Franziska Berns

Franziska Berns is a contemporary visual artist known for her evocative explorations of memory, place, and personal narrative through a multidisciplinary practice. Born in 1989 in Düsseldorf, Germany, Berns studied Fine Arts at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, where she developed her distinctive approach blending painting, installation, and found objects. Her work is characterized by its delicate layering and experimental use of materials, often drawing from both urban and natural environments to create immersive experiences.

Berns’s projects interrogate the boundaries between presence and absence, frequently incorporating archival materials and handwritten notes to invite viewers into an intimate dialog with the past. She has exhibited widely throughout Germany and across Europe, including solo exhibitions in Berlin, Cologne, and Vienna, and her work has been featured in several international art fairs. Through her thoughtful engagement with themes of transience and recollection, Franziska Berns continues to push the boundaries of contemporary art practice.