The Natal Lacuna
Are there any safe spaces? A childhood home? A hospital? Inside the body? In the womb? In the sticky embrace of a spider’s web? Are we safe inside our memories? Inside imagination? Ophelia Arc takes us to these places. There is serenity there, with soft materials and a palette of subdued fleshy hues. But there […]
LETZTRAUM
The end has dragged on for too long. Now the bodies are resting. The places where they’ve lain are now particularly visible. The rays of the setting sun illuminate new areas. Exposed, they are vulnerable to the gaze they devour. They exist for themselves and for one another. They form a herd, undoing the divisions. […]
I WISH YOU WELL IN HELL
My mother’s maiden name was Żelazna (Iron). I thought for a while whether to choose that name for myself as a nickname. Konrad Żelazny sounds cool. Like some powerful king or fearless knight. However, everyday life is much more brutal than these metallic word games. Every day I feel more like a crustacean that has […]
The Fisherman Part 1
Lulu MacDonald presents the first in her two-part exhibition series, The Fisherman, The Fisherman and The Astronaut, at the Frise Künstler*innen Haus on June 26, 2025. The exhibition examines the Rhubarb Triangle, a region in Yorkshire where rhubarb is grown in complete darkness and harvested by candlelight. Drawing inspiration from this process, MacDonald raises concerns […]