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I work with traditional oil painting techniques and build my images slowly, layering glazes and details in a way that connects me to classical painting traditions. At the same time, my visual language leans toward neo-surrealism, where emotional logic matters more than physical reality.

I am especially drawn to the fragile border between perception and truth — the way memory reshapes events, the way childhood lingers in the body, and the subtle systems of power that shape how we see ourselves. Many of my paintings begin with a feeling rather than a story, and grow into symbolic environments that feel more psychological than literal.

My work is deeply influenced by the Japanese concept of ayashii — a sense of beauty that is slightly unsettling, mysterious, and emotionally charged. I am interested in that space where something feels tender and eerie at the same time.

Through recurring feminine figures and immersive, surreal landscapes, I explore internal states like grief, longing, and anxiety. These emotions become entire ecosystems, where personal history, myth, and social tension quietly intertwine. Beneath the surface, the work often reflects on the illusions we build to feel safe, in control, or whole.

This practice is still evolving, and each painting helps me understand a little more about the inner worlds we carry and the invisible forces that shape them.

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2022-2025

B.A. Japanese Studies, Major 

       Art History, Minor 

       Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2022-2025

Workshop Facilitator (Children and Adults)

HeART Lab in Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2019-2022

Gesellenbrief - Certified Hairdresser

Frankfurter Schule für Mode und Bekleidung, Germany

 

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