FEDERIKE VON CRANACH
Frederike von Cranach was born in 1976 in Heidelberg and grew up in Cologne. She first studied fashion design before turning to art exclusively. This was followed by courses at the Wackers Academy in Amsterdam and at the Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage in Rio de Janeiro. After living and working in London for a decade she now lives in Berlin.
Federike's main source of inspiration are Egagropili — natural straw-like and fibrous objects washed up at the shores of the Mediterranean Sea.
Egagropili are the remains of the foliage produced from a plant called Posidonia Oceanica or Neptune-grass, an important part of the ecosystem in the Mediterranean Sea.
It provides a rhizomatic and stable seabed that regulates water current, is a source of oxygen as well as a habitat for different sea creatures. It is also one of the oldest living organisms on this planet and therefore a very precious plant.With the help of these “sea-balls” she creates a unique world of sculptures and works on paper. The pellets often serve as a medium for expressing organic processes and condition in nature or man’s environment, thus creating powerful works from modest means.
The very fine ink drawings are minimal and abstract, they create an atmosphere of stillness and quiet.
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