Alban Karsten creates performances and sculptures driven by a deep curiosity about the other, and in particular: how they work and what they believe in. He regularly invites others to collaborate with him. These may be professionals from various fields (such as blacksmiths, a psychic, or a hypnotherapist), or non-professionals, such as the project choirs he often works with. In these collaborations, he seeks to integrate their voices, methods, and expertise into his practice, thereby giving them a significant role in the final outcome of the work.
As an extension of systems of work and belief, Alban incorporates forgotten or extinct crafts into his recent sculptures and wall works. By deliberately misinterpreting or misremembering some of these techniques, a new visual language emerges: a stylized ode to awkwardness, ambiguity, and misunderstanding.