From 13:00 to 14:45, Soldinerstrasse, Berlin, Germany
Bettina is a German painter from East Germany (Dresden), who grew up in the communist regime and saw everything change as she became a teenager. She studied art in Rome and speaks italian, a bit of French and English. Our communication wasn’t 100% fluid because of the language difficulties, but we understood each other quite well regardless of the language that was spoken. I first met her at a party in a bar in Wedding and immediately asked her to be part of this project, she accepted and decided that she wanted to paint my portrait. The first session posing for her was long and I was continually dozing off and then trying to regain my pose. The second session (where this pic was taken) was much shorter as she only had to work on some minor details. It’s very interesting to take these pics with a timer and I enjoyed the feeling of being alone and face to face with my work and my model.