Anna Krenz
Anna Krenz in her Sinus_3 design studio and think tank founded in 1999 by herself and Marzena Zajączkowska is based in Berlin and Poznań. They specialize in creating spaces through architecture, art, and video. Their projects focus on sustainable architecture, engaged art, and urban theory, with experience in Poland, Germany, the UK, the Netherlands, and Russia. Sinus_3 operates beyond borders, emphasizing the role of art as the conscience of humanity.
Anna demonstrates a strong commitment to environmental engagement through its focus on sustainable architecture and design. The studio integrates eco-conscious principles into its projects, emphasizing the importance of sustainability in both urban development and artistic expression. Their work explores how architecture and art can respond to ecological challenges, incorporating innovative solutions that respect and enhance the natural environment. By blending creativity with environmental responsibility, Sinus_3 strives to contribute to a more sustainable and harmonious relationship between humans and the planet.
Used material, technique, support:
The artist used a white porcelain coffee cup with a stand by KPM (Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur – Royal Porcelain Factory in Berlin), purchased from eBay. The rim of the cup was hammered with a small metal hammer, a gift from the artist’s father many years ago. Two red sugar cubes were also used; the artist took two cubes of sugar left unused from a café and painted them red with a borrowed spray.
Artwork Description:
As a Polish artist living in Germany, I work with history. Objects permanently accumulate the memory of the passing years, giving a physical testimony to historical trauma, to political transformations. German „Verlust” means „loss”,„Lust” means „desire”. The broken cup is a bittersweet symbol of what is broken and lost in German-Polish history and relations. This reused and artistically transformed object, is to remind us not to make the same mistakes, as history likes to repeat. Will we regain what we have lost? Will history repeat itself? One of two cups from the verLUST series. The second cup will be exhibited at the exhibition “Freedom, Equality, Solidarity” (Stadtmuseum, 2024).
