FIGURE, FORM

FIGURE, FORM is a queer-feminist manifesto reclaiming 'the' body as a site of self-determination and resistance. It subverts hegemonic gazes and challenges gender norms by affirming identity as a fluid, performative, and self-defined practice.

FIGURE, FORM

Figure, Form is a self-determined counterpart to both artistic and socio-political discourses and understandings of the "canon," and sees itself as an ongoing collection of queer/trans excellence and intelligence. Alongside a practice of critically rejecting normative expectations, visibility and community formation are among the most important goals of the work.

Figure, Form treats physicality as a sovereign medium dedicated to self-realization. No distribution for the development of social gender is ascribed to the body per se; gender identity is understood as a performative practice. Thus, Figure, Form tests bodily (re)conquests, inscriptions into, and queering of prevailing narratives as points of reference for future comprehension. The project aims to understand 'the' body as a fluid material and works toward undoing/subversion of hegemonic gazes and reclaiming self, body, and visibility. The images deliberately focus on fragmented representations, which ultimately reveal only partial glimpses within a sequence – refusing to demand totality from the photographic portrait. Figure, Form thus develops multidimensional bodily languages that explore the relationship between self-perception and external perception.

The work is presented as an immersive installation, in which each participant is featured through a sequence of images displayed on individual 55" screens. The number of screens determines the number and selection of protagonists, with their arrangement adapted in relation to each other and the exhibition space.

Recently shown at Haus der Photographie, Deichtorhallen Hamburg (2025) and Museum Folkwang, Essen (2024).