I have shown new works Payment unsuccessful and Handles. M26 in the Kunsthalle Oktogon, University for Visual Arts Dresden, Post Graduate Degree exhibition.
Payment unsuccessful, 2026 is an installation made up of wood, ceramic, brick, mirror
it is about 90cm x 215cm and 100 cm x 250 cm big.
This installation consists of two freestanding walls facing each other in the middle of the room. One side is covered entirely in mirrors, with a sink and exposed pipes that stop abruptly. The other wall has handmade tiles with text that only becomes readable through the mirror.
When you step in front of the mirror, you become part of the work. You’re not just looking at it—you’re inside it.
The work comes from an earlier idea I’ve been thinking about: that responsibility is the ability to respond. For me, that often shows up in very ordinary moments—like standing in front of a mirror in the morning
A lot of my own anxiety is tied to financial insecurity—the fear of not being able to afford things, or keep up
But I don’t think this is just personal. These kinds of worries sit in the background for many people. So when viewers see themselves in the mirror, they’re also confronted with their own version of that.
The text ‘payment unsuccessful’ is written backwards—it only becomes legible through reflection. So the message only appears when you face yourself. In that sense, the work asks: what are we actually able to respond to, and what feels out of our control?
This work is about what happens when you’re forced to face yourself—and the quiet anxieties you carry with you, especially around survival and responsibility.
This piece is called Handles, 2026
My lonely mom world, has evolved into something
that is not just particular to my perspective
and position as a mother artist, but it is
a commonality we all might share. Handles
leaves open to reference how we might all
handle this situation of uncertainy.
We’re not just reaching for support, we’re
climbing the ladder and tugging on the handles,
although everything is ultimately tangled
together. Not knowing what the results will be.
The white refers to a call for surrender, and
still even the knotted bedsheets, are ready for
an escape.
