Welcome to my miniature world of magical creatures,
I’m an artist and visual storyteller, working in a variety of mediums such as sculpture, puppets, diorama, animation and illustration.
My work is inspired by my passion for nature, folktales and mythology, woven together with the absurdities of human behaviour in everyday life. With the help of clay, paper, textiles, wire, wood and found treasures I bring the creatures that live in my head out into the world.
I grew up close to the North Sea, and studied at the Kassel School of Art and Design in Germany. For more than a decade I’ve been part of the fabulous world of animation, balancing my time between freelance and personal work. I create animations and puppets for film, tv, theatre and museums, direct short films and teach workshops on puppet making for stop motion animation.
I work from my studio in Berlin, which I share with eight fellow artists and my imaginary friends. My work has been shown at numerous film festivals around the world, and more recently also in exhibitions and galleries.
Feel free to get in touch for collaborations, commissions or workshops.
Sneak peeks of upcoming projects and behind the scenes can be found on Instagram.
Und natürlich spreche ich auch Deutsch…
Selected Exhibitions & Screenings
2024
Rules and Rituals for an Animated Roleplay, Linoleum Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival, Kyiv, Ukraine
De Kraak, Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch, Oldenburg, Germany
48 Hours Neukölln, Atelier Zyklopik, Berlin, Germany
2023
Haunted, Curio Art Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
Animocje Festival, Bydgoszcz, Poland
2022
Traumwelt, Litehaus Galerie Berlin, Germany
De Kraak, traveling exhibition in the Netherlands
2020
Fabelhaft, rk Galerie Berlin, Germany
Exhibition of award-winning works, Japan Media Arts Festival
Puppet Masters, Dotdotdot Open Air Short Film Festival, Vienna, Austria
2019
Winter Film Awards, New York, USA
Maison internationale des Arts de la Marionette, Outremont, Canada
Molins Horror Film Festival, Barcelona, Spain
Sweat & Tears, Frankfurt, Germany
2018
Anima Mundi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rotterdam Film Festival, Netherlands
Filmfest Dresden, Germany
Regensburger Kurzfilmwoche, Germany
Imagine Film Festival Amsterdam, Netherlands
Premiers Plans d'Angers, France
Festival Stop Motion Montreal, Canada
Tricky Women, Vienna, Austria
2017
Annecy International Animation Film Festival, France
Palm Springs International ShortFest, USA
Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival, Spain
CutOut Fest, Querétaro, Mexico
Animateka, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interfilm Festival, Berlin, Germany
Encounters Short Film Festival, Bristol, UK
Uppsala International Short Film Festival, Sweden
Ars Independent Festival, Katowice, Poland
Anim'est International Animation Festival, Bucharest, Romania
San Sebastian Horror & Fantasy Film Festival, Spain
Taichung Animation Festival, Taiwan
Berlin Experimental Film Festival, Germany
Cork Film Festival, Ireland
Raindance Film Festival, London, UK
Festival of Animated Film Stuttgart, Germany
Animatricks Helsinki, Finland
and many more…
Awards & Nominations
2024
Finalist Yasha Young Projects Sculpture Award, Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
2018
Best Animated Short Film - Fantaspoa Fantastic Film Festival
Best Animated Short Film - Zaporizhzhia International Film Festival
Best Animated Short Film - Macabro International Horror Film Festival
Winner National Competition – OderKurz-Filmspektakel
Visual Vanguard Award - Womanimation Festival
Jury Selection - Japan Media Arts Festival
Audience Award - Lago Filmfest
Special Mention - Animocje International Animated Film Festival
Special Mention - Shortcutz Berlin
2017
Méliès d'Argent for best European short film - Court Métrange Fantastic Film Festival
Masters of Animation Award - Lublin Film Festival
Excellent Achievement Award - Taichung International Animation Festival
CIAFF Award (Grand Prix) - China Independent Animation Film Forum
Best Art Direction - Multivision International Festival of Animation Arts
Best Character Design - Catacumba Film Festival
Audience Award - Stockholm Experimental and Animation Film Festival
Special Mention - Fantoche International Animation Festival
Special Mention - Zabut International Animation Festival
Artist Stipends
2021 Neustart Kultur Artist Grant, Stiftung Kulturwerk VG Bild-Kunst
2019 Künstlerinnenstipendium, Berliner Senatsverwaltung für Kultur und Gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt
2015 Talent Film Funding, Kuratorium junger deutscher Film
2012 Artist in Residence, Kone Foundation, Saari Residence, Finland
2011 Artist in Residence, Neuenburger Kunstwoche
2010 Artist in Residence, Abbaye de Fontevraud, France
2009-11 Artist in Residence, Netherlands Institute for Animation film