Andrea is a British-German artist, photographer and Creative Media lecturer based in London. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Leeds and a BFA from City University of New York. Her work spans various media, including installation, sculpture, printmaking, video, and immersive experiences such as virtual reality.
Her inspiration stems from life itself, drawing on her experiences as a lifelong expat, along with her travels, reading, and nature walks. She explores themes such as the lives of mature women and the relationships between death, memory, and photography. Her latest digital project features an avatar named Albertina, through whom she aims to investigate the transient nature of life, our deep connection to nature, and the cyclical processes of creation, destruction, and regeneration.
In the past, Andrea has used screen printing, lithography, etching and woodcut techniques. Lately, she has explored Japanese woodcut/ Mokuhanga and photopolymer etching. She often starts with virtual creations or photographs of her sculptures, which are translated into tactile, physical prints. She believes the boundaries between analogue and digital to be seamless, and that working across both can produce new forms that reflect our contemporary world.
Andrea has long been fascinated by three-dimensional sculptural forms. This passion dates to her childhood when she imagined and crafted a set of 3D cardboard zoo animals at her grandmother’s house. Over time, she has developed a unique folding technique that emphasises the character of subjects through exaggerated geometries and sharp folding lines, which have also been animated and translated into a digital format.