Artist Abstract:
Ester Parasková (*1993, Prague) explores the relationship between labor and resistance. Her canvases function as visual protocols of a dialectical struggle: the deconstruction of mechanical, industrial processes – rooted in her own experience – is transformed into creative reconstruction. By using anonymized, deformed Disney archetypes as ciphers for wage labor, she creates a powerful symbiosis of appropriation and authenticity. Her work is featured in the Kunsthalle Prague, Runtak Collection, and Jemma Waszczak-Gadd Collection.
Tammy Langhinrichs (*1995, Hamburg) investigates identity and social belonging through the motif of the "rogue's tale." Utilizing textiles – such as playful, distorted balaclavas – she explores clothing as a shell that both conceals and confers identity. Her work humorously shifts the art-historical focus from the "gaze" toward the intimacy of fabric as a site of protection and resistance. Her work is represented in the permanent collection of the Salzburg Museum and the private collection of Thaddaeus Ropac.
Haruko Maeda (*1983, Tokyo) synthesizes Western iconography with Japanese Shinto-Buddhist traditions to explore the cycle of life and death. Her practice is a profound meditation on transience (vanitas), transforming the macabre into the sublime. By intertwining mythological structures with individual fates, she questions the boundaries of existence. Her work is held in prestigious collections, including the Albertina Museum, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Olbricht Collection, and the STRABAG ART Collection.