Alexandra Bircken

Alexandra Bircken (b. 1967, Cologne, Germany) is renowned for her sculptures that combine disparate objects such as branches, stones, wool, hair, tights and other found objects, resulting in hybrid assemblages.

Bircken creates a network of associations, ideas, meanings and artistic styles. By linking incoherent elements, she reflects on the possibilities of sculpture and materials.

Bircken trained as a fashion designer at Central St Martins College of Art and Design in London. Her training is apparent in her appreciation of the tactile qualities of materials. This experience underpins not only her interest in the use of textile materials, discarded items of clothing and techniques of weaving, knitting and crochet, but also her interest in the human form and her preoccupation with dressing the space.