Kristien Ring

“My work explores our relationship with the Earth, the spaces we inhabit, and the natural processes that shape them.”

Moving between painting, architecture, and permaculture, I investigate how our understanding of soil as a living system can change the way we perceive and inhabit our environment. Painting allows me to explore this relationship through materials and sensory experience. I seek to invite viewers to look beyond the surface and see the Earth anew. My work is informed by both research and direct engagement with the land. The principles of permaculture—observation, interdependence, regeneration, and working with natural processes—resonate with my approach to painting. Both involve an ongoing dialogue between intention and what emerges. Learning to see thin layer of Earth upon which our future depends, with it’s complex life and processes, is at the heart of my work. (Born 1969, Pittsburgh) in Berlin since 1991. My painting practice builds on a career in architecture: Former director of the German Center for Architecture (DAZ), international professorships, editor of SELF MADE CITY Berlin.