Opening Reception: Maike Illies - Escapism - My Body is a Bridge, SETAREH Berlin

In the organizer's words:

SETAREH Berlin is pleased to announce the upcoming solo exhibition by Maike Illies titled Escapism - My Body is a Bridge. Maike Illies delves deep into the complexities of the human body and the surreal landscapes that emerge from our deepest inner states. The exhibition is a visual narrative of escapism and explores how we try to distance ourselves from overwhelming realities. The body, in all its corporeality and vulnerability, becomes both subject and metaphor. "The body is a bridge," Illies states, connecting the inner world of dreams, feelings and memories with external, concrete experiences of the self. In these works, parts of the figure - eyes, hands, organs - serve as both the starting point and the destination of the viewer's gaze, anchoring the abstract in the tangible, inviting reflection on how we both inhabit and transcend our physical forms.

The opening will take place on Friday, January 24, from 18:00 to 21:00. We cordially invite you to see the works of Maike Illies in person at SETAREH Berlin. You can find us here: SETAREH Berlin Schöneberger Ufer 71.

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SETAREH Berlin is excited to announce the upcoming solo exhibition by Maike Illies, Escapism - My Body is a Bridge. Maike Illies delves deeply into the complexities of the human form and the surreal landscapes that emerge from our most profound inner states. The exhibition is a visual narrative of escapism, exploring how we seek to distance ourselves from overpowering realities. The body, in all its corporeality and vulnerability, becomes both the subject and the metaphor. "The body is a bridge," Illies asserts, linking the inner world of dreams, feelings, and memories to the external, concrete experiences of the self. In these works, parts of the figure-eyes, hands, organs-serve as both origins and destinations for the viewer's gaze, grounding the abstract in the tangible, and inviting reflection on the ways we inhabit and transcend our physical forms.

The opening reception will take place on Friday, January 24th from 6 pm to 9 pm. We cordially invite you to see the works of Maike Illies in person at SETAREH Berlin. You can find us here: SETAREH Berlin Schöneberger Ufer 71.