Artist Statement

Der kommunikative Akt spielt eine zentrale Rolle in meinen Arbeiten – das beinhaltet die Begegnung von Objekt und Betrachterin und die Reaktion verschiedener Materialien aufeinander. Reaktion und Gegenreaktion setzen Veränderungsprozesse in meinen Skulpturen und Installationen in Gang und kreieren Spuren, die als Relikte zurückbleiben. Über Materialien, die sich verändern und mit ihrer Umgebung reagieren, wird auf das Vergehen der Zeit verwiesen. Jedes der in den Arbeiten verwendeten Materialien begreife ich als lebendigen Körper, dessen Eigenschaften ich gezielt einsetze. Ich nehme Bezug auf Sprache, vor allem Lyrik, aber auch auf Philosophie. Die Betrachterinnen sind oft an der Entstehung der Werke im Raum beteiligt: Sie lösen Bewegungsabläufe von kinetischen Installationen aus oder schreiben sich bewusst oder unbewusst mit ihrer Anwesenheit in partizipative, prozesshafte Objekte ein.

The act of communication is central to my work, encompassing the interaction between objects and viewers, as well as the responses of different materials to one another. These reactions and counter-reactions initiate transformative processes within my sculptures and installations, leaving behind traces that serve as relics. Materials that interact with their surroundings evoke the passage of time, and I consider each material a living entity, using its properties intentionally. My work draws on themes from language, particularly poetry and philosophy. Viewers often play an active role in shaping the experience of the work: they initiate movements in kinetic installations or inscribe their presence in participatory, process-oriented pieces.

Education

2026 // Mag.art (Master of Fine Arts) with distinction, Fine Arts (Site-Specific Art) with Paul Petritsch, University of Applied Arts Vienna
2024–2025 Three-dimensional Design (Erasmus-Semester) with Alicja Kwade, University of Fine Arts Dresden
2018–2022 // Studies of Fine Arts (Photography) with Gabriele Rothemann, University of Applied Arts Vienna
2019 // Bachelor of Arts, Media and Communication Studies, University of Vienna
2017 // Diploma, Fine Art Photography, Schule Friedl Kubelka

Scholarships / Grants / Residencies / Prizes

2026 (upcoming) // Artist in Residence at k23 artstudio, Athens, Greece
2025
// Project Grant for Literature, MA7 City of Vienna, Austria
2025 // Artist in Residence at St. Virgil, Salzburg, Austria
2025 // Artist Mobility Grant for Salzburg (AT), Culture and Arts Department, Burgenland
2024 // Erasmus Scholarship & EfM Scholarship at Dresden University of Fine Arts (DE)
2023 // Artist in Residence at La Ira de Dios in Buenos Aires, Argentina
2023 // Project Grant for Buenos Aires (AR), Federal Ministry of Culture (BMKÖS), Austria
2023 // Artist Mobility Grant for Buenos Aires (AR), Culture and Arts Department, Burgenland
2023 // Foreign Exchange Grant for Cairo (EG), University of Applied Arts Vienna
2023 // Mentoring-Programme, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna & BMKÖS, Mentor: Rainer Iglar

2022 // START-Scholarship for Artistic Photography, Federal Ministry of Culture (BMKÖS), Austria
2022 // Working Grant, Culture and Arts Department, Burgenland
2022 // Emanuel and Sofie Fohn Scholarship

2021 // Working Grant, Culture and Arts Department, Burgenland
2021 // Grant for Young Art, Culture and Arts Department, Burgenland
2019 // Artist in Residence at Cselley Mühle Oslip, Burgenland, Austria
2018 // Artist in Residence at Domus Artium in Paliano, Italy
2017 // Recognition Award, Culture and Arts Department, Burgenland

Lectures / Workshops / Artist Talks / Readings

2024 // Reading “Junge Literatur Burgenland, Vol 8”, Literaturhaus Mattersburg, Burgenland, Austria
2024 // Panel Talk „Wie wir uns bewegen und kommunizieren“, Reihe Zukunftstalk, OHO Oberwart, Austria

2023 // Workshop & Exhibition „Re-thinking the medium of photography“, Austrian Cultural Forum Cairo, Egypt
2023 // Artist Talk, invited by Oslo Fotokunstskole and German University Cairo at Studio Xenia Nikolskaya, Cairo, Egypt

Publications / Literature

2024 // Poetry in Junge Literatur Burgenland (Anthology), Vol. 8, edition lex liszt 12

Collections

Landesgalerie Burgenland

Private Collections