Ongoing projects
Continuation of the project Bohemian Mass - fall of 2024
After the residency in Krumau and the release of my poetry booklet, I continue to be drawn to the stones of the Bohemian Mass. With the support of a scholarship of the Land Upper Austria (OÖ), I will continue to work with them through a sculptural approach this fall in the region I grew up in - the Mühlviertel. It's the part of Upper Austria north of the Danube, where the stone layer of the Bohemian Mass, coming from the north, finds its end.
Publications
Poetry booklet "Wie trocknet die Vergangenheit in dir?" - May 2024
As part of the bodily exploration of the Bohemian Mass in my residency in Krumau, I wrote lyrical texts that I made into a poetry booklet and launched a crowdfunding campaign on Startnext for the print of a first limited edition. With the help of many wonderful supporters, my poetry collection Wie trocknet die Vergangenheit in dir? was printed and launched in May 2024 and is now available for 25€ plus postage. Contact me, if you are interested in purchasing it or want to find out more.
Residencies
Bohemian Mass - June 2023
Residency at the Egon Schiele Art Centrum, Český Krumlov (CZ), funded by Land Oberösterreich (Upper Austria) This project centers around a bodily exploration of the stone layer called Bohemian Mass that stretches from the Czech Republic to Upper Austria, where I come from. Starting with a trip along the Austrian-Czech border, I visited rocks and collected stones in order to immerse myself in their corporeality throughout the residency.
July - August 2022
Residency Kunstfestival Begehungen, Thalheim
For the art festival with the title Plansch in an abandoned swimming pool in a small town near Chemnitz, I realized the site-specific installation "Stagnant Waters".
I worked with 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 would congeal into large puddles with glossy surfaces, both swallowing and reflecting the colorful architecture.
The project for the residency at the Kunsthalle Kleinschönach centered around the paradox of the physical to strive for its fullest expression whilst also being in a constant process of dissolution.
With the material of alabaster, I created sculptures of the series yearnings while also working with collecting and dispersing the material that was removed during the sculpting process.
