Born 18.01.1973 in Munich
1991-1994 Active in restoration (stone and furniture) in Hanover
1994-1998 Trained as Goldsmith in Hildesheim
1999-2004 Studies at HAWK–Hildesheim, Metal Design Completion: Graduate project with Prof. Bünck and Prof. Georg Dobler, summer semester 2004
Since 2004 Freelance in a studio community on the grounds of the "Eisenfabrik" cultural association in Hanover
"Gold, coconut, stainless steel – Art treasures of the past and present" ("Gold, Kokosnuss, Edelstahl – Kunstkammerschätze früher and heute") at Kestnermuseum Hanover, 2005
Grassimesse Leipzig, 2005
"Art and crafts" ("Kunst and Handwerk"), Exhibition in the Museum for Art and Trade (Museum für Kunst and Gewerbe), Hamburg, 2005
"Zeughausmesse" in the German Historical Museum (Deutschen Historischen Museum), Berlin, Easter 2006 (among many exhibitors)
October 2004: Introduction onto the market of "Light in a square" ("Licht im Quadrat") and "Light in a circle" ("Licht im Kreis"), a candleholder series in stainless steel at mono "Seibel Designpartner", Mettmann
Supervision of short term projects in co-operation with Prof. Inge Sommer at the University of the Arts (Universität der Künste (UdK)) in Berlin, 2006
Kirsten Wittstruck comments on her work:
"That is porcelain???... it looks more like paper or cardboard!" I hear this question over and over again. It confirms to me that I have been successful in achieving the appearance I have intended for my porcelain vessels. For me, the attraction of a material exists in experiencing it with all of one’s senses – in the secret, which is only divulged through intensive looking, listening and feeling. My unglazed, wafer-thin tumblers and bowls live because of this secret – through the puzzlement and deception experienced by a person who sees them for the first time. With more careful examination, one is amazed at the glassy resonance, the transparency and the robustness. The vessels show their special attraction in use – combined with liquid or light."
Website
www.kirsten-wittstruck.de
