Exhibitions
Spaces of the subconscious: the emotional architecture of Alexandra Ranner
Alexandra Ranner's exhibition at the Galician Center for Contemporary Art explores how architecture connects with our feelings and moods. The German artist combines sculpture and set design to create structures that are not simply rooms, but reflections of our inner selves. In this exhibition, space is understood not merely as a space with walls and ceilings, but as a stage where emotions such as melancholy, isolation, loneliness, desire, and sadness emerge.
Alexandra Ranner, Gruppe von drei Figuren, 2023.
The works in this exhibition are crafted with meticulous attention to construction detail, employing materials that evoke the solidity of traditional building while simultaneously generating a sense of unease. The rooms Ranner constructs are typically empty, devoid of people, intensifying the emptiness and inviting viewers to fill the space with their own thoughts. This absence of people accentuates the narrative character of the space, where light plays a crucial role in creating a cinematic tension. Indeed, the use of lighting is a defining element in his work, altering the perception of depth and shadows, transforming seemingly banal domestic interiors into spaces imbued with a disquieting symbolic weight.
Another fundamental aspect of the proposal is the relationship between interior and exterior. Ranner shows how the boundaries of a room can be the fine line between reality and dreams. Looking at his pieces, one notices a dialectic between the security a house provides and the feeling of confinement that can arise from being enclosed. The technical precision of the models and installations lends them realism, but the way they are arranged leaves us feeling disoriented. Ranner's work analyzes how the places we live influence our emotions and senses. The exhibition invites us to wander through these architectures of silence that seem frozen in time, seeking a moment of profound reflection that goes beyond the practical utility of a building.
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