Raised in East Berlin, my early work focused on grainy black-and-white street photography during my travels through Eastern Europe.
After relocating to the UK in 1992, I pursued a BA in Photography at the University of Westminster, where I delved into introspective self-portraiture, exploring the profound impact of growing up in the shadow of the Berlin Wall.
In 2003, I settled on a canal in Surrey and worked as a teacher of photography and art.
The Brexit vote in 2016 became a catalyst for change in my artistic approach, as it upheaved my life in the UK and led me to question my position there. Since then, my photographic work has examined political issues, shaped by my upbringing in a dictatorship.
Driven by a sense of urgency to visualise disappearing aspects of recent history, my practice is research-based and incorporates sound, photography, and interventions with material from personal and public archives. My work deals with conflict, fear, and memory exploring the manipulation of language, and propaganda, By reflecting on my own experiences of restrictions and control, I seek to understand and visually articulate the emotional repercussions of contemporary societal issues.
