Meret Krasa
Salt Water Nymphs
23. juni – 30. juni 2023
Maritime fremmedartede væsner, gymnastiske havfruer og snegle-mennesker indtager M100 med soloudstillingen “Salt Water Nymphs” af Meret Krasa (f. 1997).
Udstillingen markerer afslutningen af Meret Krasas 4. studieår på Det Fynske Kunstakademi, som M100 med stor glæde er vært for og byder velkommen til i perioden 23. – 30. juni 2023.
Gennem en kombination af oliemalerier og skulpturer dykker Krasa ned i havets mysterier og udforsker den magnetiske tiltrækningskraft, som det ukendte dyb og dets fremmedartede mytiske beboere fremmaner.
Fascinationen af den ukendte og udstrakte verden og dens beboere under vandspejlet, har gennem menneskets historie dannet grundlag for kulturbærende myter, der løber som en rindende strøm fra Homers Odysseen til de tryllebindende episke science fiction-film vi bjergtages af i dag.
Med greb, der trækker på populærkulturens stærke appellerende æstetik, sammenvæver Meret Krasa således havdyrenes og menneskenes verden, udforskende efter et fælles ophav og de fælles tråde, der binder os sammen. Tilknytningen til havet og forbundetheden med de maritime beboere er gentagne tematikker i Meret Krasas kunstneriske arbejde, ansporet af en opvækst få meter fra Nordsøens enorme naturkræfter på øen Sylt/Sild i Tyskland.
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M100 welcomes you to the opening of the exhibition Salt Water Nymphs with Meret Krasa on 23 June at 17-19.
Meret Krasa
Salt Water Nymphs
Opening: Friday 23 June at 17- 19
Period: 23 June – 30 June 2023
Open: Sat and Sun at 14-18 and Wed – Fri at 14 – 18
Location: M100, Søndergade 26, 5000 Odense C
Maritime aliens, gymnastic mermaids and snail-people occupy M100 with the solo exhibition “Salt Water Nymphs” by Meret Krasa (b. 1997).
The exhibition marks the end of Meret Krasa’s 4th year of study at the Funen Art Academy, which M100 is very happy to host in the period 23 – 30 June 2023.
Through a combination of oil paintings and sculptures, Krasa delves into the mysteries of the sea and explores the magnetic attraction fostered by the unknown deep and its mythical inhabitants.
The fascination of the unknown wide world and its inhabitants below the water surface, has throughout human history, formed the basis for culture-bearing myths that run like a flowing stream from Homer’s Odyssey to the spellbinding epic science fiction films we are captivated by today.
With techniques equivalent to the strong appealing aesthetics of popular culture, Meret Krasa thus interweaves the worlds of sea animals and humans, exploring for a common origin and the common threads that bind us together. The relation to the sea and the connectedness with the maritime inhabitants are recurring themes in Meret Krasa’s artistic work, instigated by growing up with the enormous forces of nature of the North Sea on the island of Sylt/ Sild in Germany.