As Given consists of three collages made from photograms and is  conceived  as a complementary work to To Be Otherwise. The series  explores the  relationship between visibility, perception, and  categorization.

 The works are based on three electromagnetic sculptures in the form of  reclining human figures, created from steel wire and modeled after my  own  body. In the darkroom, photographic paper is placed directly onto  the  sculptures. After activating the electromagnets, iron powder is  scattered  across the surface and aligns itself along the magnetic field  lines. The  resulting traces are then exposed as photograms. The  individual photograms  are assembled into large-scale collages.

 Through the direct contact between the sculptures and the  photographic  paper, the lines and structures of the figures become  immediately visible.  The work examines how visibility can become a  basis for perception,  legibility, and the formation of assigned  meanings.




 As Given
 Photograms on RC paper
 Three-part series
 Dimensions variable (each approx. 180 × 107 cm)
 Mounted on aluminium plates with magnets