Biography

Rob Crosse is a visual artist and filmmaker from the UK and based in Berlin. Working with video, photography, sculpture and drawing, his work questions the prevalent association between ageing and decline. The desire to belong is explored through his focus on group activities that form modes of communication and recreation. His working process often involves engaging with communities and support groups of older people over long periods of time. He was a participant in the Berlin Programme for Artists (BPA) from 2019 to 2020. In 2020 he was awarded the Ars Viva Prize.

Recent exhibitions include Natura Gaia, Bangkok Biennale, Thailand; Love is Louder, Bozar, Brussels, Belgium; Orangerie of Care, nGbk, Berlin and Chaleur Humaine, Triennial Art +Industry, Musées Dunkirk, France. His videos have been screened as part of Room in a Crowd, ICA, London Film Festival, UK; Last Remnants of Nature, Neu Nationalgalerie, Berlin, DE and Queer: Both Sides Now V, Videotage, HK. He has completed residencies at Fogo Island Arts, CA; Videotage/Videoclub, HK; Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Nebraska, US; Katara Art Center, Doha, QA and Foundation Marcelino Botin, Santander, ES.