Jena, Düsseldorf

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In Lobeda, the 2010 artist's book, Sabine Moritz reflects on her childhood and youth in a prefab housing estate near Jena through over 100 pencil drawings. The subsequent section, Jena - Düsseldorf, traces her artistic journey, beginning in 1989 at Hochschule Offenbach and continuing at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf from 1991. While her early drawings exhibit a homogenous style, the later works display a richer diversity in both content and form. The motifs expand to include sites of memory from the DDR, public sculptures, and the concept of “empty places.” Some images from Lobeda reemerge, transformed, highlighting the dynamic nature of memory. In conversations with Hans Ulrich Obrist, which follow the book's chronological structure, Moritz discusses her personal experiences, her memories, and specific artworks. The book exemplifies her quest for an artistic identity as she navigates her path from Jena to Düsseldorf.