Katherina Olschbaur: Painting Mythologies in Contemporary Times (exhibition catalogue essay)

PUBLISHED Oct 2023

Painting Mythologies in Contemporary Times

The show's title will be Sirens...
sirEns
a state of alarm or Voices.
One or many, who seduce
a person (...) on a journey.
Groups of people travelling from one place to another.
in transition.
women, groups of women,
women -BiRDS - who seduce
A state of fear.
multi-tonality, a choRus. whispered voices.
women who appear in groups.

- Extract from an email exchange between the artist and the writer on 2 August 2023