Right: Lawrence , Beast Wishes, 2025, oil on linen, 30 x 40 cm
Left: Pedroza, Quadruped 2022, glazed ceramic, 19 x 15 x 30 cm
Conversations with Monsters
Duo show with Ida Lawrence at Galerie Bernau
7 Juni to 26 Juli 2025
Do you dare to enter a labyrinth, where strange creatures crawl and terrible beasts lurk. Where monsters smile, and perhaps even reach out a helping hand?
Who or what exactly a monster is cannot always be clearly defined. In mythology and fairy tales, they were often hybrid beings that had to be defeated by heroes as part of their glorious quests. In the media, the term is sometimes used to describe violent criminals, in order to emphasize the inhuman nature of their actions. Contemporary representations, however, often depict monsters as broken, traumatized figures who reflect our own ambivalence, and in doing so, sometimes even become sympathetic characters. In this way, monsters appear like a dark mirror in which we can dimly perceive our own abysses and repressed desires.
This project was supported by a grant from Landkreis Barnim.
Conversation with Monsters, 2025, Glazed ceramic, dimensions variable. Installation view, Galerie Bernau.
Conversation with Monsters, 2025, Glazed ceramic, dimensions variable. Installation view, Galerie Bernau.
Conversation with Monsters, 2025, Glazed ceramic, dimensions variable. Installation view, Galerie Bernau.
Conversation with Monsters, 2025, Glazed ceramic, dimensions variable. Installation view, Galerie Bernau.
Conversation with Monsters, 2025, Glazed ceramic, dimensions variable. Installation view, Galerie Bernau.
Conversation with Monsters, 2025, Glazed ceramic, dimensions variable. Installation view, Galerie Bernau.
Conversation with Monster, 2025, Works by Eva Pedroza (foreground) and Ida Lawrence (background). Installation view, Galerie Bernau.
Conversation with Monsters, 2025, Glazed ceramic, dimensions variable. Installation view, Galerie Bernau.
Conversation with Monsters, 2025, Glazed ceramic, dimensions variable. Installation view, Galerie Bernau.
Conversation with Monsters, 2025. Glazed ceramic, dimensions variable. Installation view, Galerie Bernau.
Conversation with Monsters, 2025, Glazed ceramic, dimensions variable. Installation view, Galerie Bernau.
Conversation with Monsters, 2025, Glazed ceramic, dimensions variable. Installation view, Galerie Bernau.
Conversation with Monsters, 2025. Glazed ceramic, dimensions variable. Installation view, Galerie Bernau.
Conversation with Monster, 2025, Works by Eva Pedroza (foreground) and Ida Lawrence (background). Installation view, Galerie Bernau.