Sturdy Denim - (2025)
Diese Arbeit wurde inspiriert durch die Abschlussarbeiten der „Münchner Fotoschule“ im Fach Modefotografie aus dem Jahre 1988. Das Thema: „HIS Jeans“. Die Absolvent*innen fotografierten die damals von der Marke HIS zur Verfügung gestellte Kollektion. Die Interpretation war hierbei völlig frei. Für mein Projekt im Rahmen des E+V: Curating the Archive, geleitet von Rudolf Scheutle, habe ich Menschen in ihren individuellen Denim-Outfits fotografiert. Die Serie zeigt: Im Vergleich zu anderen Kleidungsstücken hat sich die Jeansmode über die Jahrzehnte nur wenig verändert. Somit ist nicht nur der Stoff robust und beständig, sondern auch die Art und Weise wie dieser verarbeitet, getragen und kombiniert wird. Die Jahre 1988 und 2025 treten in einen Dialog. So sind die Kleidungsstücke annähernd identisch; die Welt um sie herum dennoch grundlegend verschieden. So wird auf den ersten Blick nicht unbedingt ersichtlich, welches Jahr gerade spricht.
@Paula Neumayr
"Keep the streets emty for me" - 2024 (ongoing)
This is my latest project for university. The course has the title "Violet Hour" and is about the twilight condition between day and night. I chose to depict this time with a mysterious and ambivalent series. Apocalyptic, yet familiar. You can observe people like they're the last person on earth. The mood is set by combining these shots with landscape footage of an abandoned world.
"Yes she can! Can she?" - 2023
This was a semester project in my 4th semester:
"Do women actively take control of their careers, or are they passively subordinate to them?" I asked myself this question and explored the answer by using simple means and with colorful accentuation.
Glass Ceiling - An invisible barrier within an organization that prevents certain groups, particularly women and minorities, from advancing to higher-level positions, despite their qualifications and achievements. This barrier is often a result of systemic biases, discrimination, and organizational practices that favor the advancement of the majority group. The glass ceiling is metaphorical and highlights the difficulties faced by these groups in breaking through to top leadership roles, despite having the necessary skills and experience.
Glass Cage - Subtle, invisible barriers that keep people in lower or middle-level positions, preventing horizontal or vertical mobility.
Sticky Floor - Refers to the barriers that keep low-wage workers, often women and minorities, stuck in low-paying jobs with little chance of upward mobility.
Pink Collar - Refers to jobs traditionally held by women, often in administrative or caregiving roles, which are typically undervalued and underpaid.
Glass Cliff - Refers to the phenomenon where women and minorities are more likely to be placed in leadership roles during times of crisis or downturn, where the risk of failure is higher.
Up or Out - A career model where employees must continually advance to higher levels within a certain timeframe or leave the organization.
"The Party Nobody Saw" (2023 - paused)
In a world where parties symbolize joy and connection, this series unveils the fragile undercurrent of loneliness that often lurks beneath the surface. Each image captures moments of isolation amidst celebration, reflecting on the paradox of shared solitude. Through muted tones and sparse settings, the series challenges the viewer to reconsider the collective rituals of happiness and the quiet emptiness they sometimes conceal.
