Artist Statement

Growing up on a small farm in the country, I felt detached from urban life. The wealth and cultural richness of city dwellers left me in a feeble condition.

I worked with myself as model, when I got into a bike accident in 2017. As if by magic, I survived and was in shock and awe at how residue-free life could be removed. This led me from classical studio photography into a non-physical, virtual realm. My artistic research negotiates the social and cultural implications of technological progress, its by-products and opportunities. Sometimes the technology itself is the starting point for a new work and what new images/viewpoints you can create with it. It is always about one or more specific subject(s) that can be portrayed in a new way through, with or in relation to advancing technologies. Some of these portraits are very direct, such as photography or video, but they can also be indirect, such as through a performance or installation. Ultimately, the methods of video projection, artificial intelligence, CGI, graphic design and photography converge in a feminist, sensitive and yet queer pop oeuvre.

My father was an engineer and left me interested in mastering technologies. I grew up with many weird traditions that I still appreciate and am very much influenced by 2000s MTV.