Growing up between the coast of Menorca, the Alpine landscape of Austria and urban Munich, Anna Van Den Hövel traveled across all the continents collecting mental snaphots that now serve as a blueprint for her paintings. After a long study of materials, Anna has found the perfect mix for her works to create a collage through layering and blending. She combines acrylics, pigments, lacquer and materials such as sand, earth or mortar to make the images in her head a reality. The often large-format canvases with generously applied layers wrap the viewer through powerful movements and offer a surprisingly new and charming view of our planet.