The Struggle Sculpture

Rhea Thierstein is an international British Artist whose work explores our connections with nature, drawing attention to the pivotal significance of tiny moments which surround us, creating new experiences for her audiences. Unique application of everyday materials takes their boundaries to different levels, with the use of narrative to stimulate nostalgic responses. With delicacy, beauty and often a surprisingly dark undertone Rhea’s work has been seen on a multitude of platforms crossing over to art, installations, moving image, stills photography, costume and immersive theatre. Rhea was born in Germany, but grew up in the South of England. She loved to explore microworlds in her environment. Magnifying tiny moments is a continuing theme in her work. Rhea contributed work to an all female group show for Saatchi and Saatchi (London) and was commissioned to create an art installation at the Natural History Museum (London) for its Venom exhibition. She was also chosen by Hermès to be featured in their Artist Windows in the UK, Ireland and Dubai on a number occasions and was named as one of London’s 10 fastest-rising creatives by The Business of Fashion. By virtue of her reputation, Rhea was subsequently offered the task of Creative Practitioner for Performance, School of Media and Communication at The London College of Fashion (University of the Arts) in 2014 for two-and-a-half years. She is now a visiting lecturer there as well as lecturing at numerous Arts Universities across the UK. Rhea continues to live and work in London.