“My practice is about the interplay of colour, process and space. I am drawn by the performance of colour and its dynamic energy to redefine space and conditions.
Since 2019, I have been staging participatory action painting events in public spaces where community members pour, drip, spray and throw paint together to create a vibrant murals. Part workshop, part performance, these happenings have the desire to foster identity and a sense of community togetherness.
During these vibrant events I capture the paint splashes from the walls onto the floor. I digitally enlarge these fragments to hyper-real scale and transform them into paintings, installations and wearable art. Through this gesture of looking closer, I explore hidden connections and chaotic possibilities.
My work seeks to capture energetic moments, both as visual records and as transformative events.”
Jana Linke (b. 1978) is a multidisciplinary artist currently residing and working in 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 Mediterrart Gallery Patra and Victoria Square Project Athens among others.
Photography by Iliana Levantidi