about the photographer
my work
I photograph people and their spaces.
I have always liked observing people, strangers too. From a brief encounter with them I have had some wonderful but meaningful conversations.
But then again, a conversation with a stranger is easier for me – does that make sense?
Photo credit: Tina Müller
creative process
The concept of observing a person through a camera is for me to first put the subject at ease.
I do this by asking them about themselves and then go deeper in a subject that I see them responding to. They smile or start to reflect on that topic.
During this time I am photographing them too. Its fun! I see the facial muscles respond to the memory that comes out in this moment. The hands start to be involved too.
For me these are observational portraits
“Learn to see what you are looking at.”
exhibitions
2023, 29.12.2022– 02.01.2023, Goa: Celebrating the Cuisine, Saligao Institute, Saligao, Goa
2019, 29.08 – 29.08, Goa: Celebrating the Cuisine, Zimt & Zucker, Berlin, Germany
2016, 11 December, 2015 - 15 January, 2016, Voice of Art -Whistleblower, Freedom of Speech, Westphal Berlin - Kunst und Projekte
2015, 9 - 10 May, Berlin An interactive exhibition with space in the frame for people to express their opinions. To each picture was a story that the observer heard about - the story and the picture gave them another dimension of the exhibition.