WELCOME

“Elma Riza’s poetic style of photographic documentation is absolutely worth highlighting. Even with complex projects, she captures the important moments with great clarity and calm. At the Flugpunkte festival, which I curated, Elma was responsible for the extremely diverse documentation, which makes the essence of the individual projects very easy to understand.’

Geog Zolchow, curator, Berlin

“The best camera, the best sound, the best cut, the best photography, the best regie. Thank you!”

Jorge Lopes, painter, Berlin

“At the end of May 2021, Elma filmed my solo exhibition at Galerie Weißer Elefant. As part of the exhibition, I performed without an audience due to corona – Elma made the video ‘Medea’ out of it. I was impressed that I didn’t have to say much because Elma has a natural instinct for the right moments and excerpts that are important in art. She then edited the video overnight and I was able to use it immersively in the exhibition.”

Veronika Christine Dräxler, artist, performer, author

“Working with Elma is such an easy thing and above all a real pleasure: she is very professional, knows since the beginning of the shooting which way the film should take, and therefore bring you on the right path. Hence, time and energy are saved.”

Laure Catugier, visual artist, Berlin

“Elma Riza designed, shot and edited literally in the blink of an eye one of my most effective video clips.”

Adrien Gaumé alias SouSjaSto, artistic director, performer

“We had the pleasure of working with Elma to film our dance piece for the JugendTanzCompany of fabrik Potsdam, and she did an amazing job! She brought a professional approach, a keen eye for detail, and captured the essence of our performance beautifully. We are pleased with the result and grateful for her contribution to our project.”

Giulia Del Balzi, Choreograph, JungTanzCompany Potsdam

“Elma Riza has a very special eye for spatial structures and unusual perspectives. I trust her one hundred percent when it comes to selecting scenes. She has the ability to get to the heart of a project and capture it on film in a very unique way.”

Susanne Soldan, dancer / Kids Project

“With her video portraits of artists from our gallery, Elma Riza demonstrates a special attention to the art of others. She empathises with the respective work and captures the essence so directly and sensitively that the viewer is given a closer look, an additional discovery of the work.”

Ralf Bartholomäus, Gallery director of the galerie weisser elefant, Berlin

“Elma Riza has a knack for documenting the studio work in our ‘Max – Artists in Residence at Primary Schools’ programme. Her pictures convey a direct, sensual impression of the artistic work of the pupils and scholarship holders. The vivid images have resulted in beautiful catalogues. With the help of their successful video trailer, we even received the future prize for cultural education ‘Der Olymp’!”

Caroline Armand, Stiftung Brandenburger Tor

“By her considerate and calm way of filming, Elma Riza makes you feel comfortable, even though you’re facing a camera.
I could completely trust her intuition in the selection and combination of videomaterial and imagery.
Therefore working with her was very effective.”

Alice Dittmar, visual artist

“Elma Riza has been documenting the Urbane Künste ERbeLEBEN workshops since 2023. She is excellent at capturing the character of each project and at the same time is extremely sensitive to the identities of the children and young people. She works professionally and independently and recognises at lightning speed which moments are important for the documentation.”

Valeria Schwarz, curator of Er(be)leben, Berlin

“Working with Elma was a real joy. Her positive energy is felt right from the start, but what truly sets her apart is her ability to blend in. Her presence is so subtle that you can completely relax, almost forgetting there’s a camera capturing every moment. Because of this, she manages to photograph moments in the most authentic and natural way, reflecting the true essence of each situation.”

Paula Vidal, visual artist, Berlin

“In late summer 2020, the filmmaker and artist Elma Riza visited me both during a residency at the Alte Münze and in my studio at Kunstquartier Bethanien to document the process of creating the large-format print ‘Votivtäfelchen II’. Elma’s unobtrusive, patient, but equally empathetic and attentive way of working resulted in the beautiful documentation ‘Insight_#3’.”

Ramona Taterra, visual artist, Berlin

“Really high quality photo work for our international conference with ministries and international organisations. Top level camera equipment. Thank you for the professional work!”

David Jacobs – International Energy Transition IET GmbH

Working with Elma is a delight. With her quiet presence she is immediately receptive to the atmosphere and the specific needs of each situation. Her superb framing and sense of timing allow her photos to capture the essence of the work, revealing the poetry and stories of the dancing body, often in surprising ways.

Bettina Neuhaus, dancer/choregraph