Current Residents

The artists and architects for Group LVII (April 2025 – September 2025) are Ella Eßlinger, Paulina Nolte, and Valentina Triet.

 
 

Ella Eßlinger

Ella Eßlinger (1996* Berlin) is a trained architect working independently and collaboratively. Her work lies at the intersection of theoretical research and practice, often exploring how memory and institutional structures shape the perception of monuments. She studied architecture at TU Munich and received her Master's degree from ETH Zurich. In 2023/2024 Ella was part of the curatorial programme at the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA). As a member of ZAS*, she taught a visiting studio at the Department of Architecture at ETH Zurich. Together with Clara Richard Gostynski she developed the editorial project Nachglühen / Afterglow, and published two issues (issue 1: 2022,  issue 2: 2024, with women writing architecture).

ARCHITECTURE

 

Paulina Nolte

Paulina Nolte (*1992) studied at the Academy of Fine Art in Munich. Her work threads together a range of mediums, often ending in a performative piece. Her last solo show Persimone at Kunstpavillon in Munich was based on a soundpiece of hers, initially streamed by PlusX on Radio Cashmere in Berlin and then released on New York tape label Decontrol. In 2024 she exhibited with artist Manuela Gernedel in the two person show O/U at Galerie Françoise Heitsch. She has performed solo at Pool for SAA in Brooklyn, Kallio-Kuninkala in Helsinki, Blitz Club in Munich and for Ruine München at Lenbachhaus. She also performs collaboratively and in projects by fellow artists like Anna McCarthy at the Münchner Kammerspiele or with Rosanna Graf at Kunstmuseum Bochum.

Fine arts

 

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Valentina Triet

Valentina Triet, born on March 8, 1991, in Winterthur, Switzerland, is a trained artist. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna under Professor Heimo Zobernig (2017–2021) and previously attended the Zurich University of the Arts and the Gerrit Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam. Her practice spans film, photography, and sculpture, often exploring patterns and models as tools of orientation. In 2024, Valentina Triet was a finalist at the Swiss Art Awards. Her work has been exhibited in institutions such as Neuer Essener Kunstverein and FELIX GAUDLITZ in Vienna. She is a recipient of the 2025 MAK Schindler Scholarship Program in Los Angeles.