Crafting objects into stories

by HRM on February 12, 2013

Interview with Sonia Rentsch

Sonia Rentsch

I first met Sonia Rentsch in Berlin a couple of years ago when she came to one of my yoga classes. I remember it being grey and wintery, cozy but drafty. I didn’t know then that Sonia was such a creative force. During the exchange of yoga, I don’t often learn the details of my student’s lives – jobs, partners, pets. Instead I get to know the way they breathe, move, experience their own bodies – who they are when the rest is stripped away.

Sonia to me is full of warmth and openness. She has an easy nature that is permeable, ready to accept, learn and explore. She asked questions about specifics, about the alignment in asanas and about the breath. This precision, the attention to finer points, is very much visible in Sonia’s imaginative and meticulous creations.

She has sky-rocketed since leaving Berlin for Melbourne, consistently turning out the most carefully constructed pieces. Her work is deceptively simple and tightly executed.

– by Lacey Haynes

Sonia Rentsch

What is it exactly that you do?
I am a Still Life Stylist though I prefer the title 3D Illustrator. I craft objects into scenes.

What shape does your average day take – from first coffee to jim-jams?
I like to take breakfast on a tray, if possible by an open window. Every day is different but generally it starts with an email review, the making of a list and then I either hit the pavement on a project or move objects around until they make sense in a story.

Sonia Rentsch

What projects are you currently working on?
Right now? The next edition of Raw Medium for Meat and Livestock Australia and an idea for an exhibition curated by Joseph Allen Shea and Edward Davis. Generally I’m plotting to conquer the world.

Put 2012 into review – what were some of your biggest career moments?
The Washington Post picking up my images for use on the front cover of their Weekend Mag was by far the highlight.

2012 was an incredibly brilliant year for me. It concreted exactly what I want to do and how I do it. I was lucky enough to do some brilliant jobs including the cover of local mag Desktop. I worked with a troupe of incredible people and I learnt that anything is possible.

Sonia Rentsch

What shape is 2013 taking for you?
One that involves loads of travel, loads of dedication and loads of saving.

I just gave up coffee and I’m planning to try and be in New York, Paris and London before the year is done. I’ve realised that life is only what you make it and the possibilities on offer are endless.

Sonia Rentsch

Sonia Rentsch

Sonia Rentsch

Sonia Rentsch

See more of what Sonia Rentsch has been up to: www.soniarentsch.com

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