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Her travels through Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Africa, North- and South America, and the polar regions serve as embodied research, in which materials and natural forces directly influence the creative process. After studying fine arts at the University of the Arts Bremen and the Academy of Fine Arts Munich, she worked as a free-lance artist and developed a cross-disciplinary practice encompassing objects, paintings, ready-mades, and installations. At the center of her artistic work is the ongoing series Objects of Essence – condensed, contemplative artworks that embody lived experiences and inner transitions. Casmina works with precious and elemental materials such as gold, platinum, palladium, mineral pigments, earths, and sands to create works of of uncompromising reduction and quiet intensity. Her art is presented in select international contexts and appeal to art collectors and institutions that value depth, presence, and a timeless resonance beyond trends.

Academic Training

since 2000
Freelancing as a visual artist, currently based in Istanbul, Abu Dhabi and Dubai

2000
Meisterschülerin of Prof. Karin Kneffel

1999
Diploma in Fine Art (primarily Painting) at the University of the Arts Bremen

1995-99
Comprehensive Studies in Fine Arts at the University of the Arts Bremen with Prof. K.-H. Greune | Prof. Karin Kneffel | Prof. Schäfer

1993-95
Studies of Painting at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich with Prof. Helmut Sturm

1992
Training in drawing – primarily nudes and natural objects – with various private teachers

1989
Training in making interior and exterior mosaics with natural stones in Switzerland

1986-87
Year of independent art at Forum Kreuzberg – Berlin