- Venue
- Willesden Gallery
- Starts
- Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Ends
- Saturday, November 9, 2024
- Address
- Willesden Gallery 95 High Road, London NW10 2SF
- Location
- London
- Organiser
- Susanne Baumann
Susanne Baumann presents her first solo exhibition: “Fading Echoes” – a poignant and thought-provoking collection of paintings, created between 2022 and now.
She invites you to an intimate exploration of what makes someone present, and the silence and empty spaces they leave behind when they are not.
“Fading Echoes” is more than an exhibition; it is an intimate narrative of Baumann’s personal odyssey through the labyrinth of grief and memory. The artist’s father’s 20-year-long battle with Alzheimer’s has left an indelible mark, shaping her in profound ways. This deeply personal struggle forms the core of Baumann’s current work, as she endeavours to visually express the slow and heartbreaking process of witnessing a loved one slowly fade away.
Baumann’s art delves into her experience of absence – not just as a void but as a tangible presence. Her paintings evoke the quiet murmurs of memories; the remnants of a presence that lingers, long after the people we knew are gone. Each piece is an acknowledgement of the continuous passage of time and the way it erodes memory, identity, and our connections to those we love.
“Fading Echoes” is driven by the question: What remains of us when we slowly but surely disappear – is it just echoes of ourselves?
About the Artist
Susanne Baumann is a German artist, currently based in London. She completed her Master’s Degree in Painting at the Royal College of Art in 2023, having obtained a distinction in her Graduate Diploma there in Art & Design with a focus on Fine Arts in 2022. She has co-curated, organised, and participated in group exhibitions at numerous locations throughout London, including: D Contemporary, 4 Corners Gallery, Willesden Gallery, HSBC Head Quarters, Royal College of Art, Core Arts Gallery, Citizens Art London Gallery, and Safehouse 1&2. From September to November she shows work in Shanghai at Astra Art Gallery. She was longlisted for the Visual Art Open 2023 and has been granted a place in the Professional Development Program 2024 with new platform.art.
www.baumann-susanne.de
www.brent.gov.uk/willesdengallery
