Artist statement

I am interested in the human nature, emotions and behaviours and relationships: to oneself, to others, to the environment, with everything we engage with. Many of my works are influenced by my roots in feminism. I provide  a point of view on issues of women's politics.

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Especially in my pictorial figurative works I often depict big women and thus question the glorification of a certain body type and the devaluation of everything else. In my abstract works, I often portray anger, sadness, pain, frustration, humiliation, oppression, shame and the opposing fighting spirit that women experience only because of their gender. I often mirror this to a kind of “ideal state”. My performances are inspired by  "Feminist Art". I aim to point out the inequality in society, in particular that of women.

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In my work I propose to constantly rethink the content as well as the medium, material and art form, to consider alternatives and to draw new conclusions. In painting, I work both abstractly and figuratively. I often combine both in one piece, as the contrast creates a particularly fascinating tension for me. My work process is often similar to that of some Abstract Expressionists: a combination of gesture-rich, intense painting guided by impulses and phases of reflection in which I engage intensively with the painting and evaluate next steps. My working materials range from traditional artistic painting tools to everyday objects. At the moment I am developing abstract works in which the boundary between painting, sculpture and installation is softened.

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