transformation through weakness.
Growing up weak, focusing on strength became a survival strategy for me. First physically, then professionally – and now artistically.
I come from a place of weakness, helplessness and powerlessness. In search of genuine, lasting strength, I first steeled my body and increased my defensive capabilities through martial arts. I learned how to save lives as a paramedic, how to react when it matters as a police officer, and how to protect others as a bodyguard. For me, it was clear: strength comes from skills, and a person who is able to save and protect others must be truly strong, right?
But my hunger was not satisfied – quite the contrary: something inside me crumbled, because the focus on immediate, martial strength and loud muscle-flexing satisfied me less and less. These forms of strength became too mundane for me! Meanwhile, my artistic soul, which had existed since childhood, continued to wither away. It was only the painful, throbbing desire for freedom, development and creative work that led me back to essential creation – back to art.
concept: strong art.
Today, I create artworks that explore the philosophical concept of strength. My artistic practice is therefore clearly context-specific, exploratory and precise in its execution. I do not work from the imagination, and my art does not begin in the studio. My art is based on real experiences, out in the world – in search of strength.
The starting point for each work of art is the idea of capturing the specific strength of a motif on site – formally, content-wise and philosophically. The real, tangible moment is then digitally reduced and alienated. The resulting silhouette masks the original, concrete motif, opening up space for a new readability – reduced, concentrated, powerful.
vision: shining strength.
I strive for a world in which individuals are at peace with themselves, anchored in their dignity, and no longer project their weaknesses onto their environment in a toxic way – but instead transform them. I strive for a world in which people develop the strength to accept their own weaknesses and thus transform them into strengths.
Every person should have access to a self-determined, strong existence – free from self-perceived inferiority and filled with healthy, radiant self-confidence.
‘My art is a conscious catalyst for inner, strengthening processes – for a stronger world.’
As the artist K’rK, it is my mission to enhance living spaces through art, both visually and with depth of content, and thus to ‘strengthen’ them. The spaces can then have an effect on the viewers themselves and reflect their strength back in a very concrete way.
Viewers can now be inspired to engage in a genuine examination of strength and the perception of strength. This can raise awareness of the manifestations of strength and clearly encourage people to enter into an inner dialogue about their own relationship with strength.
