Karla Kracht

Since childhood, the peculiar world of Eastern European marionettes and stop motion animation fascinated Karla Kracht. These heavily influence her work as a multidisciplinary artist, best recognised for her bizarre figures. She employs these in drawing, animation, painting, video and small sculptures to characterise contemporary society and to propose speculative futures. The figures are the component elements for her installations and performances in which she mixes genres, techniques and technologies. With each new project, Karla investigates new topics and formal techniques. In this way, she constantly widens her technical and conceptual tools. She exhibits in festivals and art spaces worldwide. Karla studied fine arts, art history, linguistics and media arts in Germany, UK and Spain. She participated in international residency programmes in Europe, Asia and South America.