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With each color rotation—yellow, magenta, cyan—printed at a different angle, each print becomes
unique. How do you decide on these variations, and what role does chance or unpredictability play in
your work?
From the beginning I make variations. I have some idea and then spontaneity, chance and unpredictability, and
playfulness, play a role, as well as my experience to decide how to go on within the process of making.
Your technique involves a Hard Fork in the algorithm of your printing process, forming a new unit each time. How does
this computational approach intersect with your background in fine arts, and what inspired you to
combine these methodologies?
I work with different media and all of my work includes a concept. An algorithm can be analog as well, like the concept
of my artistic working process. Making a Hard Fork is making a decision and so change the algorithm. Computational,
about a blockchain, a Hard Fork has the power to change even the blockchain. To make a new one out of it, it is not
carved in stone.
Can you talk about your choice to use Gentileschi’s Judith Beheading Holofernes as a recurring motif?
What does this piece signify in your work, and how do you feel it interacts with the themes of action and
performance?
Gentileschi’s “Judith Beheading Holofernes” tells the story of a woman who got away. And it is about solidarity and
sisterhood. Gentileschi’s work is the voice of an artist who lived 400 years ago. Very early in her life, she was interested in
biblical stories in which women stood up to men's injustice. Gentileschi’s “Susanna and the Elders” is a motif that points
to situations that today are discussed with #MeToo. From the beginning action, performance and video art are fields of
feminist artists.
Reflecting on your recent exhibitions, such as at Site Gallery and Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren, how do you view
the global reception of your work, and are there any recurring themes or interpretations from audiences
that have surprised you?
I appreciate that very much. It is not always possible for me to travel where my work is shown. Everyone has their own
interpretation depending on personal backgrounds.

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Silkscreen print on paper, 65x50cm, 2023 Silkscreen print on paper, 65x50cm, 2023

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