Natascha Frechen

Bio

Natascha Frechen was born in Jülich, Germany in 1990 and lives in Idar-Oberstein, Germany. She studied at the University of Trier, Campus Idar-Oberstein, Germany and graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Gemstones and Jewellery in 2023. Coming from a goldsmith's background specialising in fine jewellery, Natascha Frechen combines technical knowledge with the sculptural qualities of stone. The works are characterized by a tension between the archaic and the technical. The result is a dialogue between the raw originality of the stone and the man-made artifact. She has received awards for her work and has participated in exhibitions throughout Europe. Between 2020 and 2021, she was part of the female artists' collective from the Jauntiness of Absence, which organized travelling exhibitions in France, Estonia, and Germany, accompanied by the publication of the same name.

Statement

Natascha Frechen's work is characterized by a tension between the archaic and the technical. The result is a dialogue between the raw originality of the stone and the man-made artifact. Nevertheless, they leave room for interpretation and, in their fragmentary character, refer to being a fragment of something larger. With a formal language reminiscent of the origins of jewellery, skilfully crafted and paired with the contradictions of our time, the objects become a connecting element between materiality and immateriality. Inspired by nature as a transformative force that is both creative and destructive, these opposites merge into an object so archaic and yet so refined. I understand the human body as a boundary and at the same time as a connecting aspect between the physical and the spiritual. Just as objects occupy an intermediate position between the grown and the made - between matter and idea. Creating objects and drawings is my way of expressing thoughts and perceptions, but also a way of understanding and observing.

Natascha Frechen's work is located at the boundaries of body, soul, and nature. She works the solid stone material with sculptural quality and pushes it to its limits. Taken from nature, she gives it a form that makes the human influence clear, but still allows the originality of its source to be recognized. With her works, she wants to make a process visible, an experience of the passing of time.
/ Prof. Ute Eitzenhöfer
 

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