Stay Loose

All artworks belong to the series “Stay Loose”, which was created in 2021, as a tribute to Joseph Beuys and the poem "How to be an Artist", which is attributed to Beuys. It vividly and yet ironically describes what a person can do to become an artist. In much the same way, my works enter into a dialogue with this poem and show, not without a certain wink, how to awaken the artist in oneself. My image compositions are created by digitally assembling and superimposing several motifs. The doubling of the female figure lets the naturalism of the image fade out while at the same time enhancing its‘ inherent meaning. My photographic works, multi-layered in the truest sense of the word, show the potential, the strength and yet the fragility of the figures. The digital transformation shows reality as interpretation and at the same time as irritation. Thus, something new emerges, born of the real yet detached from it and photography becomes a medium for tracing the subjective in the objective. Digitally superimposing different motifs, blurring or playing with a negative and positive presentation simultaneously, these are my essential design tools for my surreal compositions. Every picture is a lyrical approach to subjective visions, something that lies beneath the reality. And, as Gerhard Richter says, “art is the highest form of hope” and it is hope and healing that especially today are most urgently needed.