Katinka Lampe

In '30402120' (2012-21), Katinka Lampe places the depicted model silhouetted against a constructed scenario of a dark hazy void, that merges with the subject outlines. The facial expression, the piercing gaze directed to the viewer and posture of the subject interrogate the relation between the painter and its model. This painting explores notions of distance, artificiality, and the uncanny. Understanding how bodies are politicized and become an arena for identities, Lampe purposefully put herself in a problematic role to continually ask questions of herself and her position as part of her practice.