Artists Statement

Franca Behrmann

scholar visual arts 1.10. – 31.12.2025

What made you apply for the otte1 scholarship?

The openness expressed in the call for applications to take research and artistic threshold spaces seriously and promote them; the scenic location.

What did you work on during your stay?

Large, gentle, sometimes unruly watercolours; a stage made of scrap paper; fresh knowledge about T.S. Eliot, Donna Haraway, Diane Seuss, Anne Carson, Ezra Pound, Langdon Hammer, David Lynch and Mary Jo Bang; an entrance to the labyrinth.

What inspired you at the Künstlerhaus in Eckernförde?

All the birds in the garden, the floor lamp in the studio, the sea, the Noor, trips to the surrounding area, the large flat all to myself, the voices of others.

What do you take away from Eckernförde for your further artistic development?

Confidence in searching.

What would you like to add?

Thank you very much for the wonderful time, I felt very comfortable! 🙂