Hanna Sass

Lives and works in Germany

Artist statement

I am convinced that I carry something inside me that I can only show through my art. This something has a relevance and a meaning for my existence and my artistic work process. I feel almost compelled to follow this inner voice. I am on searching. This search is reflected in my artistic creative process, which captivates me, makes me alive, challenges me and let create new things. The graphic printing techniques of woodcut and etching are the focus of my artistic work. In both techniques, I work with large-format printing plates and use an ax, a side trimmer and a chisel. I want the material to appear and become visible. It should be part of the picture. My expressive, immediate, working method brings a direct gesture to the plate. This Movement is translated by the printing process. I work with three printing plates at the same time and cut and print them several times. Layer after layer is applied; in the end the image consists of several planes. I have developed a working process that enables me to use a formal language with which my themes become visible, themes that I cannot express verbally. Through my artistic process I create an encounter with myself, which takes place in the unconscious. A kind of self-communication, with a part of me that lies in the blurred, unclear. While working, I feel my way to these contents. In my work process I always try to cross a border and thereby bring something new to light. For this I use my whole body, my whole strength. My...

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