“About me”
I was born in Graz, Austria in 1999 and moved to Germany at the age of eleven. I grew up in several small towns in the north of Germany before completing my Abitur alongside a vocational training in design and media technology. I later studied psychology in Düsseldorf before moving to Berlin to start my studies on communication design at a university in Berlin. Alongside my studies I cofounded Kunstgleis, an independent art space in a former train station in Mecklenburg, where we run a shared studio and plan to host exhibitions and events.
Alongside my studies I also worked in retail, hospitality, publishing, video editing, and graphic design, including two years producing branding and print materials for a pharmacy. My artistic practice spans sculpture, painting, photography, and 3D animation, with a strong interest in technical processes and physical making. I am currently spending an exchange semester in Japan, which reflects a broader pattern in my life of staying on the move and seeking out new environments.
Artist Statement
My work is intuitive and process-driven. The conceptual work happens during long walks, while travelling, or simply by sitting with my thoughts. It isn’t always linear but I keep iterating until things feel aligned. I can spend entire days in the studio without noticing, usually with old music playing in the background. I am drawn to old things because they reflect patience, attention to detail, and durability. That quality is something I find genuinely motivating.
The creature figures in my work were later pushed further by practical effects in films, which showed me what material and imagination can produce without digital tools. The old train station where I work, Oerzenhof, was also the former home of an artist who used animals as her primary material. The house is still full of her work. Using bones in my sculptures felt like a logical extension. Looking back, many of my sketches already revolved around fragile,
skeletal forms. Being surrounded by that kind of work and that way of thinking about material had a real impact on how I approach making.
When something stops feeling right I take it apart and start again. My work reflects ongoing movement and a refusal to settle. I moved repeatedly throughout my early life and that pattern of relocation shaped how I think and how I make. The themes I return to are personal but often touch on social questions, not as academic frameworks but as things I live with and think through constantly.