Artist Statement

I work with zones of intermingling and transition between material bodies. I let bitumen seep into tulle and alabaster dissolve into a stream. I take naps with stones and trace my bodily memory of them.
I am drawn to the moment when a material body reveals its peculiarity as well as its relationality. I work with these glimpses into the contradictory, such as the velvetiness in stone, the sturdiness in tulle or the plasticity in bitumen. By circling these fragile states, my works tend to hover on the edge of the physical durable.
My sculptural work cycles are sparked by site-responsive processes, mostly in the context of residencies. In my recent work, I delve into lithic-human intertwinings.

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Vita

residencies / symposia

2023  
residency in guest studio of State Upper Austria (LandOÖ, AT) at the Egon Schiele Art Centrum, June, Český Krumlov (CZ)
2022 
residency Arts Festival Begehungen - Plansch, Thalheim (DE)
residency in Kunsthalle Kleinschönach, Kleinschönach (DE)
2019 
sandstone symposium, Reinhardtsdorf (DE)
2018 
landart symposium, Künstler Gut Loitz e.V., Loitz (DE)
2017  
stone symposium, Tangen (NO)

scholarships / awards

 2024
scholarship of State Upper Austria (Land OÖ, AT) 
scholarship, summer academy, Alfred Toepfer Foundation (DE)
2023
studio scholarship by State Upper Austria (Land OÖ, AT) for studio at Egon Schiele Art Centrum, Český Krumlov (CZ)
2022
scholarship NEUSTART KULTUR, Stiftung Kunstfonds 2022 (DE)
studio scholarship, Kunsthalle Kleinschönach (DE)
2020
2nd price of exhibition Natur-Mensch with work creatures among creatures, national park Harz, Sankt Andreasberg (DE)
2018/19/21 
scholarship of STIBET, German Academic Exchange Service DAAD & Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design/Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences (DE)