#007: Daniela Schwabe is a Dutch painter currently doing an artist-in-residence program in Leipzig. We have been following her for a while and wanted to capture her intriguing and personal story.

Being especially fascinated by memories and how they influence our Zeitgeist, she started to research her own family history. Her work "Rainbow Series" is a powerful result of this journey. In her images, human figures are cut out brutally from their surroundings, portraits are formed of collected images, and the surface of the painting becomes a façade.

Working with these different layers Daniela questions the complexity of the real in an age of manufactured copies. She draws parallels and creates connections between historical facts about war and the notion of (her own) family history, historical traumas and the contemporary problems we face concerning the trustworthiness and value of images.

Follow her amazing work via the links below. We hope you enjoy this conversation.

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Additional resources:
Website Daniela Schwabe
Instagram Daniela Schwabe