Exhibition - Cornelia Kestner

Silence and inner contemplation are palpable in Cornelia Kestner's pictures, which are created in
elaborate
glazing technique. Technically and in terms of content, they challenge slowness,
are in dialog with the light effects of the forest, a dream or the seemingly frivolous
a frivolous ride on a cow, which thematizes physicality rather than eroticism. There
There is no need for further encounters, the characters, often women, are enough unto themselves. They
live a moment of happiness, of harmony with themselves and the universe. This makes them
strong, unassailable and a little unapproachable
Curiosity is
a major driving force in the artist's life. She constantly asks herself,
how things are connected, what they are made of, how the bark of a tree is structured, how the veins of a leaf
the veins of a leaf or even the face of a person.
human face. What kind of story does it all tell me? Taking a closer look opens up
the artist to reorganize and reassemble some things