How are things for a young artist in a city like Vienna?
Austria placed in the heart of Europe – with its rich history, is a good place to be, but the problem is, that in Vienna everything happens a thousand years too early, or a thousand years too late. How hard is it for an artist to stand out and have a career in the art world not only in Vienna but in general? It is hard because you have to be true yourself and stick to your guns. Nobody has influence on the acceptance of his or her work. Developing originality and adapting the subjects and styles of expressions helps to get recognized. Sometimes you have to dig a hole and don’t stop until you are on the other side of the planet. Is this an ambition of yours? I am still digging. Is that ambitious? What would you like to change in the way the art-world functions? The number of people investing in art, and making decisions about what is worth collecting and what not, is very small. Art depends on a choice of a few. I would like to see more cooperation and less jealousy. Art shouldn’t be to
