ancient and contemporary

Milenas work with ritual, space, and visual art explores cosmologies and aesthetic languages. Through sound, performance, and contemporary dance, her pieces engage in dialogue with the environment—using space itself as a medium.

I am a visual artist, designer, creative director, curator, and drum maker working at the intersection of space, sound, and the body. In 2023, I launched Psychology of Space—an ongoing collective think tank dedicated to creating interdisciplinary, site-specific performances in collaboration with a diverse team of artists, musicians, composers, dancers, and performers.

Raised in a German-American family in Berlin, I began my journey in fashion design and later earned a master’s degree in Fashion and Industrial Design from the Universität der Künste (UdK). After completing my studies, I worked in costume design for film, jewelry design, and spent several years apprenticing with indigenous artists and healers in North America.

For the past ten years, I’ve been deeply engaged with space and sound. I craft and paint hand-made Medicine Drums—each a unique, commissioned piece collected by clients around the world. In parallel, I facilitate medicine spaces through group and one-on-one sessions. Rooted in the art of vision, my work is guided by a love for authentic beauty and a commitment to curating spaces of collaboration, transformation, and embodied presence.

‚My drum is so beautiful, the sound is incredible and I completely fell in love with it. Milena was just amazing, suggesting things that I might like to customize my drum. Thank you so much!‘

Jennifer I Spain

'beautifully birthed medicine, thank you, milena.'

Tim I England