In the Studio Andreas Mühe, Berlin

He photographs powerful women, reflects on German myths in his works, and deals with the relationship between man and nature. In his ambiguous works he deals with sociological, historical, and political themes, which he elaborately stages with light contrasts in special environments.

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In the Studio Miao Ying, New York/Shanghai

Miao Ying has always incorporated technology in her art. She began with exploring how it enables censorship in China, which she addressed via the primary language of the contemporary Internet, humor, in addition to its other related attributes including lo-fi visual elements, kitschy pictures, and GIFs.

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In the Studio Pablo Accinelli, Buenos Aires

Argentinian artist Pablo Accinelli gathers and recreates objects from everyday situations, be it a whiskey box from a bar, an inflatable pillow or a subway seat in São Paulo. The concrete meanings of mundane objects then get mixed with the representational meaning that every viewer brings to them.

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Collector Stories Michael Trestik, Prague

Married to famous documentary filmmaker Helena Trestikova and father to Tomas Trestik, one of the leading Czech photographers, Michael Trestik is a person of public interest himself, with an interesting biography. He is also a passionate collector of antiques, ceramics, and art. We met Michael Trestik in his home above the rooftops of Prague’s Letná district and talked with him, among others, about his passion for collecting, why he is now divesting of his collection nonetheless, and what motivated him lately to trade in his pencil for an artist‘s crayon.

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