What are you currently working on—and what do you find particularly stimulating or challenging about it?
I‘m currently rewriting and re-working my performance ›pool7.‹ I performed it in London in June and I will perform it again in Amsterdam end of August. I will also perform it in Vienna in September and in Berlin in October. Between each performance I work on it further. Performance is alive and it‘s never a finished solid thing, and that I find very challenging and very stimulating at the same time. Not one performance is the same, and it all keeps transforming and moving constantly and I cant put my hands on it and say this is it.
Do you have a daily ritual that gives you structure or inspiration?
I walk dogs 3 times a day. These walks are so important to me. Most of the ideas I get on these walks. Ideas just drop into me as I walk, sometimes It feels like ideas are out there, standing in space and I pick them up by simply walking through them. I wouldn’t be surprised if this is true….
What kind of music do you listen to when you want to focus or reconnect with your creative process?
I dont listen to music to focus and to reconnect with my creative process, I find music very very distracting.
Has there been a book that fundamentally changed your perspective—and why would you recommend it?
I remember one summer, long time ago, iPhones just started, I downloaded the Kindle app and I read ›Infinite Jest‹ on my phone. Think I wanted to make a point by doing this, I thought it was a hilarious thing to do. I remember it was very warm, I was in south of Croatia, lying on a cold stone floor, reading on my phone. Ever since, I read like that… lying on the floor, on my phone.
Is there a work of art you would love to have in your home?
I dont know, all the art I have in my house made its way to me in some strange magical way and I just hope that continues. That’s what I want. A surprising exchange with a fellow artist and similar. I dont feel like going out there and looking for something. I find that stressful. I want art to find me, surprise me, show me something, change me.
Which exhibition venue in Berlin inspires you?
Uff I dont know… when I was just starting out as an artist, I had this very unpleasant experience performing in Berlin and I think I’ve been scared of Berlin and its exhibition venues ever since. I hope to heal this one day.
Is there an object that accompanies you and reflects a part of your identity?
I try not to identify with objects I carry or own, this is a terrible idea in my opinion.
What keeps you going, even in moments of doubt?
Sometimes nothing keeps me going, and I just lie down on the floor and stop going. I accept maybe thats it. I dont go anymore. And then somehow something propels me to get up and I go again. Its very strange.
Which personality would you like to have a conversation with—and what would you talk about?
I would like to talk to my mother but somewhere in 1991 when I was born. I would wanna know about her fears.
What do you look forward to when your working day comes to an end?
I look forward to being with my husband and dogs, lie on on the floor, read a book, cook something, eat something, maybe play piano, maybe duolingo, walk dogs, maybe watch a movie, maybe have sex. Very basic stuff. I absolutely love very basic stuff.