My work often begins by closely observing my surroundings. I’m drawn to what already exists: the streets I walk, the rooms I spend time in, and the subtle shifts that arise through use, weather, and time. Rather than adding to the constant production of new material, I work with what is already there - what the world quietly offers.
I often use natural materials, chosen not only for their physical qualities but also for their histories and contexts. For example, when I collect stones from a gravel path near my home and reconstruct their exact arrangement in a gallery, the everyday shifts into a state of quiet ambiguity. The simple act of relocation and reduction opens up new readings, suggesting a lunar surface, a still life, or a contemplative landscape.
In both my installations and small-scale paintings, I work through minimal gestures: displacement, repetition, and shifts in context. I consider the full material cycle of each work - its origin, its exhibition, and what follows - as an integral part of the artistic process.
1967 geb. in Stuttgart, aufgewachsen in Biberach/Riss
lebt und arbeitet in Berlin
1988-91 Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig
1991-92 Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
1992-95 Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
2023 Gastprofessur an der Beaux-Arts de Paris
seit 2010 Professur für Bildhauerei weissensee kunsthochschule berlin
2008 Gastdozent Freie Kunstakademie Mannheim
2007 Visiting artist Newcastle University, England
2006 Lehrauftrag California Institute of Arts, Los Angeles
2004/05 Lehrauftrag an der weissensee kunsthochschule berlin
My work often begins by closely observing my surroundings. I’m drawn to what already exists: the streets I walk, the rooms I spend time in, and the subtle shifts that arise through use, weather, and time. Rather than adding to the constant production of new material, I work with what is already there - what the world quietly offers.
I often use natural materials, chosen not only for their physical qualities but also for their histories and contexts. For example, when I collect stones from a gravel path near my home and reconstruct their exact arrangement in a gallery, the everyday shifts into a state of quiet ambiguity. The simple act of relocation and reduction opens up new readings, suggesting a lunar surface, a still life, or a contemplative landscape.
In both my installations and small-scale paintings, I work through minimal gestures: displacement, repetition, and shifts in context. I consider the full material cycle of each work - its origin, its exhibition, and what follows - as an integral part of the artistic process.
1967 geb. in Stuttgart, aufgewachsen in Biberach/Riss
lebt und arbeitet in Berlin
1988-91 Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig
1991-92 Chelsea College of Art and Design, London
1992-95 Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
2023 Gastprofessur an der Beaux-Arts de Paris
seit 2010 Professur für Bildhauerei weissensee kunsthochschule berlin
2008 Gastdozent Freie Kunstakademie Mannheim
2007 Visiting artist Newcastle University, England
2006 Lehrauftrag California Institute of Arts, Los Angeles
2004/05 Lehrauftrag an der weissensee kunsthochschule berlin