In Julia Pfeiffer’s: ‘Figures of the Thinkable’ there is an attempt to reconstruct and illustrate the nature of an artist at work; conception, execution, failure, and persistence. At a glance, her work represents the short-comings of vivid ideologies. Objects are depicted suggesting illusion and physical retribution, creating a sentiment within the viewer that reality is indeed a critical assimilation of one’s senses and desires. Julia’s juxtaposition of mixed media, such as wet & dry ceramics and black and white photography casts a special allure in her work drawing in spectators to meditate on what is possible, what is portrayed, and what is desired.
Moreover, Julia’s work is tinged with what may be considered a refreshing child-like perspective that allows spectators to settle in a perceived world that is both natural and often forgotten. In doing so, Julia Pfeiffer successfully creates an exhibit that is a critical release of one’s imagination and an escape of the often ‘serious’ or ‘modern’ approach artists seem to pursue. Put succinctly: Pfeiffer exposes the elements every artist must endure: action and result: cause and effect: imagination and reality.
Julia Pfeiffer: Figures of the Thinkable | 27th February – 6th April 2013 at Maria Stenfors