Saskia Fischer

Saskia Fischer is a lecturer at the Stuttgart Academy of Fine Arts (ABK Stuttgart) and a Meisterschülerin in the Weissenhof Programme of Fine Arts under Prof. Antonia Low, Susanne Kaufmann-Valet, and Maruša Sagadin. Born in Stuttgart, she maintains dual residences in Stuttgart and Vilnius, Lithuania, and has participated in prestigious artist residencies including Cité internationale des arts in Paris, Hangar in Barcelona, Fundaziun Nairs in Switzerland, and Rupert and Nida Art Colony in Lithuania.

Her artistic practice spans photography, glass art, sculpture, installation, film, and spoken word, critically examining how Western worldviews reinforce artificial separations between urban spaces and nature through colonial taxonomies. Fischer's work synthesizes architecture, mobility, urban planning, landscape design, horticulture, and art history to create thought-provoking installations that challenge conventional boundaries between land and communities.

Recent projects demonstrate her interdisciplinary approach, with works like 'The Night Gardener' exploring surreal landscapes and human relationships with geography, and the 'Lights' series proposing new forms of communication for underrepresented urban communities. Her 'Pansies' series critically examines gender and queer identities through floral symbolism, while 'État' investigates gender-exclusionary implications of modernist architecture. Fischer's installations have been exhibited at Tallinn Art Hall, Nova Space and Bauhaus University in Weimar, Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart, and apiece Gallery in Vilnius.

Fischer's research particularly focuses on the marginalization of women and queer bodies in urban environments, exploring how public spaces reinforce social hierarchies through design and architecture. Her work often incorporates collaborative elements with writers and other artists, as seen in 'After Dark' which features texts by international authors exploring themes of dreams, identity, language, and transience.