Artistic Approach:
​Approach and Focus
My work explores the tension between geometry, materiality, and perception — both visual and tactile. I create geometric wall-based works that shift between surface and space, clarity and movement, questioning the fragile boundary between real and imaginary. How does light, movement, and perspective shape our experience of space?
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What interests me is not representation, but resonance: how a piece can subtly shift perception, create stillness, or evoke a sensory response.
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​​​Process and Material
At the heart of my practice lies a slow, craft-based process. Like a sculptor, I shape my work step by step, assembling reduced geometric forms from materials such as steel, leather, concrete, wood, and gypsum. The resulting compositions rest quietly, yet remain open to transformation and new perception.
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Experience and Intention
Through a refined formal language and materiality, I seek to create spaces where stillness can be felt and curiosity awakened — inviting lingering, sensing, and discovery beyond words. In this reduction to essentials, a quiet strength and elegance emerge, to be felt rather than explained.
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Biography:
Ph: Allan Benigno Machado
Background & Education
Miriam Loellmann (b. 1985, Southern Germany) is a visual artist based in Rio de Janeiro with a background in Textile and Surface Design. From 2008 to 2013, she studied at the Weißensee School of Art in Berlin, where she was deeply influenced by Japanese guest professor Masayo Ave, who emphasized the importance of sensory perception — especially the sense of touch.
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Turning Point: Rio de Janeiro
In late 2013, just six months after graduating, Miriam followed a strong inner impulse — a vision that moving to Rio de Janeiro was essential for her artistic journey and creative growth. This decisive step marked the beginning of her professional career as an independent artist, embracing experimentation and unconventional approaches.
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Artistic Practice
Loellmann creates clear, serene, and tactile wall pieces that explore the space between two and three dimensions, the visible and the imagined, the material and the felt. Using geometric forms and contrasting materials, she invites a sensory experience that unfolds slowly — not to be intellectually decoded, but quietly perceived. Her process is meditative, precise, and rooted in craftsmanship.
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Exhibitions
Her work has been exhibited exclusively in Brazil, including solo presentations at leading art and design fairs such as IDA/ArtRio (Rio de Janeiro) and MADE (São Paulo), as well as a group exhibition at the Centro Cultural Correios in Rio de Janeiro.
Exhibitions:
Exhibitions
​​2024 Centro Cultural Correios, Rio de Janeiro (group show)
2017 Private Rooftop, Rio de Janeiro (solo)
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Art and Design Fairs
​2022 MADE, São Paulo (group show)
2018 MADE, São Paulo (solo)
2017 IDA/ArteRio, Rio de Janeiro (solo)
2016 IDA/ArteRio, Rio de Janeiro (solo)
Booth at MADE, São Paulo, 2018
Book: Miriam Loellmann: VOLUME ONE
Miriam Loellmann: VOLUME ONE traces the first ten years of Miriam Loellmann's artistic practice — from 2014 to 2024.
It begins in Rio de Janeiro. One month before her final exam, still in Berlin, Miriam Loellmann makes a radical decision: to leave everything behind and move to Rio de Janeiro, with a clear vision — to follow her artistic path and fully dedicate herself to art. She arrives with almost
nothing — just one book, documenting her graduation project. That was the starting point.​​
Miriam Loellmann: VOLUME ONE
A hand-bound artist book tracing the first ten years of Miriam Loellmann’s practice. Each one is made to order, with time and care — a unique, numbered piece. As every book is handcrafted, production and delivery times may vary.
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If you're interested in receiving a copy, please get in touch via email.
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Ph: Allan Benigno Machado
In Rio, Miriam Loellmann slowly builds her studio from the ground up. Despite very limited financial means in the early years, she establishes a practice rooted in slowness, precision, and a deep engagement with material. She learns to work with what's available — materials, tools, space — and gradually develops her artistic language. The city, with all its contrasts, becomes both inspiration and distance — a space that sharpens focus and opens something inward.​
Ph: Allan Benigno Machado
​​Like her artworks, the book is made slowly. VOLUME ONE is entirely handcrafted by the artist — from design and printing to binding and cover. Miriam Loellmann first discovered bookbinding while studying in Berlin and spent countless hours learning the craft. Since then, she has documented her work and process in handmade books — quiet archives of growth.
VOLUME TWO will follow in 2035 — the continuation of Miriam Loellmann's artistic journey.
Contact:
For inquiries about available works, pricing, or commissions, please feel free to get in touch. I'm happy to hear from you.
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contact@studiomiriamloellmann.com​
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