inkjet print, gesso, glue on canvas 52 x 78 cm (20.5 x 30.1 in.)
About Tatjana Danneberg
Tatjana Danneberg’s (*1991, Vienna, lives and works in Vienna) practice unravels accidentally and is determined by a layering of media and techniques. The starting point of each work is a candid low-fi photograph taken with a cheap camera. Danneberg extends casual memories of the everyday depicting friends, acquaintances or her partner, in familiar often intimate shots. These shots purposefully reveal moments where action or the lack of it manifests.
Danneberg is preoccupied with the nature of images and the possibilities that can unfold through their manipulation and deconstruction; a painterly attitude emerges defined by a deepen material and processual experimentation. How can we paint with images? Released through specific body movements, brushstrokes fragment the photographic image gesturally turning it into an expressive painting. The image liquifies, becoming malleable, recomposed by the body, its strength, its intuitive motions on canvas. The artist’s body becomes a decoding tool, transforming photography into painting. Historically in conflict, the representational media of photography and painting unravel their antagonism within Danneberg’s work.
About Future for Ukraine
Future for Ukraine (FFU) is a charitable foundation created by Ukrainians for Ukrainians. It was founded in March 2022 in Warsaw by a group of Ukrainian women who had escaped the war. These women were previously in the corporate world and they teamed up for a common goal-to help Ukrainians overcome the consequences of the war. FFU has 4 main functions:
1. Access to prosthetic limbs for those injured in the war.
2. Specialized psychological support for women that experienced sexual violence from Russian militants.
3. Helping displaced kids on the autism spectrum to adapt to new life.
4. Humanitarian aid.
