By reducing the photographic image to its baseline, the artwork of Andrea Jaeger questions our understanding of the real, inspired by the flow of things seen everyday. Jaeger understands photography as an idea rather than a source of pleasure. A context, object or feeling is presented in an abstract or distracted way in order to be released from set patterns, habits or prejudices. The viewer is likewise encouraged to establish new connections, to look for his or her own relation to and meaning of the presented object. This more independent relationship enables the viewer to form a new, sharp and defined, comprehension through the unclear and undefined.
Jaeger holds a Master in Communication from the FHTW Berlin and graduated at the University of Westminster, London with a Master in Photographic Studies. Born 1978 in Germany; she currently works and lives in Bern and Zürich (CH).