Examining the ambiguity and origination of ‘depression’ not only as mental illness, but as a term with many definitions. She attempts to approach the wide scale of the ‘depressive-affect’ in a multi-layered way. The work never shows the complete structure, dreamlike images in which fiction and the reality of the everyday meet, well-known tropes merge, meanings shift, past and present fuse. They are an investigation into representations of (seemingly) concrete situations as well as depictions and ideas.
There is a tranquil poetic quality in the work that balances on the edge of recognition and evokes alienation. It directly responds to her surrounding environment and uses everyday experiences as a starting point. Often these are framed instances that would go unnoticed in their original context. By taking daily life as subject matter while commenting on the everyday aesthetic of observation Leonie tries to increase the dynamic between audience and author by objectifying emotions and investigating the duality that develops through different interpretations.