ARTs & CULTURE

Exhibitions, opening nights, and live performances.
An art gallery exhibits a large flower arrangement made of red, pink, white, and yellow flowers on the floor, with paintings on the walls in the background.

UTA

"From one shore to another, my name may not be the same"
5 May — 3 June 2023 at UTA Artist Space in Atlanta, United States
Woman with long dreadlocks wearing a light green dress and black high heels, holding a camera, standing and observing colorful abstract paintings in an art gallery.

Documentation for the final group exhibition 'from one shore to another, my name might not be the same' at UTA artist space, Atlanta. 

In collaboration with  artist Célia Rakotondrainy, floral artist Carolin Ruggaber, interdisciplinary artist and model Daniela Suleymanova, and myself; the Photographer. 

This dream team started in the cold of the Winter pandemic, 2020. After connecting, planning, and discussing, we started with a photoshoot built around the concept of identity. Carolin created each set with specific floral arrangements based on the model, Daniela's, origins and immigration journey. With various sets taken over two full days of shooting, Celia then began her process of creating the paintings from the photographs taken.

A person with short hair and a mole on their chin is covering their eyes with a blindfold made of small white and yellow daisies. One hand is touching their forehead, and the other is resting on their collarbone.
Person with face covered in daisies, posing with arms raised against a dark green background.

After a few years of heartfelt devotion and consistent painting, allowing the work to grow, expand and flourish, Celia had the opportunity to present a showcase at UTA space in May 2023. This turned into a continuation of our collaboration, with a group exhibition giving us both the opportunity to share a piece of ourselves, to support and intertwine, and to show our perspective through our art.

These images don't just show the result of an exhibition, but also the build up of the long days prior, full of creating and pushing to have our joint vision come to light. 


People's silhouettes reflected in a glass railing near a staircase with flower bouquets at the bottom.
A person in blue jeans holding a bunch of pink and green flowers with pruning shears.

Art Loft.

Minimalist line art painting of abstract female breasts with colorful lines on a white wall in a bright room.
A woman playing a hammered dulcimer during a performance in a room with stage lights and audience members in the background.
An elderly man with gray hair and a beard leans against a white brick wall inside an art gallery, looking thoughtfully at colorful abstract paintings on the wall. His reflection is visible in the window next to him.

Haus für Poesie.

A woman reading at a podium with a sign that says "Writing (Change) Identity Class Histories." She has gray curly hair, is wearing earrings, and dressed in a colorful top with a black outer garment, standing against a background of dark curtains.
Audience members sitting in a dark room, some wearing headphones, attentively listening to a presentation or performance, with a dark curtain backdrop.
A woman and a young boy making a craft together at a table, with children and adults visible in the background, in a bright room

Art Night

Arts and crafts workshops led by Art Night

A young boy with a bowl haircut and a green shirt is clapping hands with a woman, who is partially visible, at a table with decorated cookies and colorful sprinkles.
Woman and young girl smiling and holding decorated craft dolls at a table with craft supplies.
A person painting a floral and lemon design on a small ceramic bowl with a fine brush, held in one hand.
A group of children and women sitting at tables in a bright room engaging in arts and crafts activities.

sound light.

Woman in a pink beanie and headphones painting a mural on a brick wall at night, with city lights and people in the background.
People shopping for oranges and other fruits at an outdoor market at night, with headphones on and brightly lit signage in the background.
Person using metal rods to manipulate a bubble on a city street at night, with colorful LED lights in the background.
An art installation in a dimly lit industrial space featuring a tall, rectangular glass panel with rust-like stains and texture, mounted on a black base, with a brick wall and an informational placard to the right.
A woman with light brown hair wearing a black blazer and earrings against a dark background.

Installation by Bruna Mayer, from 2021-2022. Based on the idea of life beginning with death; I documented the process over multiple months, witnessing the growth, changes, and finally, the diminishing of the living microorganisms during this time.

From Bruna's words - "it consists of an illuminated display case, holding inside living microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria found in the soil of Berlin cemeteries. Although invisible to the human eye, these organisms will grow and multiply within these containers, forming their own evolving and unpredictable patterns, thus becoming visible to the viewer. The work proposes a reflection on life and death, the transience of our existence, and the interdependence among all beings."


View through window showing illuminated vertical art installation with golden patterns, urban cityscape, snow on the ground, and city buildings in the background.
Silhouette of a woman with her hair tied back, standing sideways in front of a textured background.
Group of women laughing and smiling together in a bright, white studio.

backspace Theaterstudio

Acting workshops led by

Carolin Kipka from Backspace

Three women sitting on chairs, smiling and laughing in a bright, minimal room.
Two women smiling and embracing each other in a warm, supportive hug indoors.
Four people in a minimalistic room engaging in different activities: a woman on a chair leaning back, a woman sitting cross-legged on the floor, a person looking at curtains, and another lying on a large purple cushion.
Two women having a conversation, one smiling warmly at the other in a well-lit room with a window in the background.
Young woman with short blonde hair looking down, wearing a white T-shirt with a graphic design, indoors with bright windows in the background.
A woman practicing yoga or stretching on the floor, with a person in the foreground also in a yoga pose in a bright, minimalist room.