Cathleen Carlson, President of Gemstar Records opened Record Label in 2012. Cathleen is also the President of Music To My Ears Publishing (ASCAP) started in 1995 with television and film placements including “Woman In Charge” placed in a television movie “Aah Roach” starring Barry Bostwick (Rocky Horror Picture Show movie) scheduled for late 2021 or 2022 release. Cathy is also working with Liz Presley aka Elaine Elizabeth Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley on a Film Documentary and her Artist 360 Music Publishing Royality Program. Visit www.lizpresley.me for more details. 

Cathleen is currently working as A&R Representative for Artists listed in the Songwriters Guild Resource Book for Big Fish Music with Chuck Tennin which has the largest unpublished song catalog in the world. Cathleen helps Chuck with locating Investors and finding new talent as Music Publishing Director for Big Fish Music Group. 

Currently co-wrote “We Are Standing In The Light” with Pepper MaShay to be released as a Dance song and hopefully entered into the Grammys by Pepper MaShay and a Gospel Album by Sister Jean McClain.

Cathy has been a  Film/TV Co-Producer with Jeffrey Mallian as a Partner in their own company working on a Christian Country Film involving Curb Records who wanted to pick up the soundtrack. Cathy was invited to Michael Curb’s wedding at Disneyland in Anaheim by Michael’s wife.

Currently Cathleen is working with many music celebrities and communicates with them on a daily basis regarding Global Awareness, Music Education Concerts and TV Talent shows who work with major celebrities like Brittney Spears, Bonnie Raitt, Kenny G and many others with a huge database of over 500,000 contacts for only one contact alone. 

Cathleen has located Award winning TV Producers for TV Shows and helped many Music Industry contacts further their fan base and their careers. Currently involved in locating investors for film documentary with music celebrity which Cathleen works closely with in liaison with John Epstein of Global Talent Agency. Cathleen currently is a New Mexico Volunteer for Global Songwriters in Nashville, TN and has a network of Music Industry professionals throughout the US and Globally including Ireland and England with direct contact to Radio shows. Cathy networks and works with Independent Radio Promotions including Stephen Foster in Muscle Shoals, AL where he also has a Radio show promoting Cathleen’s Artists and her  song roosters.

Cathleen currently has a “Gemstars” Worldwide Podcast with Plastic EP of Australia reaching a valuable Australian fan base interviewing top Musicians from historic bands: The Ramones, Talking Heads, Joan Jett, The Beatles, The Monkees etc.

Cathy is a Co-host of "Gemstars" Worldwide Podcast with Plastic EP from Australia where Plastic EP has done over 500 Podcasts in just 18 months! Cathy aka "CC" is currently writing Gospel Root songs with "Sista Jean McClain" aka Pepper MaShay, International Dance Artist! Cathy "CC" Carlson is also working with Liz Presley aka Elaine Elizabeth Film (daughter of Elvis Presley and Pricilla Presley, proven by DNA and Best Selling Author of: Kid of The King) on her upcoming Film Documentary project to be announced at a future date. "CC" is working with Liz Presley on her 360 Music Publishing - Artist Royalty program which locates all of the Royalities for Artists and Songwriters who have had Film/TV/Radio Song placements. Please Visit www.lizpresley.me for more information.

Cathy’s co-written songs “Desire” which Patrick Swayze danced to in HBO “Letters From A Killer” and “Daddy Tried” a female take-off of Merle Haggard’s “Momma Tried” was also in the HBO Movie. “My Lucky Stars and Stripes” a co-written song by Cathleen was featured on “GAC TV” Great American Country Music Television and Laura Bush sent a White House Letter to the “Dyers Daughter” Sister Trio Act who recorded the song in Nashville with a famous Nashville Producer stating that the song honored Veterans and was a patriotic song which was recognized by the White House and Laura Bush.

Cathy has also placed songs on NBC daytime dramas including “All My Children” and with the Lifetime Network and Oprah Winfrey’s TV network! Cathleen has worked with major Los Angeles Managers/Publishers including Bob Diamond of Midnight Music Management and Chuck Tennin of Big Fish Music Group with two songs going to The Moon with Big Fish Music Group and buried on the Moon with the Moon Lander, hopefully in December 2021!

Cathleen worked with Alan Roy Scott on Music Bridges worldwide Artist and Unisong Songwriter’s project for “Celtic Harmony” with major Recording Artists (Rodney Crowell, Jeff Healey, The Go Go’s, Delbert McClinton, The Hothouse Flowers etc.), Industry Labels, ASCAP, BMI and SESAC with IMRO (Irish Music Rights Organization, CEO Hugh Duffy). Televised a Dublin Concert in 1997 with Music Bridges. 

Cathy aka “CC” toured with her identical twin sister Colleen with the 2nd Largest Concert Association in the world “Min-On” located in Tokyo, Japan as a backup Singer with the Route 66 Band in 1997. Min-On works with the United Nations with UNESCO promoting peace through the Arts and Music.

Cathleen also worked as a NSAI “Nashville Songwriters Association International” the 2nd largest for non-profit Songwriter Organization in the World and SGA (Songwriters Guild of America) with Aaron Mesa and Phil Swann, Music Industry Leaders and Educators as Event Producer/Promoter with the LA Times and other media. Organized Singer/Songwriter Showcases with NSAI, SGA, CCMA (California Country Music Association) in Los Angeles and Pasadena, CA. 

Cathleen has placed other Songwriters songs in Film and TV projects as a song plugger and sent “All I Want for Christmas is You” CD’s out to US Troops in Iraq with non-profit for Veterans. 

Cathleen has been a TV Co-Host for “The David Fuentes Show” where she arranged Talent Interviews for the show which aired on Buenavision TV Network with over 2 million Los Angeles to viewers and fans. 

Cathleen also performed her songs on the tv show. She was also a Radio Co-Host with KCLA Radio in Los Angeles with “Country Music Then and Now” with co-hosts Skeeter Mann and Dusty Roads which Merle Haggard wanted to pick up on his radio show as a Radio segment. Cathleen interviewed: Tim McGraw, Johnny Paycheck, Billy Ray Cyrus, and many other famous Music Celebrities on the radio show. 

Cathleen’s co-writers include: Jan Buckingham (wrote “Queen of Denial” for Pam Tillis), Roger LaRocque (Produced: Celine Dion), Pepper MaShay aka Sista Jean McClain (winning American Underground Song Contest for “Body and Soul” in Dance category among many other Artists/Producers. 

Summer is an important time to keep safety in mind – not only from everyday dangers such as heat and pests, but also for emergency preparedness reasons. 

To talk about these dangers for those who have pets, I would like to offer interviews (in English OR Spanish), with veterinarians from the American Veterinary Medical Association. While I have attached specifics, they can speak to tips for keeping your pets away from outdoor and indoor poisons, how to prepare for an emergency, and how to prevent zoonotic disease.

Dr. Douglas Kratt is President of the AVMA and Dr. Jose Arce (San Juan, Puerto Rico) is President-Elect. Either are available for interviews at your convenience.

Thank you for your consideration and thank you to all the pet owners you will help.

Have a wonderful day,

Dr. Douglas Kratt, a 1998 graduate of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, is a small animal practitioner from La Crosse, Wisconsin, where he and his wife, Dr. Kimberly Kratt, own Central Animal Hospital.

Dr. Kratt most recently served as AVMA president-elect and, prior to that, was chair of the AVMA House Advisory Committee. He has also served on the AVMA Strategic Management Committee and Task Force on Volunteer Engagement. He was Wisconsin's delegate to the AVMA House of Delegates, president of the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association, and has served in many other capacities for his state.

As well as being active in various local civic activities, Dr. Kratt established medical and preventative care protocols for police canines and donates veterinary care to the Wisconsin State Patrol K9s, the Onalaska Police Department, Campbell Police Department, Holmen Police Department, and Tomah's Police Department K9s.

Hey There,

I Hope you are well and enjoying your day

I would love to connect as I lOVE what you are doing here , I have found you feature some really interesting topics on your show.  I love listening to your show as I walk my dog Shazza.

My Name is Carla Maree, I presents on topics focusing on happiness, wellbeing and I am always trying to remind us all how to laugh out loud more, which I think would really resonate with your audience, mums I think need laughter so much

I am a sought-after happiness coach, #1 bestselling author, entrepreneur, yoga instructor, podcast host and professional speaker who is on a mission to help people live a happier life. Through life experience,  I learned that happiness isn't guaranteed but it's something we can consciously choose and create if we are taught the right tools. This is what I am great at!

I would love to help teach your audience how to bring more happiness into their life, how to help them make that conscious choice, and Say Yes to Life! 

Looking forward to hearing from you soon,

Keep smiling and doing what you do, your awesome

Carla

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Carla is an inspirational, motivational speaker and author on all things Happiness. Carla has been spreading her message around the world that 'Happiness is a Conscious Choice', and we can all 'Say Yes to Life’. She helps to empower people to live with purpose, smile every day and amplify their happiness, joy, and abundance with everyone they encounter. Carla wants to help you claim your Happiness with total confidence and ease and has created a toolkit a step-by-step guide to help people make a difference in their lives so that they too can say yes to life no matter what difficulty they are facing. Life is a journey but let's try and smile, laugh a little more on the way

Online biographical outline - https://garyrevel.com/gary_bio.html

Book/Memoir - To Live or Maybe Not

To Live Or Maybe Not: Then There is Now: Revel, Gary: 9781097923304: Amazon.com: Books

April & Jay Matta, Spiritual Entrepreneurs, Hosts of SpirituallyRAW, and Authors of SpirituallyRAW Secrets To Broadcasting Riches

SpirituallyRAW “No Topic Is Taboo." We expose and explore truths, myths, and theories surrounding the spirit world. Guests include spiritual authorities, financial experts, investigators, debunkers, and skeptics of the fantastical, conspiracy theories, supernatural, unexplained, and flat out unimaginable!!  “Together We’ll Turn The Universe Key To Global Harmony & Create A Unified World”.

Over the past 10 years, April & Jay interviewed over 1500 people worldwide and on the global movement to assist with the ascension of the planet. You will find their style to be very entertaining & enlightening with a straightforward, no-nonsense approach to getting to the debatable facts. They are not biassed one way or the other. Just inquisitive minds searching for answers like everyone else. April & Jay are internationally recognized and know how to connect with the audience.

Jay Matta, the “Realist.”

Jay is a remarkably evolved soul blessed with a witty personality. His tenacious viewpoints and uncanny nature to verbalize brings forth a lot of laughs and insight. He was born into eastern philosophies and raised with western ideologies, providing the perfect cocktail for blending his intuition with tenacious leadership skills. He is a renowned charismatic media personality and highly sought out business executive.

April Matta, the “Controversial Theorist”

Don’t be fooled by her sweet smile and charisma. She’s a sharp Italian who calls it as she sees it. Her feminine energy and enlightened sense of humor tie the dynamic duo together.

Apriland Jay are former Million Dollar Round Table insurance and financial services professionals with over fifty years of combined sales and marketing experience. That knowledge provided the perfect launch pad to creating SpirituallyRAW and media success. Their expertise spans from sales and marketing to create multiple streams of residual income, from doing what they love...broadcasting!

Creators and authors of SpirituallyRAW Secrets To Broadcasting Riches “Awakening The Power Of Your Voice ” creating prosperity and abundance, and living your divine purpose, all from the comforts of your laptop!  The more truth and love we speak,  all of us prosper, and the faster we'll shift global consciousness.

QUESTIONS (anything spiritual)

BACKSTORY / You left a very lucrative career in financial services to pursue your spiritual path. Why did you do that? What were you hoping to gain?

How did the SpirituallyRAW show start?

What is the philosophy of the show?

What have you personally learned?

What’s the most significant message you realized from the past year.

How can we raise our vibration with all this negativity?

Many people see this as dark times, do you think we can still prosper?

How do you manifest? 

How do you remain balanced with all of these new energies?

What is your opinion of the state of the world and can we come through this ahead?

What are the COLLECTIVE Super Channels and the message behind them? =

Thoughts on 3D-5D

What are your thoughts on reincarnation? 

Tell us about your out-of-body experiences.

Do you belive in destiny and karma?

In your opinion are past lives important to know?

Where do you see the USA in the next 3-5 years. 

Why are you such an advocate on people having their own shows

Contact Info:

Ajay (Jay) Matta: Jaymatta@outlook.com / (321) 216-8047

April Matta: srawapril@gmail.com

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Over the past 10 years, April & Jay interviewed over 1500 people worldwide and on the global movement to assist with the ascension of the planet. You will find their style to be very entertaining & enlightening with a straightforward, no-nonsense approach to getting to the debatable facts. They are not biassed one way or the other. Just inquisitive minds searching for answers like everyone else. April & Jay are internationally recognized and know how to connect with the audience.

Jay Matta, the “Realist.”

Jay is a remarkably evolved soul blessed with a witty personality. His tenacious viewpoints and uncanny nature to verbalize brings forth a lot of laughs and insight. He was born into eastern philosophies and raised with western ideologies, providing the perfect cocktail for blending his intuition with tenacious leadership skills. He is a renowned charismatic media personality and highly sought out business executive.

April Matta, the “Controversial Theorist”

Don’t be fooled by her sweet smile and charisma. She’s a sharp Italian who calls it as she sees it. Her feminine energy and enlightened sense of humor tie the dynamic duo together.

Apriland Jay are former Million Dollar Round Table insurance and financial services professionals with over fifty years of combined sales and marketing experience. That knowledge provided the perfect launch pad to creating SpirituallyRAW and media success. Their expertise spans from sales and marketing to create multiple streams of residual income, from doing what they love...broadcasting!

Creators and authors of SpirituallyRAW Secrets To Broadcasting Riches “Awakening The Power Of Your Voice ” creating prosperity and abundance, and living your divine purpose, all from the comforts of your laptop!  The more truth and love we speak,  all of us prosper, and the faster we'll shift global consciousness.

Are you looking for a captivating and engaging guest who is fluent in a host of topic such as: book reviewer, writer-multiple genres, baseball afficionado, relationship cancer coach, management trainer and so much more. If you answered yes to any of the above, I'm your guest!

I spent thirty-five years in the world of road construction. Back surgery in 2010 put the skids on that career. My body couldn't handle the rigors of twelve to sixteen hour days, six to seven days a week anymore. As I convalesced, licking my wounds, I wondered what to do next. Not being out in the sun getting baked, or dodging traffic, was going to be a hard act to follow. Seriously, what else did I know? An article in the Dallas Morning News caught my eye. It was about being a professional speaker. Hmm? That sounds interesting. Becoming mobile again, I took a seat in front of a blank monitor, pondering what to write.

Let's start with something we know: my life. The first work was titled "God's Plan: A Glimpse Into One's Life." I re-titled it six months later to "Why Did Everything Happen?" This is a look back at the last twenty-five years of my life and how the death of my partner, father and true love affected my life. I was amazed at the revelations. Since then, I've moved on to write in several different genres. Some say I should change my name when diverting from the path. Well, right or wrong, I'm sticking with my name. The current works range from the love story of my one true love: Debbie Beck-RIP 7-20-2009, an alternate historical perspective of Vampires and WWII, a newly released Sci-Fi time travel adventure, a short horror story and two Baseball Coaching Manuals. Granted, not every book I write is for everyone. I understand that, but I hope I'm showing readers diversity can be a good avenue.

I currently live in the DFW area, spending a lot of time with my daughter, her girls and my oldest son. When I was in construction, I never had or took the time to enjoy what surrounded me: love, family and friends. My true love, Debbie and her girls reminded me what was important in life; "we work to live, not live to work."

Guest for Your Show

Create Your Miraculous Life: It's Never Too Late

Wendy L. Darling

For Those Who Wonder If Life Has Passed Them By...

Wendy Darling Gives You a Plan to Get Back in the Game & Get Those Dreams Realized Now!

The Booster Shot That Inspires and Propels Your Soul and Spirit To Go For It! 

Greetings! 

If you've been telling yourself it may too late to fulfill your dream, find your purposeful path, have the relationship you want, start a family, or even find love again later in life, regardless of the reason (age, money, family commitments, marriage breakdown, exhaustion, health, past failure, lack of education...) think again! 

You have a Fairy Godmother in Wendy L. Darling... 

That's what her clients and followers call her because they have all but given up, and she makes the miracles happen...with or without her magic wand!

In her lovingly written, gently urgent manual for reinvention, Create Your Miraculous Life: It's Never Too Late, Darling guides you through the tools to reset your passion, focus, energy and mindset on the life that has eluded you, the one that is waiting and ready for you to step into! Once you've recaptured that, your dreams and intentions unfold seamlessly.

Recognized worldwide as an expert on navigating change and achieving desired results, Wendy, has more than 40 years of experience as a business and life transformation expert, keynote speaker, master healing practitioner, management and organizational development consultant, executive, entrepreneur, and radio talk show personality. Her Miraculous Living Institute provides seminars, training courses, personal coaching and retreats to reignite the pilot lights of individuals, couples and company executives. 

Using her own life as a template, Wendy is brutally honest about her own personal meltdown-sabotaging her marriage, losing custody of her son, a near-fatal accident after falling over a wall at Dallas-FT Worth Airport resulting from fainting from illness when she shouldn't have been traveling, the loss of her successful corporate career. 

And then the glimmer of hope...starting over and succeeding beyond her wildest dreams. Even finding love again when she thought it would never happen at her age. Most importantly, Wendy refused to give up and she'll inspire you to be unstoppable, too. She'll also relate many stories from her clients and friends that illustrate that miracles are not nearly as rare as you may think-they happen every day! 

Wendy's proprietary Miraculous Living Method is at the core of her success. As part of that process, she invites clients and now readers to fill out the Personal Results Accelerator, which jumpstarts the reassessment process of where to focus for faster transformation. (https://WendyDarling.com/MiraculousLifeBook). Wendy also trains experts in her highly acclaimed program.

Wendy gives you the tools to spot and stymie those "Mischief Makers," the thoughts and doubts that undermine your vision. She gives your soul and spirit the booster shot it needs to go for it! 

Says Wendy: "I know what it's like to keep trying to "make" life work. I know what it's like to feel empty and lonely. I know what it's like to work on making a living and attempting to grow a business. I know what it's like to run out of steam, wondering if my dreams were ever going to come true. I cannot even imagine how much ice cream, dark chocolate, and boxes of Kleenex I've used throughout the years. And I also know what it's like to take a breath and somehow begin believing again. So, this book is going to be about what I have learned. By the end of this book, I am going to show you how to reach for the stars, turn your life around, and have your heart's desires fulfilled.

"I believe with every fiber of my being that the desires of your heart were put there to remind you of who you really are, what you are capable of experiencing, and having you stretch not only to reach your potential, but to make your mark in life. I believe we are all born with gifts that, when cultivated, have the ability to make a difference. And the theme of "it's never too late" is now very timely, maybe even critical. It's never been more important for you to step up and step out. For you to offer whatever gifts and talents you have, to be a part of the healing our world needs. THIS IS YOUR TIME!"

It's never too late to book Wendy L. Darling for an inspiring and compelling interview that's a gateway to personal miracles! Please send an email with the name of the show, your contact information, a proposed date and time, and the calling details

Create Your Miraculous Life was written during very challenging times: a global pandemic, political and social unrest, to name a few. Yet, Wendy dug deep and shares ways to best support you, regardless of your circumstances. Everyone needs and will benefit from this information of purpose, passion and performance. You can now make living a miraculous life happen for you! ~ Stedman Graham, New York Times Bestselling Author, Speaker, Entrepreneur

Create Your Miraculous Life - It's NEVER Too Late will not only inspire you, you will be guided to the steps to take to fully awaken your deepest desires and finally learn how to materialize them. Those desires are yours. And they are there waiting for you to open your arms to receive them. ~ September Dohrmann, CEO, CEO Space International 

As human beings, we have two choices how we respond to the inexorable march of time: 1. We can live in fear that our time is running out or 2. We can act with the knowledge that it's never too late to be, do and have the important things in life. In this inspiring and powerful book (which is a quick and entertaining read), Wendy Darling teaches perspectives and techniques for creating an increasingly miraculous life - no matter how long you have been on this planet. This is, quite literally, wisdom for the ages. ~ Steve Farber Founder, The Extreme Leadership Institute Author, Radical Leap, Greater Thank Yourself and Love Is Just Damn Good Business 

The sign of a master is that they live what they facilitate in others. The sign of a masterful author is that they convey a lifetime's worth of wisdom in an incredibly easy-to-read way. The sign of a masterful trainer is that they translate their wisdom into easy-to-implement processes that invoke miraculous shifts. Wendy Darling embodies all of these things in this book. Give yourself the gift of allowing it to guide you toward creating a miraculous life. It truly is never too late. ~ Dr. David Gruder Integrative Psychologist and 12-Awardwinning Bestselling Author

Wendy Darling is the founder of the Miraculous Living Institute, a personal and professional growth organization offering presentations, seminars, retreats, and private coaching.  Wendy is a recognized expert on navigating change and achieving your desired results.  Her transformational system, the Miraculous Living MethodTM, provides the vehicle for achieving those results with greater ease and speed.   

With more than 40 years of experience as a business and life transformation expert, Wendy is also a keynote speaker, master healing practitioner, management and organizational development consultant, manager and executive, entrepreneur, radio talk show personality,

Wendy has a way of presenting simple, yet profound questions, ideas and thoughts in a way that her clients are motivated, but more important, inspired to action. She guides people to the core of their desires, navigating them to their best path to achieve their desired results.  She blends traditional business ideas with innovative techniques and practical life skills.

Wendy has designed and delivered more than 50 seminar and presentation topics to well over 200,000 people across the United States.  Some of her signature presentations and programs include:  CREATE YOUR MIRACULOUS LIFE - It’s NEVER Too Late; LIVE LOVE LEAD: The NEW Formula For Ultimate Fulfillment and Success; The Miracle of Attracting Love Now (for singles); More Money Now; Loving Yourself Lean; The ROI of Collaborative Relationships; Winning At Business By Mastering Your Inner Game.

In addition, Wendy has provided consulting and keynote presentations to some of the country’s leading organizations.  Wendy now trains and certifies coaches and practitioners in The Miraculous Living Method transformational system, so their clients are able to achieve easier and faster results.

Wendy is a former contributing columnist for Metro Family, Dallas Family, Today’s Dallas Woman, Today’s Innovative Woman and hosted her own radio shows on CBS The Sky Radio, and also in Boca Raton, Fla.  She has been featured in Forbes and other publications, and as a guest on numerous radio, podcasts and TV shows.  Wendy is the #1 best-selling author of Create Your Miraculous Life - It’s NEVER Too Late and The Miracle That Is Your Life.

Wendy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in education, a Master of Education in counseling psychology, a Specialist’s degree, and post-graduate work in Management and Organization Development from the University of Missouri – Columbia.  Clients have dubbed Wendy as their personal “fairy godmother” for her ability to help them live the life of their dreams. 

With a conceptual approach, Chinese-born and Oakland-based interdisciplinary artist Zhang Mengjiao, aka Jasmine Zhang’s work investigates social issues of “immigration” and explores questions pertinent to the autonomy behind being a woman of color, Chinese, artist and human being. Her socially engaged art takes the form of photography, texts, painting, performance video, and sculptural installations. Her first solo show entitled “For the Sake of… the Artifice!”, takes place in Los Angeles at the Kylin Gallery (8634 Wilshire Blvd, Beverly Hills, CA, 90211) from June 19th-July 3rd, and she will then go on to host an exhibition in San Francisco shortly afterwards. 

We would love to set up an interview with Zhang Mengjiao to discuss her upcoming art exhibition and her work as an artist.

Whitney, Caitlin & Morgan 

Brought up and educated by Chinese traditional value systems where each individual is accountable for the prosperity and adversity of the world, she feels obliged to make community-based engagement activities and artwork to empower not only herself. While conceptualizing to work with a community, she rethinks how to enter the community from an artist vantage. What role should the organization take, and what kind of reciprocal exchange system should she build in between herself and the community. In order to support her community, she strives to create a new narrative that contains a reciprocal exchange system. Through this system, she is determined to challenge the white supremacy and American gaze that has oppressed her as a woman of color, a non-citizen, and a human being.

We would love to set up an interview with Zhang Mengjiao to discuss her upcoming art exhibition and her work as an artist.

Whitney, Caitlin & Morgan

With a conceptual approach, Zhang Mengjiao tries to increase the dynamic between audience and author by objectifying emotions and investigating the duality that develops through different interpretations.

Her works never show the complete structure. This results in the fact that the artist can easily imagine an own interpretation without being hindered by the historical reality. With Plato’s allegory of the cave in mind, she makes work that deals with the documentation of events and the question of how they can be presented. The work tries to express this with the help of physics and technology, but not by telling a story or creating a metaphor.

Her works are an investigation into representations of (seemingly) concrete ages and situations as well as depictions and ideas that can only be realized in photography.

Her works directly respond to the surrounding environment and uses everyday experiences from the artist as a starting point. Often these are framed instances that would go unnoticed in their original context. By demonstrating the omnipresent lingering of a ‘corporate world’, she tries to develop forms that do not follow logical criteria, but are based only on subjective associations and formal parallels, which incite the viewer to make new personal associations.

Her works demonstrate how life extends beyond its own subjective limits and often tells a story about the effects of global cultural interaction over the latter half of the twentieth century. It challenges the binaries we continually reconstruct between Self and Other, between our own ‘cannibal’ and ‘civilized’ selves. By examining the ambiguity and origination via retakes and variations, she presents everyday objects as well as references to texts, painting and architecture. Pompous writings and Utopian constructivist designs are juxtaposed with trivial objects. Categories are subtly reversed.