l often collect things or ideas and capture them photographically or in a rough sketch, or I make casts of found objects in order to build something new. This collage-like fusion of natural forms with my own invention creates an interesting tension. Traces of culture (ancient and contemporary) and nature (patterns and plant growth) play a meaningful role. I enjoy the chance elements inherent to the casting process. Cuttlefish casting, for example, involves the rendering of a specific form, combined with a great deal of coincidence.
Born 1967 in Jena, Germany, and educated at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle & Bauhaus-University Weimar, Sibylle now lives and works in Weimar, Germany. You can view more of her work on her website, sibyllemania.de and Instagram @maniasibylle