Marija Jaensch

Marija Jaensch (1979 – Netherlands) 

Marija Jaensch is an artist who opens dialogues with works from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Through art historical research, she analyses spatial characteristics such as floor patterns, perspectives and light distributions, reconstructing them as independent textile compositions. Her practice involves meticulous study – counting squares and mapping colours row by row – through which she detects and preserves original irregularities. Creating her own dyes from natural ingredients, she cuts and sews fabrics into monumental works, approaching textile as a fine art medium. These labour-intensive reconstructions transform background elements into striking geometric abstractions that defy regular patterns, asserting themselves as contemporary works. Through collaboration with Galleria Barovier&Toso, she brings glass into her art historical exchange with the past. 

Exhibitions 

‘H2O Venezia: Diari d'acqua / Water Diaries’, group exhibition parallel to the Biennale di Venezia, in collaboration with Fondazione Barovier&Toso (2024); ‘Glass Art in Dialogue / Arte del vetro in dialogo’, inaugural exhibition Barovier&Toso ARTE, Venice (2025). 

Publications  

Elizabeth Morrison, ‘Dimensions of Water: The Miraculous Healing’ by Marija Jaensch / “Dimensioni dell’acqua: La guarigione miracolosa” di Marija Jaensch, in Mara Hofmann (ed.), ‘H2O Venezia: Diari d’acqua / Water Diaries’, exh. cat. SPUMA – Space for the Arts, Venice, 18 April – 24 Nov. 2024, Milan: Electa, 2024, pp. 46-51; Mara Hofmann, ‘Glass Art in Dialogue / Arte del vetro in dialogo’, exh. cat. Palazzo Barovier&Toso, Murano-Venice, 13 Feb. – 8 June 2025, Venice: Barovier&Toso ARTE, 2025, pp. 29-51.  

Collections 

Her works entered the Fondazione Barovier&Toso Collection.