MAJOKA
About
Karin Majoka (*1993) is a visual artist, photographer, and content creator based in Münster, Germany.
Majoka has an academic background in psychology, which is why the interface between the human psyche and art are of special importance to her. Residue of human traces, perception of emotions in human interactions as well as the narrow path between realism and the subconscious in everyday life are her main focuses of interest. Her approach is defined by a loose photojournalistic style that pairs existential topics of solitude and transience with a nuance of absurdity and humor.
Her current focus lies in film photography. Most of her images are taken on 35mm, 120 or 4x5" film, processed in her home lab. Further, she shares her creative journey on her YouTube channel Karin Majoka.
Karin Majoka (*1993) is a visual artist, photographer, and content creator based in Münster, Germany.
Majoka has an academic background in psychology, which is why the interface between the human psyche and art are of special importance to her. Residue of human traces, perception of emotions in human interactions as well as the narrow path between realism and the subconscious in everyday life are her main focuses of interest. Her approach is defined by a loose photojournalistic style that pairs existential topics of solitude and transience with a nuance of absurdity and humor.
Her current focus lies in film photography. Most of her images are taken on 35mm, 120 or 4x5" film, processed in her home lab. Further, she shares her creative journey on her YouTube channel Karin Majoka.
Academics
2020 - current: Psychotherapist in training
2017 - 2018: art history and media studies (Universitetet i Oslo)
2016 - 2019: M. Sc. clinical psychology (WWU Münster)
2013 - 2016: B. Sc. psychology (WWU Münster)
2012 - 2013: Kunstakademie / art academy (Mönchengladbach)
research: creativity and divergent thinking
2020 - current: Psychotherapist in training
2017 - 2018: art history and media studies (Universitetet i Oslo)
2016 - 2019: M. Sc. clinical psychology (WWU Münster)
2013 - 2016: B. Sc. psychology (WWU Münster)
2012 - 2013: Kunstakademie / art academy (Mönchengladbach)
research: creativity and divergent thinking
Selected
Publications
Magazines (as feature)
2021 - BaBi PunK magazine, issue #6 (online & print)
2023 - Pictures Magazine, issue 1-2/2024: Fotografie ist wie Malerei mit Pinsel, nur anders (online)
Magazines (as author)
2021 - Silvergrain Classics #12: Saving the Tools of History for the History of Tomorrow (print)
2021 - Silvergrain Classics #13: Portfolio - Zoe Wiseman, USA (print)
2022 - Silvergrain Classics #14: The Bridge Between Psychology and Photography (print)
2022 - Silvergrain Classics #15: 16mm Motion Picture Workshop (print)
2022 - Silvergrain Classics #17: Leica's Celebration of Photography 2022 (print)
2023 - Silvergrain Classics #18: Portfolio - Mihály Alagi, Hungary (print)
2023 - Silvergrain Classics #19: Portfolio - Markus Bollen (print)
Exhibitions:
2023 - Tatì Space, The City of Women (international group exhibition)
2023 - Women Street Photographers finalist (virtual group exhibition)
Interviews / Talks / Workshops:
2021 - Aly's Vintage Camera Alley, A Snapshot of the Film Community 2022 - Lomography, On Happy Accidents and the Joy of Being Creatively Inconsistent
2022 - PortraitMode, Artist Spotlight
2024 - Leica Store Nürnberg Erlebnistage, “Die Kunst des Storytellings in der Straßenfotografie”
2024 - Leica Leitz-Park Fest, “Durch die Nacht mit der Leica M6”
Podcasts:
2020 - Olivia Bossert, It Starts with a Click, S3 Ep3
2021 - Ribsy, The New Classic Film Photography Podcast
2021 - The Kris Karl Photography Podcast, Ep166
2021 - Constant Agitation Podcast, Ep31
2023 - Michel Birnbacher, Leica Enthusiast Podcast
2023 - ISO 400 Podcast, Ep74
2023 - FujiLove Podcast, Ep33
2023 - FujiLove Podcast, Ep141
2023 - The Photowalk, Ep405: Your Style, your genre, your band, is you
2024 - UNPOSED der Streetfotografie Podcast, Ep #016
2024 - ISO 400 Podcast, Ep140