I am continuing to work with the Bohemian Massif as a more-than-human entity I grew up with in the Mühlviertel in Upper Austria. The stone layer comes from the north and reaches its end in this region along the Danube. With the support of a scholarship of the State Upper Austria (Land OÖ), I am exploring my kinship with these characteristic rock formations in a new body of work through various sculptural techniques of casting, beginning with taking molds of the rocks themselves and incorporating the material glass along the process.
Egon Schiele Art Centrum, guest studio, Český Krumlov (CZ) - June 2023
I started to work with the rock layer of the Bohemian Massif in my residency in the guest studio of the State Upper Austria in Krumlov (Czech Republic). I grew up with the Bohemian Massif and approached it as a shared layer between Austria and the Czech Republic, two countries separated by a rather dividing national border. Starting with a trip along this border, I visited rocks, collected stones, and immersed myself in their corporeality throughout the residency. This process led to the development of installative works and a poetry collection.
Kunstfestival Begehungen, Thalheim - July - August 2022
During this residency, the site-specific installation titled Stagnant Waters was realized for the art festival Plansch in an abandoned swimming pool in a small town near Chemnitz. It incorporates the mingled atmosphere of play that had once taken place here and the desolation that is becoming more and more prevalent. I filled two indoor-pools with inky black bitumen-based liquid that congealed into large puddles with glossy surfaces, both swallowing and reflecting the colorful architecture.
expression whilst also being in a constant process of dissolution. While creating the series of sculptures titled yearnings out of alabaster stone, I simultaneously worked with collecting and dispersing the material that was removed during the sculpting process.
