Artist Concept
In my work I investigate in the genealogy of images, analyzing modalities and aspects of representation.
In particular, I research the relation between painting and photography; a constant discourse between photographic reference and the autonomy of painting. Both, painting and photography have a seemingly equal potential of iconographic representation. Painting itself however, regarding modern reproducing media, preserves the capability of being subversive by adapting and alluding to a variety of other media, of which I make intense use. My interest is to create alternative, yet unconventional interpretations, appealing to established ways on how to approach daily occurring images.
Speaking about the image in a pictorial sense, I do not only focus on its iconographic recognizability, but also on its contextual topicality. This approach allows me to relativize pre-imposed meanings of an image. Moreover, as I experience my outer realities fragmentarily, I consequently do not follow a visually linear strategy, merely in order to construct a pictorial homogeneity within my work.
Currently inspired by printing techniques, such as Japanese Ukiyo-E or Nishiki-E, I use images mainly depicting apparent redundancy of daily life. However, architectural settings play an important role as well as interpersonal relations of people.
The works themselves come into being during a long process of copying, what we might call an original image, over and over again. I want to analyze the border between the authentic and the fictional. However, the process of generating and developing itself and working out the ‘final product’ is equally of great importance to me, in order to reflect on the situation, in which art production or manufactory occurs currently and on the aspect of its value.
