1 - 4 October 2026
Ariane de Briey, Christin Wilcken
Inspired by Nature
Christin Wilcken, Path of the Sun (Garden, Mühl Rosin) (2024)
graphite on pattern board, 144,8 x 91,8 cm
Artists Christin Wilcken and Ariane de Briey have both put nature and the observation of natural phenomena at the heart of their artistic explorations.
In many of her drawings, Christin Wilcken explores light and darkness. Here we show a selection of her series entitled Sonnenlauf (Path of the Sun), Feuer (Fire) and Himmel (Sky). The artist translates her observations in lines drawn with graphite on pattern board, or with graphite and ballpoint pen on paper. In Sonnenlauf, her drawings do not only render the actual path of the sun, but also the shadows it produces. This duality is reflected in the use of graphite and the colour black, highlighting the darkness which makes all traces of light and images disappear. The series Feuer explores the transformational power of light and air, playing with common perceptions and forcing us to take time to contemplate these subtle phenomena. In the work entitled Himmel, the human eye searches for shapes and, after long observation, finds them in the fused colour drawings which seem to offer a glimpse at the infinity of the cosmos.
Ariane de Briey, Volcan (2024)
pigment and charcoal on paper, 35 x 50 cm
Ariane de Briey develops her works from the memory of landscapes or fragments thereof, and from the transformation time inflicts on natural forms. Paper becomes the sensitive space on which she records these phenomena, using drawing and different print techniques. Between appearance and disappearance, rather than describing reality, her drawings reveal a fragile trace of time, light and layers of memory. Works from the two series Volcan (Volcano) and Microcosme (Microcosm) illustrate that approach. The former series, executed in charcoal, stands as living metaphor for both the world’s anger and individual and societal violence. The latter series, created using ink and pencil, reflects the artist’s exploration of the concept of the imprint, thereby preserving traces of nature before they are altered or disappear.
Christin Wilcken, Himmel - VIII (2025)
pigment on paper, mounted on MDF board, 43,7 x 41,4 x 1,8 cm
Christin Wilcken was born 1982 in Güstrow (Germany). She studied Communication Sciences at the University of Greifswald (B.A.), and Visual Arts at the Caspar David Friedrich Institute of the University of Greifswald (M.A.) with a focus on drawing and print. She lives and works in Rostock and Mühl Rosin, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
Ariane de Briey, Microcosme (2023)
ink and pencil on paper, 20 x 20 cm
Ariane de Briey was born in 1958 in Brussels, where she still lives and works. She obtained diplomas in painting and gilding from Palazzo Spinelli in Florence (1979), in decorative painting from Ecole Van der Kelen in Brussels (1981), a certificate in decoration and accessories from Teatro alla Scala in Milano (1986), as well as a diploma of painting teacher from the Communauté Francaise de Belgique (2004).