80 plates, 2 walls and 1 school

Last year I was asked by the Südtiroler Künstlerbund in collaboration with Heimatpflegeverband to create an artwork at the elementary school of Rodeneck.

Over six months I worked at the school to make a fun, colorful and meaningful piece of art on the walls of the dining hall.

The main material for this art project were plates. The children all brought an old plate from home. I broke the plates and then used the shards to decorate the walls of the dining hall.

Since the main theme of this project was Heimat (Home), I decided to fill the walls with shapes of the buildings from the village of Rodeneck. Throughout the school year, the children also worked on their own projects on the topic of Heimat.

It turned out to be a wonderful collaboration and a great example of how to integrate art into the school program.

I am happy and grateful to have been part of this project. And I am thrilled to have created something that the children and community will be able to enjoy for many years to come.

The project gained recognition from the whole region and won a prize of the German Kulturforscher group.

Present at the opening, were, among others, the town mayor, the sponsors and the regional  education councilor Phillip Achammer.

Impressions from the bunker

In the group show +/-Folk I am showing some of my plate art, as well as a few floral paintings, which will jump out at you from unexpected places, as you walk through the bunker.

+/-Folk
Bunker 23, Mals/Tartsch
23.05-26.10.2025
Curated by Daniel Costa

An international group exhibition in a historic bunker in the mountains of South Tyrol.

In this group exhibition exploring the topic of ‚folk‘, I will be showing some of my plate art and my floral paintings.

Plates are very much part of our culture, history and folklore. In my kintsugi inspired plate art, I combine pieces of different plates to create something new. Through the is work, I am asking: Where does one culture end and other start? What happens if we come together instead of working on our own?

The flower paintings I will be showing are colorful and fun. They focus on the character, shapes and mood of different plants around us.

I hope to see you there.

Exhibiting in the historic town of Kulmbach

I am happy to be part of the international group exhibition organized by eu-art-network in the city of Kulmbach in Germany.

The exhibition includes work created during the artist symposium in 2022 and 2023.

Bangkok Design Week!

I am very proud to be taking part in Bangkok Design Week 2025, where I will be showing my plate art.

The exhibition has received patronage of the Polish Embassy in Thailand, and is a collaboration with Blanco bkk and Fair Chocolate.

In my exhibition ‘Broken but beautiful’ I  encourage the viewers to take a closer look at everyday objects around us, in this case, plates.

Although plates are something very basic, their design, form and decoration carry a lot of information about our culture, history and tradition. The plates we have in our homes are also ‘witnesses’ to many things which happen around the table over many years. This exhibition gives voice to these everyday items and lets them tell their stories.

I work with old, broken plates collected from all over the world and put them together to create something new. The technique and philosophy I use is inspired by the ancient Japanese method of Kintsugi, where gold is used to repair broken ceramics and the breakage lines are left as a sign of our journey, hardship and experiences. However, contrary to the traditional way of working, my goal is not to fix the plates, but rather to give them a new life.

The fact that the plates used here come from all over the world, is quite symbolic. With this, the I would like to send a positive message to the world and to show us that even though at first glance we look different and don’t fit together, if we work with one another, we can unite and create something new, unique and special.

Please join me at the opening on the 8th of February 2025, 4-6pm.

Exhibition InToleranz in Vienna

I am very happy to be taking part in the group exhibition inTOLERANZ in Vienna, Austria curated by Peter Assmann and Beate Sprenger.

For this exhibition on the important topic of tolerance and intolerance, I am showing a series of drawings and a piece from my plate art.

My work touches on the topic of religion, acceptance in the Church, sexuality and the freedom to be yourself.