Bomb: Reconfigured Bodies- Annette Wehrhahn Interviewed by Fabienne Lasserre

I first returned to the body through an interest in cave paintings, or I guess I got interested in cave paintings after I traced myself on canvas to imagine how to make a clothing pattern. When stood upright, the outlines of my body turned into piles of tumbling limbs. I wanted to portray movement, defy gravity, and invite viewers to imagine themselves falling. It’s the view of the body as seen from the inside, looking out at itself. The earth-red and ochre pigments, the portable canvas, my living situation in a tiny space behind Soloway at the time got me relating to our ancestors in caves. Moving from place to place and making paintings because of an innate human need resonates with me.

Fabienne Lasserre interviews Wehrhahn about her practice and show.