ARTIST STATEMENT
The camera has the power to make us see the familiar as strange, and the strange as familiar.
– John Berger
For over 25 years, I have been working in the field of artistic, conceptual photography, navigating the space between documentation and staging. I engage with people, places, and objects, documenting and staging works in museum or public spaces—always with attention to the tangible traces of use, transformation, and history. I approach things and situations with an open mind and unbiased curiosity, which often enables me to bring perspectives and details to light that might otherwise remain unnoticed. Projects such as those about the Hindustan Ambassador in India, the typewriter in both contemporary and historical contexts, a work on the life of Mahatma Gandhi, and projects on Germany’s recent history all emerge from this endeavour.
Long-term projects in India, work on Germany’s recent history, or studies of historical objects reveal how differing values, cultural practices, and historical structures intersect. Through direct engagement with people, places, and objects—whether in photography, model-making, or staging in public spaces—I create image spaces that make the traces of use, change, and history perceptible, always with sensitivity to the perspectives of those involved and the cultural contexts in which they operate.
From this close engagement emerge images that depict a fragment of the world without attempting to capture it from a singular, one-dimensional perspective, and that invite viewers to reflect on the varied perspectives and interconnections, particularly as they manifest in trans-cultural or historical contexts.
