Duration: 31.08. – 21.09.2024
Regular opening times: Saturdays from 2 to 6pm and by appointment
Closing event: Sat. 21.09. 3-6 pm

Valérie Potvin’s QUARTZ exhibition explores the metaphor of the “female body as battlefield” in relation to feminicide and women’s rights struggles, and highlights how female bodies are often at the center of social, political and economic conflicts.

The artist presents Berlin audiences with a ground-breaking ecofeminist work that associates the destruction of nature with that of women, establishing a visual link between the female body and the mineral world.

The body appears as a ghost, either encapsulated in a green crystalline resin, or colorless; frozen, adorned with snakes, or in a posture suggesting a sacred or ritual dimension. The work plunges the visitor into a strange fictional universe, a world where these female bodies and nature seem to regain their power in the face of destruction. By offering an open space for reflection, the work questions the contradictions inherent in our world, oscillating between light and darkness, and revealing the complexities of the human condition.

Valérie Potvin lives and works between Canada and Germany. She holds an interdisciplinary master’s degree in arts as well as a bachelor’s degree in visual arts from Laval University in Canada. Her research has been supported by numerous institutions and has been awarded prizes in Quebec and Canada. Her works have notably been presented at the National Museum of Fine Arts of Quebec, Canada, at SESC Pinheiros in São Paulo, Brazil, and at the Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, North Carolina, USA.

Her multidisciplinary practice includes sculptural installations, public art, and video. She creates large-scale, immersive works that challenge viewers’ perceptions and explore social, environmental, political, and feminist issues. Her art delves into themes of identity, body, power, sexuality, and death, provoking questions and emphasizing ethical and urgent issues.

With the support of the Québec Government Office in Germany and Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec

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