Eva Walker
dal 7/5/2008 al 30/5/2008
Segnalato da
7/5/2008
Eva Walker
Emmanuel Post, Leipzig
Hey Puppchen! In the work of Eva Walker, puppets become ambivalent. Since they are subject and object at the same time, they are disturbing borderline figures, for they resemble the living; and yet, they are inanimate.
We are pleased to announce the /Hey Püppchen! /exhibition by the Leipzig
artist Eva Walker (b. Heidelberg, Germany, 1981; studied with Prof. Rug,
Burg Giebichenstein, Halle/Saale) and would like to invite you to the
opening reception at 7 pm on Thursday, May 8, 2008.
/'We want to look upon all living creatures as a wonderful artificial
marionette, created by the gods -- whether as a plaything or in earnest
with any kind of purpose' (Pl//ato). /
In the work of Eva Walker, puppets become ambivalent. Since they are
subject and object at the same time, they are disturbing borderline
figures, for they resemble the living; and yet, they are inanimate. The
beholder is drawn back onto himself by the dolls: /To what extent am I
autonomous? To what extent am I not a puppet myself?/ Depending on the
observer's perspective they can serve as vehicles to project one's own
ideas, wishes and memories or they can remain lifeless, distant objects.
Eva Walker's works are situated in the tension between the familiar and
the unknown, and between the clandestine and the uncanny. Formally, they
oscillate between the graphical and the painterly; and in their
reduction to black and white, they render possible associations rich in
contrast and color.
Opening: 7 pm, Thursday, May 8, 2008
Galerie Emmanuel Post
Windmühlenstraße 31b - 04107 Leipzig
Wed -- Sat, 2 -- 6 pm
Free admission