Wie geht es dir?
Credits: Julia Kleinbeck Since February, I have been supporting the curation team of the project „Wie geht es dir? Zeichnerinnen gegen Antisemitismus, Hass und Rassismus“, around the founders Hanna Brinkmann, Nathalie Frank, Michael Jordan, Moritz Stetter, Birgit Weyhe and Barbara Yelin and accompanied by Véronique Sina (University of Frankfurt) and the cooperation…
In conversation with: Janne Marie Dauer
Credits: Janne Marie Dauer A fascinating interplay between sharpness and blurriness, between subtle hints and clear lines. With this mix, which is created above all by the innovative use of the airbrush technique, Janne Marie Dauer’s work captivated me. Her comic → „Cleo & Luise“—her final project at the Kunsthochschule Kassel—was quickly…
In conversation with: Vinz Schwarzbauer
Credits: Clara Högel Ping pong in comics, an autobiographical search for traces in Canada, curatorial activities on the subject of graphic storytelling—all points of contact for a conversation with the Vienna-based comic artist Vinz Schwarzbauer. Last year, Vinz published „Mäander“ in → Edition Moderne to great acclaim. A comic that is characterized…
In conversation with: Silvia Rocchi
Credits: Silvia Rocchi The first guest of the new year is Silvia Rocchi. I am extremely pleased that one of the most inspiring voices in the Italian-speaking comics scene is the start of a new season of my „In conversation with…“ series. Silvia Rocchi has dealt intensively with the form of biographical…
In conversation with: Martina Walther
An elephant on wheels, a parking lot carpet, a cloud dress, a giraffe carafe and a heart grater – Alberta Brocante has all of this ready for her customers in her wish store. This wonderful place and its owner were created by illustrator Martina Walther. Her picture book „Albertas Wunschladen“ was published…
In conversation with: Mita Mahato
Picture poems, collages, comics? Mita Mahato’s works cannot be easily assigned to a specific, defined category. And that is exactly what makes the examination of her works so exciting. Interspaces of great attraction emerge beyond the topics dealt with in the content. Mita describes herself as a poetry comix artist. She lives…
In conversation with: Veronika Muchitsch
There are books that find you. They don’t let you go. That’s exactly how I felt about the comic → „Cyberman“ by Veronika Muchitsch. Such a clever reflection on observing and being observed, on drawing and being drawn. Above all, however, it is a moving study of solitude. In addition, the medium…
In conversation with: Cristóbal Schmal
There is news: I’ve asked colleagues, friends, and people who inspire me to do a little interview and talk to them about the importance of drawing, their approach to graphic storytelling, and their teaching concepts. I would like to share this exchange with you here in the coming weeks. We will start…
Publication: Support Magazine, issue #3
Issue #3 of the → Support Magazine is out! I am happy to be part of this issue with a drawing from the series „Greenhouse“. In it you can find a lot of artists I have been following and appreciating for a long time, like → Raphael Bader, → Sophie Artz, →…
ARD Kultur Creators Project: Connecting Stories – A ‚Graphic Venture‘
In 2022, a great wish came true: Together with my dear colleague Lucie Langston, I was able to test the possibilities of collaborative storytelling and drawing. In cooperation with SWR, we implemented the project „Connecting Stories“ as part of the ARD Kulturcreators. The result was seven short graphic essays in which we…