Anja Hessler

Anja Hessler (b. 1974) is a German/British artist and designer who is based in Ramsgate, UK. She creates one-of-a-kind moving sculptures from precious metals, copper, steel, aluminium, acrylic and wood. Minimalism and Design as Art plays a dominant role in her artistic practice. She draws her inspiration from the Modernism movement and in particular the Bauhaus aesthetic and its focus on form and function. 

Her work explores materials, shape, textures, balance, light and movement in space. While studying to become a display artist she was introduced to a wide variety of crafts and design skills, working on theatrical stage based arrangements with a focus on form. Anja is fascinated by the reflection of light and movement in space, how it interacts with each object, transforming the aesthetic of a sculpture and its surroundings from a static object to an interactive installation for the viewer.