“my artistic practice begins with action. It happens in public, it happens with others. A shared momentum through color. My aim is to create a dynamic and interactive experience that embodies the spirit of activism through direct and tangible action.
During these participatory action paintings, I collect the color that splashes from the wall onto the floor and enlarge tiny parts to the point of hyper-reality.
Through this gesture of looking closer, I explore hidden connections and chaotic possibilities. I am driven by a desire to expand the range of realities and perspectives.”
Jana Linke (b. 1978) is a multidisciplinary artist currently residing and working in Athens and Berlin. Her practice is dedicated to the artistic investigation of space and process.
She earned her Absolvent*innen and Meisterschüler*innen title in art and media at the University of the Arts Berlin, followed by a research fellowship at the Graduate School for the Arts University of the Arts Berlin.
Her work has been shown at the Transmediale Berlin, Edith-Russ-Haus Oldenburg, HAU1 Berlin, WINZAVOD Center for Contemporary Art in Moscow, KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin, IFAC Athina, Fridman Gallery New York and Victoria Square Project Athens among others.
Photography by Ioannis Kampanis