Painted music by Michelle Jezierski
Ephra unterwegs Katharina Küster Ephra unterwegs Katharina Küster

Painted music by Michelle Jezierski

Michelle Jezierski's studio smells of oil paint and the floor is so colorful that it also looks a bit like a work of art. Michelle's paintings have very different formats, but they are always divided into individual fragments, i.e. smaller, often strip-shaped units. This looks as if she had painted a landscape, then cut it into strips and reassembled it.

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Helge Leiberg’s bold blobs
Ephra unterwegs Katharina Küster Ephra unterwegs Katharina Küster

Helge Leiberg’s bold blobs

When we arrive at Helge Leiberg’s studio, we are greeted by jazz music and dancing bodies on large canvases. He explains to us later that he likes to listen to this music while painting because it helps him get into certain moods. He also likes classical music, but the figures in the many paintings in his studio look more like fast, impulsive and exuberant movements, which goes really well with jazz music.

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In the fabric realm of Claudia Hill
Ephra unterwegs Philippa Halder Ephra unterwegs Philippa Halder

In the fabric realm of Claudia Hill

Many threads come together at Claudia Hill: She does performance art, costume and set design, experimental film, visual art. And above all, she works with fabric. You can see that in her studio, too, because there are beautiful, special textiles to be discovered everywhere.

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On the trail of Ilit Azoulay
Ephra unterwegs Philippa Halder Ephra unterwegs Philippa Halder

On the trail of Ilit Azoulay

Ilit Azoulay comes from Israel and she studied photography. In her studio in Schöneberg, she assembles collages - mainly on the computer - from thousands and thousands of photos, like a mosaic. Sometimes it takes years, that's how elaborate it is. Sometimes Ilit also integrates sound into the collages. 

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Jay Gard, the color collector
Ephra unterwegs Philippa Halder Ephra unterwegs Philippa Halder

Jay Gard, the color collector

Jay Gard's studio is equipped like a well-run hardware store. Sometimes larger, sometimes smaller sculptures are created here. He often builds colorful circles of paint, but sometimes he also paints pictures ... or looks at art books - in search of inspiration.

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Usually normal
Ephra unterwegs Ines Berwing Ephra unterwegs Ines Berwing

Usually normal

The studio - no! The Wunderkammer! - Özgür Erkök's studio in Katzlerstraße is crammed with the craziest things. Neon green and yellow tulle hangs on curtains in front of the windows.

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