a spring born

from berlin and interdisciplinary artist, curator and author. working with and through inner-psychic experiences and their effects on identity and perception.

„Anika Krbetschek‘s artistic practice is an in-depth investigation of internal psychic phenomena and their impact on an individual's sensation and perception. With that, she operates within a fundamental interest in the strangeness of sensation and perception, as well as in relation to a societal system and feminist discourses. She thus seeks to give visibility and promotes the destigmatization of mental disorders and neurophysiological divergences considered to be outside of the supposed normality. Through various experiences she made within the psychiatric and therapeutic system, she has gained a unique perspective on the challenges people face when they find themselves on the margins of society, leading her to realize that her place in the world exists through artistic expression and collaboration. Resembling herself, her work is deep and active, constantly evolving and experimenting, using every idea and context to adapt new forms and ways to achieve her artistic visions. To broaden the possibilities grearding her artist-activistic aims, she started very soon to also curate exhibitions and initiate projects as well as publishing her texts and speaking up on stages. Anika Krbetschek not only questions the label “illness” for inner psychic experiences but transcends the concept of boundaries, treating them rather as a continuum of human experiences, while reflecting the role of contemporary art in addressing issues of identity, perception, and social inclusion.“ written by Curator Silvia Russo

as an artist with diverse experiences in the psychiatric and therapeutic system, i aim to contribute to the visibility and destigmatisation of so-called mental illnesses and neurophysiological divergences from supposed norms as well as to feminist discourses. my work can be understood as artistic investigations of psychic phenomena that operate within an interest in the fundamental strangeness of sensation and perception, as well as in relation to a societal system. in doing so, inner-psychic experiences are often thought of outside the frame "illness" and can thus be understood as a continuum. the art work should act as (reflective) frameworks for recipients through which they can understand psycho-pathological manifestations of psycholocial phenomena within their own spectrum of experience.

in my curational work i focus on diversifying the art scene with inclusive and collective approaches as well as curate solo and group exhibitions of (outsider-)artists. additionally, I founded the art collective "bewegung al denke" in 2021. this interdisciplinary projects aims to strengthen artistic approaches in the subcultural scene. 

as an author, i mainly portray people and their stories in art-social projects, negotiating between poetic art-text and reportage. these are often collaborative photo-text projects. besides I've always wrote poems, which take also part in performances.