Abglanz, which in German means reflection, is a series of collages in which hundreds of fragments taken from various photographs are assembled into new images as if they were pieces of different puzzles mixed and matched in a single tableau.
It is a body of works that deals with the digital world for the form but recall to the painting tradition for the practice. The subjects portrayed are mainly domestic and in a certain way really familiar, maybe because these artworks are based on everyday smartphone photos from the endless pool of the web.
Put together, the images camouflage themselves in their mutual imitation. Which contours remain recognisable and what blurs in the crowd? The work explores the dynamics between the individual and the mass, between figurative elements and illusion.
Alina Frieske (1994) works with assembled images at the intersection of photography and painting. With an interest in found material online and its distribution, the work deals with the relationship between public and private identities and explores the impact of image circulation on opinion formation and identification.Her work was shown amongst others in the framework of Images Vevey, the International Festival of Photography in Hyères, and Kunsthal Rotterdam. She lives and works in Berlin.