Tina Sturzenegger

In my artistic photographic work I deal with the subject of food and its influence on society.
Two things have led me to devote myself to this subject: the visual aesthetics of food in all its forms and the complex issue of nutrition in society.

In my work "there must be lights burining brigther" the eternal trying and then failing again was my theme. An example: you shouldn't eat at 6pm and yet you do. You drink healthy smoothies and still chain smoke. Seafood is bad, but you stuff yourself with a sushi platter from the discount store anyway.

In my new work Room Service, I'm looking at comfort food and what happens to us when we order food from room service.
What transformation we and the food experience. A croissant becomes a tea bag, at a pizza party we are suddenly different personalities. Behind a temporarily luxuriously closed door we can afford anything.

My compositions are stylistically oriented towards the 70s and 80s. Design and fashion play as important a role in my paintings as food itself.
I love to push boundaries and defy conventions.
My work always has a twinkle in my eye.

In addition to this subject matter, I also like to put flower crowns on farm animals.
For me, this is a nice relaxation besides my work an...

FFL Fotofestival Lenzburg 2024
Select image, good luck, for the theme of "synthesis"

MIA Photo Fair - Milano IT - 2024
Irinox - save the food
Series: There must be light burning brighter somewhere + Room Service

Tokyo International Foto Awards 2023
Silver Winner
Categories: Portfolio - Food
Series: Room Service

reFocus Awards World Photo Annual I 2023
Winner
Categories: Still Life
Series: room service

ACUMEN ART MAGAZINE N°37 I 2023
by Galerie Joseph Paris
L'apothéose de la photographie culinair
story about my photography
https://galeriejoseph.com/acumen/acumen-37-fr/#acumen37FR_238

IPFO - International Photo Festival Olten 2023
Exhibition Photoville4600
4 images from my food still life series "room Service"

Tokyo International Foto Awards 2022
Silver Winner
Categories: Portfolio - Food
Series: There must be light burning brighter somewhere

PX3 - Prix de la Photographie Paris - 2022
Silver Winner Advertising - Food
Series: There must be light burning brighter somewhere

ipa - international photography awards 2022
Official selection & Jury Top 5 Selection
Categories: Advertising, Food & Beverage
Series: There must be light burning brighter somewhere

Saatchi Art - Group exhibition / 04 2022
Portraits of Her
Figur...