On Gatherings
Reoccurring subject of Katharina´s work is the topic of group dynamics, drawing inspiration from photography and classical painting. She is exploring the complexities of relationships, power dynamics, and interconnectedness that define our social fabric.
The “Gatherings“ paintings capturing social studies and history serve as a mesmerizing visual narrative of life's choreographed compositions. Each picture freezes a moment in time, offering a window into the ongoing performance that is human existence. Katharina ist compiling photographic images from her archive along with personal memories to create her own mythology.
At the same time, Katharina questions the apparent universality. From birth, people are assigned certain characteristics, such as gender, class and ethnicity. These characteristics influence their life chances to a large and complex extent.
No title, 2024, oil on canvas 30x40cm,
Emerald Dance, 2023, oil on paper, 50x65cm
The explanation, 2020, oil on paper, 30x30cm
Passage, 2020, oil on paper, each 50x70cm
Klassenfahrt, 2018, oil on paper, 100x70cm
Runners, 2020, oil on paper, 25x18cm
Runners, 2020, oil on paper, 18x25cm
The waitress, 2020, oil on paper, 20x20cm
The explanation,2019, oil on paper, 50x70cm