»Casting Off Kasperle’s Mask« Petra Groos interviewed by Anna Friesen

Authors

Keywords:

Petra Groos, Art, Dolls, The Uncanny, Kasperle, Barbie

Abstract

In one of her series of works, Petra Groos creates dolls in uncanny constellations – beings that frighten and fascinate. Anna Friesen deals with dolls and doll discourses both artistically and scientifically. In their conversation, they discuss the artistic work of Petra Groos and trace the themes contained in this puppet cosmos.

Author Biographies

  • Anna Friesen, University of Siegen

    Born in 1989. PhD student at the University of Siegen, Department of Art ('Potentials of contemporary artistic engagement with gender issues').

  • Petra Groos

    Born 1977, visual artist of photography, object art and painting in Cologne.

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Published

2019-09-02

How to Cite

»Casting Off Kasperle’s Mask« Petra Groos interviewed by Anna Friesen. just a bit of doll - a multidisciplinary journal for human-doll discourses, v. 2, n. 1, p. 138–147, 2 Sep.2019.