We humans of today have entered the moon and disenchanted
In a world in which almost everything seems to be known, researched and feasible
the metaphor “The back of the moon” stands for the unknown. It has the fascination of still being able to set out, to discover something, to give space to the imagination. Since primeval times, the cosmos, the starry sky, the sun and especially the moon, as the closest celestial body to our earth, have occupied the explorers’ urge and the imagination of mankind. The changing light appearances of this earth satellite and its surface so similar to the earth with landscapes, craters and furrows have always stimulated the imagination of mankind, but is also considered a metaphor for that which cannot be seen, cannot be grasped and cannot be grasped with the mind.
Ingrid Steckelberg was born in Breslau and lives and works as a freelance artist in Achim. Between 1993 and 2000 Steckelberg received her artistic education in en plein air painting. Along with painting she has engaged in photography. Since 2001 she is a member of the National Association of Artists as well as a member of the artists’ collective ‘ART99’. Her works have been exhibited nationally and internationally and belong to private and public collections. In 2014, Steckelberg received the Volksbank Cultural Prize.