In my most recent photographic works, I have focused on museum spaces and visually explored new approaches to those public institutions dedicated to art or research. Especially the lesser known or inaccessible areas of the museums are of interest to me.

"Alice in the Field" was created during my 12-month artist residency in 2022-23 at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. The result is a portrait of the museum which brings  the researchers who work behind the scenes into the foreground. Guided by my fascination for this intruiging world of natural wonders I chose a playful, farytale-like approach inspired by Alice in Wonderland. I staged and photographed selected researchers as if they were the legendary figures that Alice encountered on her journey through Wonderland. These portraits are accompanied by photographs from the collections, public museum areas and the researchers' immediate environment.

Alice in the Field was published by Distanz Verlag in 2024.

Haus am Kleistpark, Berlin, 23.5.2024

book release and artist talk

Jens Pepper, Andrea Wilmsen

Foto @ Maria Gänßler