ABOUT.
Biography
Adrianne Gojak was born in Chile and has Argentinian-Croatian roots. She lived in Viña del Mar until the age of nine and moved to Germany with her family in 2001. In 2013 Gojak completed her Bachelor of Arts in Business Management for Tourism, Hotel and Events at EMBA and Mittweida University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg. Since 2015, she has worked as a set and visual designer for national and international, commercial and editorial projects in the film and fashion industry. With that, Gojak developed a deep understanding for visual and color theory as well as spatial thinking. She learned how to work with surface and color distribution, and expand her expertise in material and space.
Adrianne Gojak began painting and taking photographs in her youth and excelled in art lessons. Since then she has built up an ever expanding digital archive with thousands of her own photos.
The potentials of the unlimited field of visual art, combined with topics from courses she took in psychology and philosophy, have led her to include these into her practice. Since 2017 Gojak has been living and working from her studio in Berlin.
Picture: Philipp Jendrusch
Artist statement, 2026
My artistic focus lies in the exploration of surface structures and their textures. I am interested in fragile, fluid states of natural surroundings.
The first years of my life in Chile shaped my sensitivity to nature in many ways – the sound and shape of ocean waves, the interaction of sunlight and the soft fluidity of sand - all of which continue to influence my visual language.
In my process, I observe complex patterns and investigate in detail what has drawn my attention at first sight. I am intrigued by this moment of attention – a flow state, where perception becomes more focused and I merge with what I see. I question what defines this state and why certain details appear aesthetic to me. By examining these structures, I select the most suitable material and technique.
With digital photography and videography, I capture light interactions that alter surfaces. Many underwater pictures are taken while diving. I often print on textile to add a haptic quality.
In painting, I use acrylic to create organic shapes that visualize microscopic details from my macro-photographs in a minimal and playful way. My sculptural works and installations, made of recycled materials, bring all approaches together and expand them into spatial form.
Titles and accompanying texts act as a bridge between process, identity, and perception.