“…” The works by Céline Struger (b. 1982, Klagenfurt; currently based in Vienna) are based on traditional sculpture, which she updates through found materials or technical elements. They appear as mix of dystopian residues of past cultures, combining historical pre-images fused in personal mythologies and captivating fictions into new contexts. Two sculptures - hybrids of grotesque gargoyles and fountains where we discover fragments of different cultures or religions – dominate the exhibition. Struger creates odd figures combining a three-headed version of the god Janus, symbolising the past, present and future, with her own vision of Cyclops with multiple eyes, transforming his originally restricted view into the ability to perceive reality from multiple perspectives. Original mythological (anti)heroes emerge through a complementing pair of wings or claws of Harpy, changing knowledge and testing the boundaries of fantasy, myth or (pseudo)spirituality.”

Michal Stolárik

FC: Isonative