Hailing from Germany, Eva came to Auroville in 1987. When she arrived here, she said she had the strong sense of reaching home. Starting out in Aspiration, she lived in Revelation, then in Djaima and finally in Citadines. By getting together with Jean in the early 90s, she joined a family and became a big part of Aurassi, Sruti and Usha's life. While being active in various aspects of community life, she will be mostly remembered for her wholehearted engagement in education, first at the pre-crèche and then in the creation of Deepanam school. She also served two terms in the Auroville Council as well as the Entry group. Throughout, she was painting and exploring arts through sculpture and collages, doing several exhibitions a Pitanga and in Centre d'Art. She never sold any of her paintings, but offered them to those who were touched by her work. She considered each painting to be the result of an inner experience which she would happily share with someone reverberating with it. She left her body in 2023