BERLIN SCIENCE WEEK
We are visiting the artist Susanne Kriemann in her studio to talk with her about her work and the hopeful perspectives on the future regarding climate change and technological transformations that she highlights in it.
Due to limited capacity, we kindly ask for binding registration by email to info@pratergalerie.de by October 28, 2025. After successful registration, you will receive the full address by email.
Susanne Kriemann’s artistic practice explores landscapes, which she understands as analog recording systems of human-induced processes. In her photographs and prints, she creates overlays of different times and materials by drawing on the findings of archaeological and geological research. To do so, she examines and incorporates both organic matter such as plants and fungi, and industrially produced materials like (micro)plastics or radioactive fission products—focusing particularly on their interplay and interaction. Her work investigates how the boundaries between nature and culture are increasingly blurring in times of extractivism and environmental degradation.
Susanne Kriemann not only creates a realistic image of the present and brings the unseen into focus, but her work also offers an inspiring glimpse into a future where new and extraordinary alliances with nature can emerge.
Her practice explores various ecological themes, engaging deeply with hopeful perspectives on the present and future—such as the regeneration of contaminated soil through fungi and mosses, or the formation of new connections between organic and industrially produced matter.
Grounded in scientific research, her artworks invite us to think beyond conventional assumptions and established boundaries.
Together with the audience, we aim to explore these unfamiliar perspectives and discuss possible positive visions in the face of current challenges.
The studio visit offers a unique opportunity to experience artworks up close and to engage in dialogue with the artist. After a short introduction in which Susanne Kriemann presents her work – focusing on the use of organic and industrially produced materials to investigate the relationship between humans, nature, and industry – participants will have the chance to enter into conversation with the artist and gain deeper insights into her techniques and concepts.
