Author: visitmytent

My studio is my home and my castle, no matter how big it is and where it is located. What I do in one sentence: I’m currently painting with a paper. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Whatever proper is supposed to mean –…

Our studio is our Fluchtpunkt, an dem Du morgens um 4 an einem Mittwoch den Verstärker auf 11 drehen und Dir den Kopf freiblasen kannst, wenn Dir am Schreibtisch nichts mehr einfällt. What we do in one sentence: Kinderbücher planen und schreiben, Musik machen. Why…

My studio is my laboratory where my dreams should come true though usually flies come to. What I do in one sentence: I see the sky and the ground at the same time. Why I didn’t get a proper job: There is no reason. Since…

My studio is my escape and place whith no rules. What I do in one sentence: Always trying to do my best. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Too boring and too easy. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if…

My studio is my place where I can precisely regulate all external influences and information. I need this sterility in order to tease the necessary transcendence out of my work. What I do in one sentence: I think that an ongoing de-objectification and the associated…

My studio is my ocean of consciousness. What I do in one sentence: Music and music related art (gig posters, album covers, music videos, etc.). Why I didn’t get a proper job: I did, but it was boring. An artwork I dream of and I…

Our studio is our place to unfold. What we do in one sentence: We are researching and developing our position as an artist duo throughout all kind of different media, that are having a common ground in painting and installation. Why we didn’t get a…

My studio is just another place called home. What I do in one sentence: Bad men do what good men dream. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Too ugly for showbusiness… I was a blue eyed ten year old when I decided to be…

My studio is where I want to spend most of my time. My habitat. Always too small no matter how big it is, I make it small with chaos, but the chaos again, I try to cultivate, like a little garden, so that the things…

My studio is my Atelier, in dem ich Arbeitsweisen und Zukünfte in Produkten und Ausstellungsszenarien erprobe, das mir neben meiner Lehr als Professor erlaubt, die Realität und den Markt neben Theorie in Praxis zu erproben. What I do in one sentence: Entwicklung von Narrationen im…

My studio is my writing room. What I do in one sentence: I’m a conceptual artist working on long term participatory & educational projects. Why I didn’t get a proper job: I don’t know how to answer this. Life is too short? An artwork I…

Our studio is a place for multiple options. It should be as versatile as possible. Many people are working here and it is steadily evolving. We love the idea of a place that is constantly progressing. What we do in one sentence: We try out…

My studio is my Headspace. What I do in one sentence: Putting colors on walls and screens. Why I didn’t get a proper job: I did, but it was boring. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and money…

My studio is not my studio. Just my flat. In Berlin and in Beijing. What I do in one sentence: Writing from a different angle. Sometimes also from the other side. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Too stupid or too clever. I still…

My studio is my space for thinking, experimenting, painting, coffee, and music. What I do in one sentence: I work with colour and light to create large-scale sitespecific installations. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Work is work. An artwork I dream of and…

My studio is my instrument. What I do in one sentence: I write music and sometimes perform it with my string ensemble. Why I didn’t get a proper job: While others speculate on values, artists simply create it. Isn’t that proper enough? An artwork I…

My studio is my desktop. What I do in one sentence: “… you produce subversive, casual-ironic and at the same time formal and artisan precise projects dealing with the presence and future of the digital culture…” (Copied from an e-mail I received) Why I didn’t…

My studio is a depot of materials, metaphors and voices. an archive for my memories, found artifacts, collected riddles and questions. A dwelling, a wormhole, an exile and my home. A place to talk and drink with friends, a music studio and listening place. a…

My studio is my place where I turn on the radio and close off the world. What I do in one sentence: I make work that is rooted in feminism, curiosity and history, the absurd and silly. Why I didn’t get a proper job: because…

My studio is my sanctuary. What I do in one sentence: Trusting to chance. Why I didn’t get a proper job: To discover myself. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and money were abundant: I would love to…

My studio is my flying carpet and is colored like the wings of butterflies. What I do in one sentence: I breath, I paint, and I fly. Why I didn’t get a proper job: because life is too short to be proper. An artwork I…

My studio is my temple. What I do in one sentence: Narration in songs. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Oh, it is very proper for me to do it. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and…

My studio is my home (actually it usually is — I prefer live/work situations). But also, my studio and work have always grounded me and helped me to feel at home, regardless of where it’s located at the time. What I do in one sentence:…

My studio is my maze of thoughts and creation. Many ideas never find the exit. What I do in one sentence: build, destroy, rebuild in all kinds of media. Why I didn’t get a proper job: because nine to five is just not enough. An…

My studio is my home. What I do in one sentence: I’m living my dream. Why I didn’t get a proper job: I’m too stupid for a proper job. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and money were…

My studio is my space-time capsule. What I do in one sentence: I research, I ask, I fail – I paint. Why I didn’t get a proper job: I wanted to become an American Indian, that did not work because of my blond hair and…

My studio is my sunny space in the basement and the garden above. What I do in one sentence: I write songs for lyrics and build harps for the songs. Why I didn’t get a proper job: I find my job is proper. An artwork…

My studio is my Arbeitsraum, trotz dem ich das Wort Arbeit gar nicht so gern habe. Man macht das eben, was man machen will. What I do in one sentence: Ich versuche meinen vielen Bildern ein neues Bild hinzu zu packen. Why I didn’t get…

My studio is my heaven and hell on earth. What I do in one sentence: I transform my notion of zeitgeist into personal-punk-pop-collage-paintings. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Doing artwork is the best I can imagine for myself. An artwork I dream of…

My studio is my Ichgehäuse. What I do in one sentence: Ich mache Bilder, Skulpturen, Objekte, Installationen, alles, was ich will. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Ist eine absurde Frage. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time…

My studio is my mirror, a space in flux, needing constant re-negotiation under scrutiny. What I do in one sentence: I make work about how we take our environment for granted, resulting in a legacy of disconnected, fragmented experiences in space. Why I didn’t get…

My studio is my Concorde. What I do in one sentence: I fly. Why I didn’t get a proper job: The only possibility for me was to become a pilot. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and money…

My studio is my The place to return to. What I do in one sentence: Trying to make something that I haven’t seen so far. Why I didn’t get a proper job: I want to try it once if I have time and two bodies.…

Our studio is a bubble, a space which allows to switch off everything else, get lost in ideas and loose track of time. Spoke: It’s a space for sessions and recordings I share with my live band Psychedelic Orchestra, Echoez, and Ostberlin Androgyn and which…

My studio is my workplace. (Sorry, I’m boring.) What I do in one sentence: I make art about music, but it usually ends up being about something else. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Being an artist is a proper job – I don’t…

My studio is a necessity. What I do in one sentence: working with computers, lasers and sound. Why I didn’t get a proper job: I did, I co-created a very successful software and still work at the company. An artwork I dream of and I…

My studio is my place of desire and possibilities. What I do in one sentence: I do paint. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Not challenging. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and money were abundant: I…

My studio is my friend. What I do in one sentence: make people happy. Why I didn’t get a proper job: got fired. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and money were abundant: Michelangelo Sixtinische Kapelle. Artists, I…

My studio is my studio. What I do in one sentence: i do (mostly) electronic music. from ambient to dirty electro-punk. (oh, that’s two sentences, sorry 😉 Why I didn’t get a proper job: ?? i have a proper job. i do music. entertain people.…

My studio is my place where I am visualizing my thoughts and ideas. What I do in one sentence: Generally I do what I love. More specific at the moment I am researching how historical memory shapes the landscape and how historical memory is transmitted…

My studio is my lab. What I do in one sentence: I analyze the transitions between the analog and digital space, as well as the transformation of data in the attempt to capture and transmit moments via recording technologies. Why I didn’t get a proper…

My studio is my girlfriend. What I do in one sentence: being inside my girlfriend. Why I didn’t get a proper job: – An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and money were abundant: – Artists, I have on…

My studio is my cozy zone and think tank. What I do in one sentence: I see harmonies in yellow and bassdrums in blue at the same time and it’s damn vibrant. Why I didn’t get a proper job: I already have one. An artwork…

My studio is more than a workspace. I built my own little world, and it’s a social place. What I do in one sentence: I take wood and build sculptures, then I take my sculptures and build installations out of it. Why I didn’t get…

My studio is my… I have been evicted of my favourite studio. What I do in one sentence: Im inventing, creating, cooking, thinking, making, playing, changing… Why I didn’t get a proper job: Im happy with all kind of jobs, proper, unproper I just do.…

My studio is my hidden lodge. What I do in one sentence: i transform sonic impressions into 3 dimensional arrangements. Why I didn’t get a proper job: after school i tried to become a typescript editor/layouter… but it was the time when dtp came up…

My studio is my living room. What I do in one sentence: Whatever I want. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Of course I still also have a proper job. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and…

My studio is my experimental space that is oscillating between getting inspiration and getting stuck without inspiration. What I do in one sentence: Finding the infinite possibilities for artistic expressions. Why I didn’t get a proper job: I think artist is a proper job without…

My studio is my workshop, the place where things get built. This one was my office as a PhD student at HPI. I called this place “the ewok” because it abbreviates “electronic workshop” so well. I am building my new workshop right now and it…

My studio is my private area, my place of Zen and peace.¹ What I do in one sentence: I do know is that we’re here now and we have to make the best of it.² Why I didn’t get a proper job: Would you prefer…

My studio is my zweites Zuhause. What I do in one sentence: Ich male erzählerische Bilderzyklen. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Ich habe mir den Beruf, der am besten zu mir passt ausgesucht und dadurch ist es ein vernünftiger Beruf. An artwork I…

My studio is my the place to be. What I do in one sentence: I paint paintings. Why I didn’t get a proper job: I would feel “entfremdet” in most “proper jobs”. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time…

My studio is my resort and rehab. What I do in one sentence: I examine lights and shadows. Why I didn’t get a proper job: because it reminds me of a soft hostage taking. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if…

My studio is my Refugium und Folterkammer in einem. What I do in one sentence: Ich suche die ganze Zeit. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Das frage ich mich auch… sehr oft. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if…

My studio is my Hobbyraum. What I do in one sentence: Trashure Hunting. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Haven’t found the time for it yet. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and money were abundant: A…

My studio is my purer Luxus und sehr teuer… heutzutage in Berlin. *(( What I do in one sentence: Jeden Tag meditieren, um zu überleben und gleichzeitig in der Kunstblase kreisrund atmen. *)) Why I didn’t get a proper job: Ich habe so viele Jobs…

My studio is my refuge from too much reality. What I do in one sentence: In search of sublime worlds, I build room installations and dioramas – nearly everything is covered in layers of white to avoid distractions and illuminated with blinding light to fade…

My studio is my content related focal point. What I do in one sentence: meeting the challenge of generating and sustaining physical energy in paintings. Why I didn’t get a proper job: because whatever is considered “proper” would always be less appropriate as far as…

My studio ist my … my HEAD is my actual studio. What I do in one sentence: trying to understand the moving figure in space or the presence of an object in space. It’s been keeping me busy… Why I didn’t get a proper job:…

My studio is my servant. What I do in one sentence: I try to understand how images work and how we constitute them. Why I didn’t get a proper job: I think that I would always feel that I missed something if I don’t dedicate…

My studio is my autonomous zone. What I do in one sentence: I build sound systems and all kind of other things. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Because I don’t have time for that. An artwork I dream of and I would get…

My studio is my natural habitat. What I do in one sentence: I draw lines with ballpoint pens. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Because my right eye is too bad to be a sniper. An artwork I dream of and I would get…

My studio is my laboratory. What I do in one sentence: Try to loose myself. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Lost myself. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and money were abundant: The next painting. Artists,…

My studio is my place where I’m trying to get things done. It’s usually too loud, too cold or too hot. At home I do sketches and develop my ideas. What I do in one sentence: Setting the frame for the unforeseeable. Why I didn’t…

My studio is sometimes playground, sometimes grave. What I do in one sentence: I do painterly paintings after the end of painting. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Nobody gave me one (maybe because I didn’t ask for one). An artwork I dream of…

My studio is my laboratory, live space and my brain. What I do in one sentence: Philosophy withing material, images and-or actions. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Although that question came several times to my head, I never found a real answer. I…

My studio is my studio. What I do in one sentence: Art. Why I didn’t get a proper job: None of them was as proper as the job of an artist is. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time…

My studio is my tent, on point. What I do in one sentence: My works are artistic comments on whatever feels worth it. Why I didn’t get a proper job: There are already too many doctors in my family. I wanted to do something totally…

My studio is my wunderbarer Zustand! What I do in one sentence: Atmen Sehen Riechen Schmecken Malen. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Richtiger kann er gar nicht sein. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and money…

My studio is my working space. What I do in one sentence: I create retrogardia artworks by doing remixes and mash-ups of existing artworks from 19th century to contemporary art. Why I didn’t get a proper job: I studied art and mathematics, so I was…

My studio is my home. What I do in one sentence: I imagine beautiful and very complicated things. And then I build them. And then I show them. Why I didn’t get a proper job: The proper job that I was meant to work in…

My studio is my place to get lost and found. What I do in one sentence: Transform my visual observations into my paintings to create simultaneous spaces based on the idea of landscape. Why I didn’t get a proper job: What is a proper job?…

My studio is my cave and my playground, where I feel safe and free. What I do in one sentence: I’m searching for the right point, right moment, try to make the right decisions and continue after the failure. Why I didn’t get a proper…

My studio is my Bauhaus. What I do in one sentence: I build stuff. Why I didn’t get a proper job: I’m allergic to bosses. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and money were abundant: ahh – you…

My studio is my Wohnzimmer, Kopf, Rückzug, Thron. What I do in one sentence: Appropriation und Zusammenstellung fremder und eigener Momentsequenzen, Analysen, Emotionen und Stilen. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Das ist mein richtiger Job. An artwork I dream of and I would…

My studio is my workplace. What I do in one sentence: palimpsest. Why I didn’t get a proper job: there is no reason… still working and still alive. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and money were abundant:…

My studio is my Kraftwerk. What I do in one sentence: Ich male Ölbilder, in denen ich die Materialität, die Proportionen, die Licht- und Schattenwirkungen von Gebäuden der architektonischen Moderne als dominanten Teil heutiger Landschaft inszeniere. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Ich bin…

My studio is my office. What I do in one sentence: Take time to think on something I have seen and make a world out of it. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Other people’s job are to be (mock) presidents, start wars, produce…

My studio is my metal workplace, a carpenter’s workshop, a spray cabin, a concrete foundry, an exhibition space, a storage space and a nuclear testing zone from time to time. What I do in one sentence: Connecting daily life in sculpture. Why I didn’t get…

My studio is my hobbyraum. What I do in one sentence: collage of space and fragments of spaces (mostly). Why I didn’t get a proper job: I was very lucky that people got interested in the things I love to do. An artwork I dream…

My studio is the vibrant heart of everything I do. What I do in one sentence: I am living. Why I didn’t get a proper job: Art is a proper job. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished if space, time and…

My studio is my castle. What I do in one sentence: Looking for pushing borders of color and light in my paintings. Why I didn’t get a proper job: My other job didn’t pay off. An artwork I dream of and I would get accomplished…

My studio is my place where I don’t owe anything to anyone, where it feels good to care only about myself. What I do in one sentence: I create reliefs out of many layers of photos by cutting away parts of each layer manually with…

My studio is my favourite place. What I do in one sentence: small drawings, large scale vitreous enamels and some other pretty shiny stuff; often at the edge of perception and hopefully confusing the beholder. Why I didn’t get a proper job: I did. In…

My studio is my workspace (and the world is my oyster). What I do in one sentence: To taste the sweet I face the pain I rise and fall Yet through it all This much remains – Whitney Houston Why I didn’t get a proper…

My studio is the place to be. What I do in one sentence: Usually I use single words… so answering with concepts of my œuvre: damn! THRILL Why I didn’t get a proper job: What would a proper job be like? An artwork I dream…