Heike Stuckstedde

German light artist Heike Stuckstedde, aka ATARA, lives and works in Vienna. Drawing on her experience and knowledge of art history and her exploration of spatial relationships in interior design, she consciously focuses on the medium of light. This began with her master‘s project, which was the first to specifically address the topic of light and shadow in the context of lighting and greening light wells in Gründerzeit buildings, for which she developed her own methodology under the term “light guide”.
Fibre optics (light guides) are fibers that transport light over long distances by means of total reflection. By deliberately damaging their surface manually, they emit light sideways, creating fine, inhomogeneous lines of light.

These fibre optics give rise to organic forms that, when combined with different materials, become filigree objects and atmospheric installations. The optical effects polarize between clear lines of light and diffuse clouds of light. However, the overall effect is always one of spatial depth and a lively connection with the respective material into which the light guides are incorporated.

Stuckstedde organically shapes light from natural materials into sensual, technical works of art that transform room...

Master degree in interior architecture
Master degree in history of arts