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MERISTEME | Sophia Domagała
MERISTEME
Bärbel Praun
Isabell Schulte
Ömer Faruk Kaplan
Yannick Riemer
Sophia Domagała
curated by Felix Becker
In this exhibition, Sophia Domagała showcases works on canvas in which the frame's fabric itself is utilized as a pictorial element. By sewing together different, partially transparent fragments of cloth, the artist creates a variety of surfaces as well as graphic lines from the nylon threads that keep the scraps together. Domagała also deliberately uses the threads as independent, image-defining components, as the titles of Lines in a Square (2023) or Blue Lines with some Red (2023) make apparent. Free is not to be interpreted in the sense of either arbitrary or ornate - the strings are strikingly often found in parallel verticals, which run through the sewed images as silent protagonists. Due to this structuring of the pieces, references to works from the art history of abstract paintings come to mind, but are contrasted by the technique of sewing and its playful use. Domagała also incorporates drawings by her daughter into some of the works (Tower of Love (2023), Red Heart on a Hat (2023), Kiss (2023)), thus creating an personal and narrative level. Given their transparency and brightness, Domagała's works appear lightweight at first glance, but are equally multi-layered paintings that emphasise the body of the canvas through the use of fabric as a painterly medium. They become habitats for references to the history of painting, but also for spontaneous, playful inspirations.
