What  story do objects tell us? How many hands have already slid along the  course of an old staircase bannister, whose steps have long since been  swallowed by a heavy red carpet? What could a cast-iron post from a  sprawling rococo bed have to say, what scenes have the  frilly curtains  shielded from view – and, consequently, what has only the mirror on the  wall next to it seen?

The painter, Tanja Nittka, dove into another  time and another world – in the middle of Berlin. Her work about an  intimate boudoir has no underlying moral, political or social statement,  the paintings allow the observer to merely be alone – in the rooms,  with the things.The artist’s perspective is inspired by French  painters such as Vuillard and the image details of Japonism. Thus, the  equally focused and blurry sceneries of a trade suddenly become – art.

Born  in 1970, Tanja Nittka first studied philosophy in Bochum, then fine  arts and visual communications in Utrecht and Hamburg. Scholarships and  several individual exhibitions took her to Marrakesh, Zürich,  Casablanca, Biel/Bienne and Stockholm. Tanja Nittka was a guest lecturer  at the HKU University of the Arts Utrecht. She is a freelance artist  who lives and works in Berlin. (announcement Nimbus Editions)