MONIKA K ADLER SHOWS HER WORK IN BUSAN, LOS ANGELES, PLODIV, COLOGNE AND NEW YORK. The coming months bring my work into several exhibitions and festivals across Europe, Asia, and the United States—from photography and digital art to video. I am particularly delighted to be returning to Busan, where The Future will be exhibited as part of the 23rd
“The mirror has been shattered. But what do the shards reflect?” INGMAR BERGMAN I have recently become obsessed with The Shards. Beneath its deliberately excessive 1980s aesthetic, I found something much deeper and more disturbing: a reflection of our fractured identities, our dreams, and the strange ways we see ourselves and one another. Are we all
On 2 August 2012, I came to live in London with one bag and £40 in my pocket.. On 2 August 2012, I came to live in London with one bag and £40 in my pocket. Another festival of changing direction in my artistic life. A spontaneous leap, a risky venture, blind fate—or perhaps amor fati.
23rd Busan International Environmental Arts Festival (BIEAF) 2026 I am deeply honoured to be invited to participate in the 23rd Busan International Environmental Arts Festival (BIEAF) 2026 and to serve as a member of the Steering Committee for this remarkable international event. Held under the inspiring theme “From Sun to Boy,” BIEAF brings together artists, curators, cultural
‘DECADENCE AS AN ACT OF RESISTANCE’, FLANEUSE MAG, ISTANBUL, TURKEY, june 2026 PART OF THE INTERVIEW 1. In Sacred Decadence, you present decadence not as an escape, but as a form of resistance. What inspired this ide My biography is my inspiration. I learned resistance long before I learned art. Sacred Decadence emerged from that
In 2012, I left my homeland carrying only one handbag. In 2012, I left my homeland carrying only one handbag. Among the few things I brought with me to London was a porcelain owl lamp — a small object meant to keep me connected to wisdom, memory, and direction. The owl originally came from Berlin.
“Art is not a mirror held up to realitybut a hammer with which to shape it.” ― Bertolt Brecht During London Art Week, surrounded by artists, collectors, curators, and cultural figures, I found myself returning to Brecht’s powerful observation. Art does not simply document the world. At its best, it challenges, questions, and transforms it. We
A great portrait does not answer the question of who someone is. It deepens the question. Throughout history, the greatest portraits have never been simple records of appearance. From Renaissance paintings to the iconic photographs of the twentieth century, portraiture has always been an attempt to capture something more elusive: character, desire, ambition, vulnerability, and
“The artist’s greatest invention is the transformation of consciousness.” All my life, I was escaping — from people, places, and from my own mind. From myself, whoever I believed that self to be. Yet every escape proved futile, because we share one consciousness. Before anything else, one must learn to let go of illusions. The
Honoured to join the jury of the 10th edition of the MONOVISIONS Awards. Black and white photography has always possessed a unique power — the ability to strip away distraction and reveal emotion in its purest form. This year, I am honored to bring that perspective to the prestigious MONOVISIONS Awards as a jury member
