Maria-Magdalena Ianchis

Maria-Magdalena Ianchis was born in 1982 in Cluj, Romania, studied at the University of Applied Arts with Gabriele Rothemann and completed an MA in Fine Arts at the Iceland University of the Arts.

On one hand, a processual way of working is evident in her work. On the other hand, the individual works have a concrete, independent language.

The form is cross-media and ranges from photography, video works, sound, objects, spatial installations, or performances to interactive performances.

The decision on the form of each individual work is literally forced upon the artist by the thematic confrontation in the creation process. “The way of working in terms of content has exploratory features, but is based to a large extent on a playful, intuitive way. ” says the artist.

Her works have been shown in group and solo exhibitions in Austria, the USA, China, Iceland, Italy, Mexico and the Czech Republic.

The photography serie anticipate a reality in which images of them will strike the viewer like evidence of alien planets.

The pictures juxtapose definition with blur, like parts of the landscape already appear shrouded in the mists of oblivion. They reflect mental ideas rather than the outside world and provoke a connection of our psychophysical consciousness with the environment.The works communicate the artist‘s connection with her surroundings. Humankind and nature are not seen as isolated entities but as elements of the same large organism.

Thus, it is necessary to stop environmental exploitation, if we want to ensure our survival. We have to stop imagining life on another planet as an alternative and develop strategies for a future in which people live in harmony with all beings, and nature as a whole; but we first need to change our attitude, if we want to change something in this world.

(Source : Artist’s Website)