011

-Destino/Zielort: Berlin. Studio 1, Bethanien. Berlin, Germany (cat.)
-The Last Summer. Gallery JungMiSo. Seoul, South Korea (cat.)
-Inaugural exhibition. Seoksu Art Terminal. Anyang, South Korea

2010

-The Stability of Objects. Seoul Art Space Geumcheon. Seoul, South Korea.
-Fare-Well. Brain Factory. Seoul, South Korea

2009

-Hello World. Itokoku Historical Museum. Fukuoka, Japan

2008

-Manifesta7. Project Tabula Rasa. Ex Alumix. Bolzano/Bozen, Italy (in collaboration with OASberlin) (P) (cat.)
-Identity and Art. Ucity Art Museum of GAFA. Guangzhou, China
-World One Minutes. Today Art Museum. Beijing, China

2007

-madrid28045. Intermediæ / Matadero Madrid, Spain (cat.)
-totale partizipation_radikale entspannung. arttransponder. Berlin, Germany

2006

-Möbus-Schleife. Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin, Germany (cat.)
-Totalism? Galerie Neurotitan-Haus Schwarzenberg. Berlin, Germany (cat.)
-Fluidic. UNA Galeria. Bucharest, Romania

2005

-LOOP: The Video Art Festival 05. Video-store Programme. Barcelona, Spain

2004

-Salon Européen des Jeunes Créateurs. Salon de Montrouge, France and Museo Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso. Amarante, Portugal(P) (cat.)

2003

-Performanceköper-Stadt (in collaboration with S. Becker). Bauhaus. Dessau, Germany (L)
-En sus 13. Galería ADN. Barcelona, Spain (P)
-Sinergies Art Disseny. FAD. Barcelona, Spain (P) (cat.)

2002

-Premi de Pintura Miquel Casablancas. Centre Cívic Sant Andreu. Barcelona, Spain (L) (cat.)
-BIAM 2002: Amposta Art Biennial. Museu Comarcal del Montsià. Amposta, Spain (P) (cat.)

(L): Relates only to Jasmina Llobet
(P): Relates only to Luis Fernández Pons
(cat.): Exhibitions with published catalogue