Dagmar Gester works at the intersection of photography, material-based processes, and social inquiry.

Her conceptual practice explores questions of belonging, home, and biographical ruptures.
Photography serves as a trace of the real – not as representation.

She transforms, layers, and recontextualizes the photographic image, increasingly moving beyond photography itself.

Gester’s works are research-driven, dialogical, and process-oriented. They shift perspectives on the familiar and the overlooked.