Susanna Klein

What inspires you?

Light and time create the entrance to my paintings, in a direct and conceptual way I am questioning my imagination of what I am seeing.

Describe your creative process.

The beginning of the search process often starts with photographs, sketches and objects from nature and my immediate surroundings, my private environment such as an old box with photographs from the archive of my grandfather, who was a photographer himself, or basic forms like leaves of a chestnut tree. In the implementation, I like to play with various processes and techniques from the history of art and painting, I use traditional oil painting as well as almost forgotten old photographic techniques such as cyanotype

What are 3 words that best describe your work?

abstract forms, various techniques, nature inspired

Who are some artists that have influenced your work?

Rosemarie Trockel, Sergei Jensen, Cosima von Bonin

What is the most important tool when creating your work?

Most of the time I work with a technique, like sewing or cyanotype depends on the topic

What is the best piece of advice you have been given?

love what you do

Where do you go for inspiration?

Traveling in general , cities, culture, history, museums, nature