What are you working on at the moment?
That’s not so easy to answer, because so many things are always going on at the same time. We just founded ›Task Force Future‹ to ensure Ephra’s long-term financial sustainability. I’m also working at full speed on our presentation for Berlin Art Week. At the same time, I’m collaborating with the amazing graphic designers from ›Book Book‹ to build an Ephra website for teachers (as an online version and continuation of our catalogue, more information below). In addition, new projects with school classes are in the pipeline. Personally, I am also very much looking forward to being part of a performance night at Kunstfest Weimar together with some former fellow students of the Horn class—in dialogue with Rebecca Horn’s ›Concert for Buchenwald‹ installation.
Do you have a daily ritual?
›A cappuccino in the morning‹ is probably the honest answer. I like to drink my morning coffee in a café while writing my diary. That’s the most beautiful thing for me.
What do you listen to while working?
Ohhh, I most enjoy listening to the silence. I often experience the world as very loud and crowded—to me, silence is delicious and sweet.
Which book do you like to gift?
Of course, our beautiful Ephra catalogue ›Thoughts Play Hide and Seek‹, which was published by Hatje Cantz in May.
Which art work would you like to have at home?
I would love to have one work from all the artists we ever worked with at Ephra. It would be wonderful to build up a collection this way. But dreams aside: I fell in love with Ilit Azoulay’s ›Future Ancestors‹ series this year. Sometimes it feels like a piece of art changes something in my DNA—that’s what happened with these works by Ilit.
Your favourite exhibition venue in Berlin?
As a West Berlin child, I particularly love Akademie der Künste on Hanseatenweg, Neue Nationalgalerie and Brücke–Museum. But now there are many exciting places in Berlin like SAVVY Contemporary and Spore Initiative—most of the time I can’t keep up with the art watching.
What accessory or object could you not be without?
Since calendar, watch, communication with friends, reminders and e-mails are all bundled in my phone, my beautiful lion ring only comes in second place on the list of most important items.
What keeps you going?
I believe in the good in people because I experience it in children. And I believe in the in-between space as a place of care and mindfulness. Working with children reminds me over and over again how much we humans long to be seen and heard. This also means that we learn to see and understand ourselves. At Ephra, we work with emotion–maps and body mapping to empower children. I firmly believe in art, inner and relationship work, as well as individual and collective transformation processes. Children belong in art. Because children are the future. (And every single child is important!)
The earth is an incredibly beautiful, precious place. And life on this planet is a gift. Let’s shape it together, with and for each other. It’s not just the most important thing we can do. It’s also a lot of fun!
Who would you like to meet?
The answer may come as a surprise, but it is in fact Angelina Jolie.
What do you look forward to after you’ve finished work?
To the first sip of a cold beer.