Printmaking has been part of my practice since my student days, but in recent years it has become equally important alongside my sculptural and performative work. What draws me to printmaking is its processual nature from preparing the material and creating the drawing or imprint, to the final print, which is always unpredictable. That element of surprise, much like in working with ceramics, is what fascinates me most.
I combine classical intaglio techniques with experimental and contemporary methods, currently working with drypoint, aquatint, and thermal printing. Increasingly, I’m also exploring eco-friendly and non-toxic approaches ways of working without harsh chemicals, in harmony with the environment and my own body. For me, sustainability is both an ethical and aesthetic choice, where care for material becomes care for meaning. Printmaking is not just a technical process but a space for quiet contemplation and physical inquiry where layers of meaning are impressed not only on paper, but into lived experience.

Selected Works

ZILLEBÄCKER
Thermal-gravure, Aquatint
2025

ZILLEBÄCKER explores the forgotten history of the “Tassin” brick factory in Dudelange (1889–1919), focusing on the exploitation of child labor and harsh working conditions. Through a combination of thermal gravure and aquatint, the artist reconstructs an archival photograph in two versions – abstract and figurative – creating a visual counterpoint between memory and oblivion. The piece exposes past social injustices while raising questions about contemporary forms of labor, power, and resistance.

Challenge,
Thermal-gravure, Aquatint
2025
Challenge depicts the refugee ship Bibby Challenge in Hamburg, where I myself lived for several years. The work emerges from personal experience of migration and explores the relationship between architecture, temporality, and social exclusion. The ship becomes a symbol of a space not designed for living, but for control—a reflection of the broader issue of architectural inadequacy in addressing migration. Although migration is not a new phenomenon, urban planning continues to ignore the need for long-term, humane solutions. Cities expand without real preparation for mobile and vulnerable populations.
With this work, I question how spaces are shaped for the “other” and what that reveals about our collective readiness for solidarity and transformation.