Site of Life
Exhibition
How is aliveness built, sustained, and experienced? The project and installation Site of Life are an autotheoretical exploration that translates the experience of nature into an artificial yet immersive space. Using elements of stage construction—light, cables, and trusses—it poetically reinterprets technical materials. Fans set fabric into motion, gifting the space breath, while a topographic map of the cables traces imagined landscapes—personal paths made accessible to others.
Inspired by time in the South Korean mountains, where I felt inseparably woven into life itself, this installation invites stillness and movement alike. Readings from my short stories Erinnerung an mein Leben dem Himmel nah (Memories of my life close to the sky) expanded on these themes, exploring how we create spaces—physical and emotional—where the feeling of aliveness unfolds.
Echoing the cyclical nature of creation, the fabric used in Site of Life was later repurposed—shared with a designer friend and incorporated into my exhibition outfit, reinforcing the idea that what is built and experienced continues to transform. January 2025. Bielefeld, Germany.
Unord
Exhibition
The group exhibition Unord presented nine artistic positions, spanning photography, spatial objects, and multimedia installations. Exploring themes of space, order, and disruption, the works invite reflection on shifting structures and perceptions.
A supporting program fostered dialogue between art and society, featuring a guided tour with philosopher Hannah Wallenfels on speculative practices and a talk with author Zaia Alexander on home and literary “non-places.”
Artists: Annette Brückner, Philip Fröhlich, Leonie Lisette Göttling, Andreas Jon Grote, Johannes Hüffmeier, Christian Kieselbach, Rebecca Schneider-Reuter, Jana Sehnert, Leif Stohlmann. 30.10.2024-26.11.2024. Bielefeld, Germany,Blueprint
Exhibition
Blueprint is a collective exploration of form, space, and digital possibilities. This group exhibition featured interactive projects, video and sculptural objects, the exhibition served as a site of experimentation—where ideas take shape and expand.
My contribution explores the tension between restriction and expansion, using PU foam to visualize the struggle against containment. Some forms appear restrained while pushing beyond their confines, spilling out, resisting control. The objects reflect a deeper impulse—to break free from societal constraints, from the numbness we adapt to. In a world that often dictates boundaries, these objects embody the desire to unfold freely and to reclaim space. 2024. Bielefeld, Germany.
Der Klang des Sandsturms erreicht die unteren Gräser und gleichzeitig flattert mein Herz
Photography
The images in this series tell the story of fleeting moments on a sand dune. The scenes follow a person lying on the earth, intertwined with the sand and the surrounding shrubs.
The work evokes a sense of quiet introspection, mirroring the themes of longing for connection found in the poem 명사산 추억 (Myeongsa-san Memory) by Na Tae-ju—a place where the sound of a sandstorm stirs both the environment and the heart.
Much like the poem's metaphor of the sandstorm, the work explores the tension between yearning for what is lost and the simultaneous desire for renewal. 2023. Bielefeld, Germany.
Bach Sehen
Concert – Direction
During this visual concert performance a fusion of video and light art brought Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites 1–6 to life, performed by Sigurd Müller on his 1680 cello. As part of this project, I directed rehearsals and the live concert, shaping the interplay between music and visuals. Twelve students (myself included) created projections that responded to the music, blending digital aesthetics with the timeless resonance of Bach’s compositions. Through careful direction, the performance became an immersive experience—where sound and image moved in harmony, enhancing the depth of each suite. 2023. Bielefeld, Germany.
Monologue
Netnographic Shortfilm
Monologue is a personal confrontation with the climate crisis, my own privilege, and ‘apocalypse fatigue’, the exhaustion coming from having to make endless moral decisions that seemingly have no impact, common amongst Gen Z.
While searching for climate-related videos, I observed how they rely on spectacle—dramatic imagery, the myth of human dominance over nature—rather than offering concrete solutions. These narratives erase systemic inequalities and reinforce a colonial perspective that upholds white, Western agency while sidelining those most affected by the crisis.
This critique led to my Bachelor's thesis, Klimavideos in der Krise (Climate videos in crisis, 2022), where I examined YouTube climate videos through a media-analytical and anti-racist lens. The research exposed how those in positions of power miss the opportunity to inform responsibly, instead reproducing racial and social inequalities that dictate whose future is worth protecting. 2020. Mainz, Germany.
YouTube
“01 i live on you while i live for me
for my little world
my pain my tears my laughs and eventual
joy
it's all there in my little life
and i had to learn to love it
to take care of it
to take care of me
and i've gotten better at it you see and
what kept me going
was the future
i want to pursue my dreams
i want to travel to greece
and italy
and hungary
i want to paint all the
paintings in my head
i want to meet new people and my love
and i want to open an art gallery and i
want to celebrate with my close ones and
i want to go out to eat and drink wine
i want to be happy
and do the things i love for me
and it was a long way to get here
wanting to take care of me
and i don't want anyone to get in my way
of that
is that too much to ask for
02 but here you are earth
screaming at me
wanting my attention
wanting me to mother you
tell me why are you burning why are you
melting why do your parts dry out why are
you letting rain and snow storms loose
don't you think i am hurting too
don't you think
my parts need healing too
attention
don't you think i would care for more
than me if that was how our society was
built
don't you think i would try to get
involved in my community
if i wouldn't feel so disconnected to
everybody in it
they hurt me you know
do you really want me to team up with
people who don't get me
i don't
i don't even want to be a part of this
society
they don't feel like changing
and it makes me want to scream
don't you think i would do more if i
would feel like i was given the
opportunity to
it's not like they make it easy for me
to help you it's not like you make it
easy i just want to live my life and do
my things i don't accept that i have to
take responsibility for something i did
not do
why are you punishing me for things i
have no control over can't you see that
sacrificing my own peace for you
or anybody is asking too much from me
i don't feel like change
and can't you see that i feel rushed
into something i am not ready for
can't you see that things are going too
fast for me to adjust
is it unfair towards you
yeah
but isn't everything
this you say is hypocrisy
because i need you
so could you just hold on a bit longer
03 earth
i know i've been ignorant
and i am confused
i don't know how it could come this far
that i feel so disconnected from what is
keeping me alive
because i know what it feels like to
ache for attention not being
able to do everything on your own
healing the parts that someone else
has hurt
maybe your efforts will pay off
maybe
someone will listen
i want to be timeless with you
because you are my joy
from the walks that i take
to the air that i breathe
from the places that i see
and the paintings that i paint
from the love that i feel
and the tears that i cry
and i want to lay down
look at the flowers
the dew on the stalks
the wind in the trees
the warmth of the sun
my cheek on your cheek
maybe your efforts will pay off
maybe my little world and yours can get
together sometime
maybe they can co-exist in a way that's
so could you just hold on a bit longer”