Miriam

Beichert

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Miriam Beichert

Miriam Beichert builds mixed-media works from found materials and photographic fragments, treating the cut and the cover as equal operations. Images surface in partial view, filtered through cut openings, imperfect grids, and tightened skins, so meaning is produced by what the work permits and refuses. In this series, perception becomes the subject, held under tension by a restrained palette and a disciplined structure that lets nostalgia register as a residue, not as narrative.

In the Words of the Artist

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Over the years, my interest in the autonomy and inherent beauty of materials has grown. I explore how we perceive and interpret, and how the combination of photographs and materials from different contexts can generate new meanings shaped by subjective responses to the materials and image fragments.

I understand collage as a method and a tool. Fragments from different sources are removed from their original contexts and reassembled, creating a new visual space with its own logic and narrative.

My use of materials is intuitive. In my silicone collages, the silicone wraps tightly around individual image fragments, forming a kind of fortress through whose windows the viewer is invited to look. The holes in the denim feel more mysterious, like glimpsing a scene through a peephole, evoking a sense of secret observation.

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In my studio, I keep a collection of diverse materials: found objects and fabrics, fragments of old paintings I have discarded, and photographs from books that catch my attention. I go through these collections repeatedly, almost as if I am searching for something specific, and I arrange them together in the studio, experimenting with different combinations. Most of my work develops from this process.

I explored this approach in the work DERBY. What is visible and what remains hidden are equally important. By partially revealing the image, its original context is no longer accessible. This absence allows the space to be filled with new interpretations, shaped subjectively by the surrounding materials.

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In S.E. (STRONG EMOTIONS), the silicone follows a clear structure. Straight lines are arranged to create the “windows” through which the image fragments are seen, highlighting and framing them. This structure not only organizes the elements but also creates a sense of tension, as if the images are held in place, guiding how the work is read and interpreted.

My use of color is restrained and intuitive. Black feels concentrated and structured, which I value greatly. When I introduce other colors, it is often to evoke or emphasize emotion. Color strongly shapes the mood of a work, so I use it sparingly, only when it is conceptually relevant or when the materials themselves bring color into the work.

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About the Artist

Centered on themes of memory, perception, and nostalgia, Miriam Beichert’s practice investigates how meaning emerges through the interaction of material, form, and context in a visually saturated contemporary environment. Working with found materials, photographs, and fragments from her surroundings, the artist explores how material qualities and recontextualization shape interpretation and emotional resonance.

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