The Leipzig-based artist, who came to art in a roundabout way and since then has been giving her works to the public as a convinced autodidact, wants to stimulate, excite.
By combining such contradictory materials as wood with brass, felt with lead, bones with velvet, polystyrene with tinplate ... she can cause very idiosyncratic and independent effects.
The life of their own, which develops these materials, is a great challenge not only to the artistic intuition, but also to the technical skills of the material artist. Her vision of an object must always be penetrated by the strong sensual and meaningful properties of the substances it uses.
Deviating from the trend towards disposable art, she relies on elaborate processing of her diverse materials.
Her works should be meaningful and sensual, tangible, powerful and complex as life.

Artist's hat
Fleas! ..... There they sit!
Look! ..... There they are!
Hard to control, the wild hunt .....
Do you hear her laugh?
Thoughts fleas.
What else does the artist need his hat for .....
Helga Mattern
lives since 1951
finished in 1970 her apprenticeship as a cabinetmaker with a high school diploma
in 1975 her studies as Dipl.-Ing. for wood technology
works as a technologist in piano and furniture production
develops research models and wooden toys for medical purposes
completes additional training in business administration and marketing
brings in 1998 her passions, experiences and skills together on a freelance level
appreciates openness, honesty, compassion and independent thinking
aging hopefully slowly