Marion Menzel

Marion Menzel began her artistic career alongside her work as a freelance graphic designer, initially with fabric paintings, in which she dealt intensively with the topic of “woman” and continued her work with numerous series of sketches, drawings and linoleic prints.

Triggered by her love of tea, she has continually dedicated special attention over the years to working with tea leaves, from which her objects and installations are created and have now become her trademark.

As a passionate tea drinker, one day the now dried remnant of the last infusion caught my eye, and I was fascinated by the bizarre structure of the tea leaves”,

says the artist.

This discovery was followed by longer periods of experimentation with different binders until she found a suitable glue. In addition to rod and wall objects, which are equipped with dried aubergines filled with synthetic resin, dried orange and mandarin peels were covered with dyed synthetic resin and coated with tea leaves for an installation reminiscent of a carpet of flowers.

Menzel has found a way to prevent the tea’s organic material from the decaying, and instead “prepare it for eternity””,

says art historian Dr. Susanne Wischermann.

Solo exhibitions (selection)