About

Lena Trost

My artistic work and research are based on embodied artistic research, in which the body functions as an instrument of knowledge.
I explore how the invisible communicates through the body, how sensory perception produces knowledge, and how imagination can be activated to expand perception.


I work with materials and situations that elude, are ephemeral, yet leave traces.
Glass allows me to make resonances visible.
As an ambivalent material, it is both fragile and vulnerable, present and in:visible.
Glass becomes a drawing table and an extension of the body.
Through glass, the invisible, volatile, and intangible can be physically experienced, and becomes a counterpart.
It also serves as a projection surface in my artistic research, where smell and memory become tangible.


Material properties become thresholds that I explore, transgress, and transform.
I investigate how sensory impressions are stored, reflected, and communicated, and how multisensory associations shape perception and imagination.
Imagination contributes to knowledge production by connecting ideas, memories, and bodily experience, making the invisible accessible.


My research and practice are situated at the intersection of art and science. I explore how art and research can mutually benefit each other: how artistic methods produce knowledge, and how scientific insights refine artistic processes.


Contact

info@lenatrost.com

Lena Trost, Photo: Cristiana Lolli

Education

Education

Curatorial projects (Selection)

Awards | Scholarships | Project Funding (Selection)

Group and Solo Exhibitions (Selection)

Contact

lena.trost@gmail.com