Schlenker's works range from small objects to large-scale, spatial installations. A great source of inspiration for her work is travel, from which she always returns with photographs that enrich her image archive, which she uses as reference points for new ideas. Empty streets, buildings and landscapes dominate the photographs; they show building blocks, architectural details, façade textures and always leave it to the viewer to imagine the people who have stayed there.

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She’s lived in Bangkok, Beirut, Amsterdam and Rome and is drawn to the many stories that unfold every day in the houses and streets. In her studio, she brings together the energy of different places, encounters and picks out elements to translate them into her own urban landscapes.

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Her curiosity for different views and perspectives is reflected in her interest in material research as well as testing the possibilities and limits of materials and techniques from ceramics to paper sculpting and working with building materials. She works at the intersection of architecture, design and art and likes to play with the perception of objects. Whether the works are sculptures or functional pieces is often left up to the viewer.