Silke Lapina is a German-Filipino visual artist based in Berlin remixing pop culture and spirituality.

She assisted several photographers and fine artists in the fields of street art and fashion around the globe, before receiving a B.A. in Culture- and Social Anthropology at the University of Vienna and M.A. in Religion and Culture at the Humboldt University Berlin.

Her artworks are deeply influenced by pop culture and spirituality. Executed in a wide range of media including photography, painting, installation and performance, Lapina’s work explores themes such as religion and transformation in contemporary society, meditation and interculturality.

Press

Hände als Zeichen der Annäherung. Paula Dengs, Les Nouveaux Riches

Interview Silke Lapina. Liz Bautista, The Quiet Edit

Solo Exhibitions

2023

Holy Hands. Bundesgartenschau, Mannheim

2022

Urban Prayers. Off Space, Berlin

2021

Holy Hands. Ibn Rushd – Goethe Mosque, Berlin

2020

99 HOPES. PremArts, Berlin

2019

ALLES LICHT (OHNE ENDE LIEBE). RAP Store, Vienna

2018

You Are The Light. REM Art Space, Vienna

2016

#SPREADTHELOVE. Hamburg

Group Exhibitions

2023

Silke Lapina x Dennis Fechner, Leuven/Belgium

Heartfix. Ph0n0l0gues, Berlin

2022

JESUS. lebefrauu x qvartr Gallery, Hamburg

2021

RESILIENZ. EightRooms Gallery, Berlin

Open Atelier. Napoleon Komplex, Berlin

2019

Daughters of Zelophehad. Ésskizziert x Kitchen Guerilla, Hamburg

You+I=Light, Lightinstallation. ADIDAS Future Studio, Berlin

2018

Nigeria in Dub. Premarts, Berlin

2017

CRO TRU. Circle Culture Gallery, Berlin

éspassiert x oncrete. Stilwerk, Hamburg

2016

Screen Print Show. REM Art Space, Vienna

Screenshots. Grafik Werkschau Halle 622, Zurich

2015

TrackSetters Entertainment Launch. Hamburg

2014

Fuchsbau Exclusive: Koolmilk x Silke Lapina. Loft.23, Hamburg