Alina Frieske is a visual artist who lives and works in Berlin. Her work is at the intersection between photography and painting. She works on the representation of the human body in a networked environment. Using digital collage techniques, the artist explores the abundance of information online that constitutes our virtual identities and investigates the impact of digital technologies on our daily lives.

“Pinch-to-zoom” is a reflection on the physicality of touch in digital media. Today, we rely on all possible content to be directly accessible at all time, close to our bodies. In this intimate setting, every pixel is scalable between two fingertips. In her practice, Alina Frieske draws from snippets of everyday social media captions and selfies from a huge crowd of strangers. In a painterly process of additive layering, cut-outs of these pictures are multiplied to form new figures and surroundings. A firm hold on the phone, an index finger pressing the shutter release or an outstretched hand carrying too many bags, have been reduced to their essential form. These forms are highlighted through stencil cut-outs, revealing only contours of the print underneath—much like the initial sketches of a composition. Through the process of collecting and reassembling, Alina Frieske explores today’s changing relationship to personal data in the relentless strive for visibility and connection.

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Press:

Paris Photo 2024 célèbre le female gaze à travers un parcours inédit

Collages numériques par Alina Frieske

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