CONSCIOUS LOOKING

“Lightness” is based on a personal experience of Michaela Steinacher. During a difficult period, she realized that something had quietly slipped away – the sense of lightness that once felt natural. The work reflects this absence: not dramatic, but a quiet pause and a clear sense of loss.

Steinacher invites us to look more closely – even at what is missing. Because true perception of ourselves is the starting point for understanding, change, and connection.

In her series "I see you", Michaela Steinacher explores the profound power of conscious looking - not just with the eyes, but with the whole presence of being - as an act of perception, responsibility and connection. To see is not a neutral act. It is a choice against indifference. Those who see acknowledge the existence of others, lift them out of invisibility and give them meaning.

TAKING RESPONSIBILITY

"I see you" makes it clear that "seeing" is the origin of knowledge and change. Only that which is seen can unfold. Only what is seen can have an effect. Seeing is the first impulse for transformation - the beginning of
understanding, awareness and the creation of a better future.