Hackemann’s art practice consists of photographic / optical work, social practice and public art in cities and Drawing / iInstallation. Her works commonly challenge existing media categories and formats, such as the flat photographic image on the wall, the flat drawing or the static aesthetic object as public work. Her interest in philosophy and theory have always influenced the themes contained within her work, which are concerned with issues of perception, representation, and the intersection between language and image, public and private space.
Hackemann grew up in Germany and England and is now a US citizen. She has lived in San Francisco, Kansas City, Philadelphia and New York.