# About Brooke Meenan & the studio | Life Casting Berlin

> Meet Brooke Meenan, sculptor (BFA Kansas City Art Institute, MFA Bauhaus-Universität Weimar), and her artist-led, FLINTA-run sculpture studio in Berlin.

URL: https://lifecastingberlin.de/en/studio/

[Image: Brooke Meenan smiling, sitting in an armchair in her studio]

About

# Hi, I’m Brooke.

I’m interested in surfaces, small details, and what emerges when you take the time to really look. For me, casting is not only about form, but about a shared process.

The studio

An artist-led, FLINTA-run sculpture studio exploring the human body through casting.

People usually find us because of me — they want to meet the person who will cast their body, and feel at ease with her. That’s why every project starts with a conversation, and why I take my time with every single person.

Artist-ledFLINTA-runEnglish & DeutschEvery body welcome

Background

## Art, materials & experimentation

I’m Brooke Meenan, a sculptor with a background in painting and interdisciplinary art.

I founded Life Casting Berlin to explore a different approach to casting: working exclusively with water-based materials, with the wellbeing of people and the environment at its heart.

This commitment has led me into an exciting field of material research and experimentation. I continually test new techniques and explore developments in sculptural materials, combining traditional casting processes with contemporary innovation.

For me, how a sculpture is made matters just as much as the finished object.

- Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Kansas City Art Institute

- Exchange studies Edinburgh College of Art

- Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Art in Public Space Bauhaus-Universität Weimar

At a glance

## Life Casting Berlin in brief

StudioLife Casting Berlin — an artist-led, FLINTA-run sculpture studio exploring the human body through casting
ArtistBrooke Meenan, sculptor (BFA Kansas City Art Institute, MFA Art in Public Space, Bauhaus-Universität Weimar)
LocationGottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43–44, 12099 Berlin-Tempelhof — by appointment only
What is castTorso and chest, hands, vulva, two people together, full body (commission)
AlsoArtistic commissions, casting workshops, team events for companies
MaterialsExclusively water-based: alginate, plaster, water-based acrylic resin, pigment, gold leaf; bronze on request
PricesFrom €390 (vulva), €550 (breast/chest), €850 (torso); others on request
TimeSession: a few hours · finished sculpture: about three months
LanguagesEnglish and German
BookingFree 20-minute call — online booking, email, phone or WhatsApp

Process

## How a cast is made

- ### Preparation Measurements for the support structure; you arrive shaved on the area being cast; a protective cream goes on first.

- ### Alginate A thick layer of skin-safe alginate captures every detail. It does not pull hair and sets in minutes.

- ### Support Plaster bandages hold the soft mould in shape. Then it comes off — gently.

- ### The cast Filled, freed from the mould and refined by hand over about three months.

[Image: Hands holding blue and white pigment]

Materials

## Safe and water-based

Out of respect for the body and the environment, I work exclusively with safe, water-based materials — chosen for your safety, mine, and the life of the finished sculpture.

- Alginate skin-safe mould, from seaweed

- Plaster & plaster bandages support shell and cast

- Water-based acrylic resin robust, detailed

- Pigment, metal effects, gold leaf surface finishes

- Ceramic, porcelain, bronze on request

## Come and meet me.

The studio is in Tempelhof, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43–44 — visits by appointment only.

Book a call with me