“With the way I work, the art ultimately creates itself.”
Every work of mine has its own identity, its own humour. As a media artist, I don’t let the medium of a work dictate itself immediately; I leave the medium open at first, and see how the work assembles. With the way I work, the art ultimately creates itself. I tend to gravitate towards video, photo and interactive media works with sound, with an emphasis on moving images, video and animation, some of which are even loop-capable. The continuous loop allows visitors to determine the viewing time themselves: The dramaturgy and tension of the work must always withstand repetition. However, I work with all the media at my disposal. Anything goes: any software, any hardware, whatever is available.
I am working on visualising contemporary themes and openly presenting all communication. I believe that the medium of a work is important if it is justified in terms of content. What I end up settling on is always quite intrinsic, a kind of contemplation of the idea itself. I often have a lot of fun with that. The idea of the work must be well-conveyed to the audience, only then does this idea become the identity of the work.
Female Tourist Demon
Biography
*1965 | Karlsruhe |
until 1997 | Ausbildung als Fotografin. Postgraduierten Studium und Diplom der audiovisuellen Medien an der KHM Köln. |
since 1993 | Kontinuierliche Tätigkeit als Medienkünstlerin |
since 1993 |
Zahlreiche Ausstellungen und audiovisuelle Performances
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1993 | “Borderlines” Experimentelle Fotografie, Gruppenausstellung, Postmuseum Frankfurt, Deutschland und “Deutsche Kunst mit Fotografie-Die neunziger Jahre”, Gruppenausstellung, Architekturmuseum Frankfurt, Deutschland. Beide kuratiert von Reinhold Mißelbeck, Leiter der Sammlung Fotografie und Video am Museum Ludwig in Köln (1985 bis 2001). L. Fritz Gruber, Eine fotografische Hommage, Fotoarbeit im Buch zum 90. Geburtstag. |
Exhibitions
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2019 |
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2018 | Opener “THE WALL”, light projection, Artforum Alteburger Wall, Cologne, Germany |
2017 | BIDAF, Bandung International Digital Arts Festival, Bandung, Indonesia |
2016 | Nominee “Wolfgang-Hahn-Preis 2016” Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany |
Prizes / Scholarships
2016 | Nomine “Wolfgang-Hahn-Preis 2016” Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany |
2000 | „EuroPrix 2000, Best of Multimedia in Europa“, Cannes, France |
1998 | Chargesheimer Stipendium of the city of Cologne, Germany |