Ida Siebke

Ida Siebke (b. 1991) works with glass as a medium for exploring psychological and emotional experiences. Through sculptural objects, she investigates how inner states can be given physical form and how the material can function as a link between the bodily and the mental.

Her works often originate from personal experiences but expand into broader themes related to vulnerability, transformation, belonging, and human resilience. Through the interplay of the transparent, the fragile, and the enduring, Siebke explores tensions that characterize both the material itself and the human experience. Glass is used not only as a formal means of expression but as an active collaborator in examining how emotions, memories, and trauma leave traces within us.

Her sculptures move between the organic and the unfamiliar, the beautiful and the unsettling. The forms may evoke biological structures, growths, or bodily fragments, inviting the viewer into a space where the sensory and the psychological converge. Through the distinctive qualities of glass, Siebke creates works that give presence to experiences that are often difficult to articulate.

Siebke has exhibited nationally and internationally, including at the Autumn Exhibition (Høstutstillingen), the Annual Exhibition of Norwegian Association for Arts and Crafts (Norske Kunsthåndverkeres Årsutstilling), and Talente – Masters of the Future. In 2024, she presented the solo exhibition Somatoforme Tendenser at Galleri Format. She has received the Norwegian Government Grant for Artists (Statens kunstnerstipend) on several occasions, and her works are included in the collections of the National Museum of Norway, KODE, Nordenfjeldske Kunstindustrimuseum, the Glass Museum in Železný Brod, and the Islip Art Museum.

This project was funded by the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung.