“I am an illustrator and work with drawings every day. I have a stubborn dedication to analogue, handcrafted creation and try to create my images in that way whenever I can. That is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, sitting and seeing a motif slowly evolve on the paper can lead to an almost meditative state. On the other hand, it makes demands on the well-being and functionality of the hand, making it susceptible to neurotic anxieties that make muscles cramp and tendons ache. But there is nothing like seeing a well-executed original drawing, it has a feeling that a printed reproduction can never give.

As an illustrator with tight deadlines, I often need to compromise to some extent, by colouring hand-drawn images digitally for example. However, black and white images have their own charm. They leave a gap for the viewer to fill with something bigger than the colour that would otherwise dominate the space.”