Artist Statement
I work in the space between order and uncertainty. Growing up as a child of Polish immigrants in Germany, I learned early to navigate between cultures, perspectives, and languages – a state between belonging and estrangement that continues to guide my work. My installations often begin with calm structures and muted materials, yet closer observation reveals subtle vulnerabilities, traces of human presence, and fleeting gestures. Language, symbol and code become ways to approach the complexity of communication.
CV
Academic Career
2013_______Philosophy and History // HHU Düsseldorf, Germany
2014-20 ___Fine Arts // HfBK Dresden, Germany
2015-20 ___Class of C. Nicolai
2020-22 ___Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies // NABA Milan, Italy
Scholarships, Grants & Residencies
2018_______Erasmus+ grant // Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milan, IT
____________Partial grant for attendance of a sculpture masterclass at
the International Summer Academy of Fine Arts&Media in Venice, IT
2018-22____Scholarship, funded by the Cusanuswerk
2020_______Scholarship from NABA for outstanding achievement
2021_______Scholarship renewal for the second year of the MA Programm at NABA Milan, IT
2022_______Artist support grant // Diocese Rottenburg-Stuttgart; DE
2023-24____Artist in Residence (September-April) at viafarini, Milan, IT
Artist Talks
2021______un|certainties // Instagram Live with konnektor, Hannover, DE
2022______VULNERABLE // Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg, DE
2024______DA MESSINA* // Städtische Galerie, Bremen, DE
2025______DA MESSINA* // Viafarini.work, Milan, IT
Solo Exhibitions
2021______un|certainties // konnektor, Hannover, DE
2024_____Poco Trasparente // Studiohomeawareness, Milan, IT
Group exhibitions (selection)
2013_______Man selbst ist immer da // Neuland, Bochum, DE
2015_______Klassenformat // Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden, DE
2017_______MONITOR // CYNETART Festival at Festspielhaus Hellerau, Dresden, DE
2018_______Kunsthoch46 // Künstlerforum, Bonn, DE
_____________außerdem // Hanse3, Dresden, DE
2019_______Mein Sehen bleibt physisch folgenlos // ALTANA-Gallerie, Dresden, DE
_____________Zweiklassen // Tapetenwerk, Leipzig, DE
_____________Mein Sehen bleibt physisch folgenlos // A&O Kunsthalle, Leipzig, DE
_____________Konkret // Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz, Dresden, DE
2020_______MULTIPLE CHOICE // Alte Feuerwache Loschwitz, Dresden, DE
_____________Degree show // Oktogon Dresden, DE
2021________Blackout Book #2 // Online Exhibition on Arttribune, IT
2022________VULNERABLE // Diözesanmuseum Rottenburg, DE
2023________ Exhibition of the nominees for the Georg Meistermann Grant // UDK Berlin, DE
_____________Under the cover // Come Art Space, Carrara, IT
_____________Open Studio // Viafarini, Milan, IT
2025________SETTING // Viafarini Milan, IT
_____________U.F.F.U. // EUKARYOTE Tokyo, JP
Publications
2016_______MAPPING TWO CITIES. Dresden – Wroclaw
Ed. Teresa Ellinger, Marcin Forysiewicz, Sophia Hose,
Miriam Schröder u. Viktoria Kurnicki
2019_______Mein Sehen bleibt physisch folgenlos (exhibition catalogue)
2020______Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden
Diplome 2020 Bildende Kunst (exhibition catalogue)
Published by Edition 502
2022______VULNERABLE (exhibition catalogue)
Published by Thorbecke
2024______DA MESSINA* (artist book)
with Emese Kazár and Andrea Fajgerné Dudás
Performances
2017_______Untitled Performance // CYNETART Festival, Dresden, DE
w/ Deborah Geppert, Frieder Ackermann, Till Hunger
2018_______„Ropes“ // La Vila, Prague, CZ
Base concept by Diana Hanitzsch
Member of
Collections
Works in private collections, Germany and Poland
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