Biography
Albert Braun is a practicing visual artist and art educator born in 1958 in Germany. 1978-1985 Fine Arts studies at the University of the Arts Berlin, former Hochschule der Künste Berlin/West. 1988-2018 senior lecturer at Novia University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Jakobstad (Nykarleby). He has participated in numerous art exhibitions and projects in Finland and internationally and is also a member of the artist group finnfemfel. Lives and works in Nykarleby, Finland.
Inviting spaces: “Albert Braun’s artworks, often various kinds of installations, attract the viewer, sometimes quite palpably and sometimes more discreetly, but always clearly. Yet, clarity does not mean that there is a given interpretation. One can regard the work of Albert Braun as the creation of spaces or as a framework for actions and events that seem to reflect everyday matters, but which aren’t everyday at all. They aim at an interaction between the audience and the work, and so they remain unforgettable to the visitors. The memory remains alive, because the works of art do not convey any connection with accustomed life, but rather create space for imagination and reflection.” – Pauline von Bonsdorff
More about Albert Braun and finnfemfel: www.albert-braun.net www.finnfemfel.org