Alina Frieske German, b. 1994

Works

Pick Pocket, 2024

Biography

Alina Frieske (b. 1994, Germany) is an artist whose practice lies at the intersection of photography and painting. Through digital collage, she explores the circulation of images online and the shifting boundaries between private and public identity in the age of social media.

Drawing on fragments of photographs found on digital platforms, Frieske reconstructs anonymous figures and everyday gestures into complex, multilayered compositions. Using images as both palette and brushstrokes, she examines contemporary obsessions with visibility, self-representation and the manipulation of personal identity. Her fragmented figures challenge traditional perceptions of the human body, reflecting on how individuals navigate an increasingly image-driven world.

Her work is held in the collections of Photo Elysée in Lausanne, ING Collection Rotterdam and Villa Noailles in Hyères. She received the ING Talent Award in 2021 and the Alison and Peter Klein Foundation Award in 2023.

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