Corporate Aesthetics

Corporate Aesthetics: A Window Into Work transforms the storefront window into a staged corporate environment – an artificial office space frozen in time. The collages rework the visual language of corporate stock imagery, exposing the contradictions and absurdities within idealized portrayals of work. This project draws from a vast collection of iStock images depicting impossibly polished corporate environments – artificially curated offices, performative professionalism, and an unachievable level of gloss. By dissecting and reconfiguring these images, the collages reflect on the sterile, monotonous aesthetics of office spaces: neutral color schemes, impersonal furniture, and standardized design, evoking themes of labor, productivity, and exhaustion. Passersby are invited to peer into this staged setting, questioning how corporate aesthetics shape our perception of work and control.

This postcard collection is a love letter to the office chairs of Berlin: lost, found, and finally off the clock. Once tied to desks and long workdays, they now hang out on the streets like tiny rebels on rolling wheels. Send one to a coworker, your office crush, your boss, or anyone who deserves a reminder or anyone who deserves a reminder that even chairs get time off.

You Worked for It is an artist book that unfolds like a play: the cover opens a stage set up as an office environment, capturing the sterile, often monotonous aesthetics of corporate spaces: neutral color schemes, impersonal furniture, and uniform design that prioritizes function over individuality. Throughout its pages, you’ll find cutouts from iStock of staged office characters who share their experiences working in such a setting. Two distinct voices narrate the story: one thinks aloud, pointing out familiar situations like the uncomfortable chair they always sit on or the cliché of colleagues being referred to as a family. The other voice grounds these observations, providing historical, political, or factual contexts that reveal these situations aren’t just random—they have underlying reasons tied to the corporate culture and its aesthetics.