Simone Gilges (1973 – August 11, 2023)
Simone Gilges lived and worked as a freelance photographer and contemporary artist in Berlin. She documented changes in the city and also portrayed its music and artistic scene, often collaborating with other artists. Between 1995 and 2008, Sim Gil was a member of the artist group Honey-Suckle Company. Since 2003 she has been the editor and publisher of freier – a magazine for the mental state. The mental state was a central theme of interest in Simone’s works, manifesting in the form of photography installations, sometimes combined with fabrics and poetic objects of mixed materials. She also worked on a portrait series of contemporary women in different cities and continents. Starting with her participation in City Songs (2012), a project by Astrid S. Klein in Douala 2012 in the frame of “Prêt à partager” by ifa e.V., the progress of exchanges about a better understanding of common history and future was an important topic. “My dear son“ is Simone’s comment in 2013 regarding the upcoming generation and her hope to find better ways paths to a shared world.
Her contribution to crossing-boundaries-of-doubt.net: