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.

A cropped detail image of a painting by Katinka Lampe: 4050214, 2021 Oil on Canvas 40 x 50 cm - a girl wearing fabric around her neck looks at the floor, she is painted in a green hue. 

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Installation shots of Katinka Lampe's exhibition 'Anima Mundi' at Workplace | London

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