Caroline Achaintre: Shiftings
Caroline Achaintre ceramics, watercolors, and imposing, large-format tapestries are invitations to participate in the free play of imaginative power.
The first solo exhibition by Caroline Achaintre (*1969) at a museum in Germany offers insights into the impressive oeuvre of the German-French artist. Her ceramics, watercolors, and imposing, large-format tapestries are invitations to participate in the free play of imaginative power. “Shiftings”, the title of the exhibition, alludes not only to the fact that Achaintre translates techniques such as tapestry or ceramics into the present but also to her constant exploration of the borders between abstraction and figuration. Coming to the fore in Achaintre’s works are geometrical, mask-like formations and marvelous, apparently animal figures that put to question our preconceived perspectives and classical attributions. The enchanting aura of Achaintre’s hybrid creatures has its source in their ambiguity; their beauty arises out of their perturbing impact.
The exhibition and the accompanying catalogue are managed by a collaboration between the Pasquart Kunsthaus Centre d‘art, Biel (CH), the Henry Moore Foundation, and the Institut français Deutschland.
