Interview: Natalie Egger
Luca Curci talks with Aleksandr Basovich during CONSCIOUSNESS, second appointment of ANIMA MUNDI 2024, at Palazzo Albrizzi-Capello.

My approach to art is a pursuit of creation for its own sake, echoing the principles of l’art pour ‘art. The essence lies in the process of artistic creation, with less emphasis on the final outcome. At first glance, viewers may struggle to identify the subjects in my work. I intentionally focus on subjective perspectives, revealing only a fragment of the whole. Consequently, the subjects may appear differently than they would in reality, viewed from a conventional perspective.

Luca Curci: How did you get into photography? Do you remember why you took your first professional photo?
Natalie Egger: It was back in 2015 were I began my first art collaboration Tailoreddreams with a singer and songwriter from Northern Ireland. At that time I mainly took photos of nature and the sky by using the hashtag #skyfishing, posting them together with lyrics of my fellow artists on our joint Instagram account. My first professional photo was taken of the sky in the Tyrolean Alps. It was so captivating for me to observe and capture the sky as it is constantly changing (due to cloud formations and different shades of blue), but at the same time, everyone around the world sees the same sky, even if they are in different countries or cultures.

LC: According to you, what makes a good photo? Which details do you focus on?
NE: A good photo resonates with my creative soul.

LC: Where do you find inspiration?
NE: I find inspiration in nature, by strolling around in big cities and during my travels as well as in dance, fashion and architecture.

LC: Did your style change over the years? In which way?
NE: Yes, it changed as although I am still very much into nature I love patterns and structure. So I usually take close-ups of random things I find during my strolls focusing on the structure, fabric or form of those things I encounter.

LC: How do you feel when you see your work completed?
NE: For me, the creation process itself counts more than the result, but on the completion of an artwork I would say I feel some kind of contentment.

LC: Your last artistic production attracted us, has the artwork presented been created for the exhibition or as a part of preexisting works?
NE: The two artworks, which have been chosen for the Anima Mundi – Consciousness exhibition at the Palazzo Albrizzi in Venice, were both part of preexisting works. Both artworks are typical for my artistic creation as I usually merge two or more different pictures or fuse my pencil drawings or my paintings with my photos so that the artwork which arises is something completely new, sometimes something very abstract and sometimes something very tangible.

LC: Do you agree with our vision of art and what do you think about the theme of the exhibition?
NE: The theme of the exhibition anima mundi – consciousness immediately resonated with my artistic soul as for me it is all about us humans, about nature and about our existence in this very turbulent world, to sum it up it is about the being of life.

LC: Do you think itsliquid group can represent an opportunity for artists?
NE: Definitely yes.

LC: Did you enjoy cooperating with us?
NE: I really enjoyed working with you, especially with Seher Muhtar, who was in constant contact with me, was very supportive and whose professional approach I greatly appreciated.