Clothes Line Animal Series
BIOGRAPHY
Helga Stentzel is a multidisciplinary artist based in London, UK. She works across a wide range of media including illustration, photography, video and stop motion animation. A St. Martins alumna, Helga worked in the advertising industry and ran a children’s clothing business before becoming a full-time artist.
“To me, household surrealism is about finding magic in the mundane, seeing beauty in imperfections, and connecting to our reality in a new way. I love noticing playful similarities – be it a sweater on a clothing line looking like a horse or a slice of bread resembling a dog’s head. It’s only the starting point though. From this moment onward the stories and visuals start buzzing in my head: What will this horse look like? What’s her name and character? Does she like racing with other horses? – the list goes on and on!
I hope that my art will help people to connect with their inner child and rediscover the joy of savouring little visual delights in and outside their homes.”