Habima Fuchs
∗1977, Czech Republic
lives and works in Prague, Czech Republic
Habima Fuchs’(*1977, Czech Republic) works, consisting of a synthesis of ideas or philosophies merging to form a new conception of the world, are syncretic, in terms of both form and content, and possess immense metaphorical potential. Fuchs is not wary of existential, philosophical or metaphysical themes. She analyses motifs and symbols from various cultures, freely combining Christian iconography with Oriental religious imagery sourced especially from Buddhism. For several years now, Habima Fuchs has been experimenting with the primeval aspects of art, by immersing herself intensely in religious and mythological iconographies. Her artistic practice is characterised by a fundamental openness towards various forms of existence and appearance as sources of inspiration from past and present. Her works, consequently, are the result of a profound ambition to de- and recode meaningful phenomena of our cultural history by creating hybrid worms, by way of which she aims to dissolve the differences between material and immaterial forms of existence and their manifestations. For the Biennale Gherdëina she created an open-air wall painting on the church square of St. Ulrich/Ortisei, a monumental mandala as a metaphorical depiction of a macro- or micro-universe, with geometrically arranged multi-coloured dots, circling around a central point, and distributed in the four cardinal directions, that are situated within a larger circle, embedded in an all-encompassing square field. In the exhibition at the Sala Trenker the artist presented a series of delicate drawings that refer to natural forms, e.g. hills, the course of pathways, leaves or light phenomena. These works represent her intensive interest in the metaphorical language of religious symbols through all cultures and historical eras, that have always resorted to natural forms as sources of inspiration and points of departure.
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