Exhibited work:

Early Retirement, 2023

Video, 11‘51“ 

“My practice explores fantasies of escaping monotony and the tension between reality and imagination. I’m drawn to experiencing the world through a more absurd and abstract lens. Through my work, I construct imagined, observed, and self-created environments that reflect personal and collective anxieties – the emotional weight we carry in everyday life. 

Breezes of pleasure are the main inspiration behind my practice. I imagine what the greatest experience could be and try to bring that feeling into being. This is why I find inspiration in the care rituals and architecture of sanatoriums, and in the broader culture of rest.

Early Retirement is an exploration of our relationships with time, productivity, personal success, and social status. In Western societies, retirement is a reward; for younger generations, it’s mostly a dream – surely a privilege. A stage when expectations have been fulfilled, and one is finally allowed to step back. But are we morally allowed to reclaim that time and be released from the rat race early?”

Gen Z, one generation, countless perspectives: the exhibition presents works by over 40 photographers from 25 countries born between the 1990s and 2010. Their works reflect experiences shaped by digital worlds, social change and global crises. Across four thematic sections, the exhibition offers insights into the realities, concerns and aspirations of young people. Themes such as identity, belonging, the body and gender are explored creatively, questioned and reimagined through new forms of self-understanding.