Silvia Gertsch was born in Bern in 1963. After years in Zurich and Bergamo, she now lives and works in Rüschegg. The extraordinary luminosity of her paintings and her very own interpretation of the centuries-old technique of reverse glass painting are among her trademarks. Silvia Gertsch has taken part in important national and international solo and group exhibitions and is considered one of the most important representatives of contemporary art in Switzerland.

In gloomy global political times, artist Silvia Gertsch steps out of the darkness with her latest series and lets us participate in her vision of the present with her light-filled works. This is not only bright, but also shows in many different nuances the sunny and dark sides that currently characterize our lives.

Following on from her “Golden Light” series, in which dominant embellishments take center stage and from which a few selected works are also on display, Silvia Gertsch embarks on new paths. She wanders between glaring light, frightening darkness and resignation. The latter is particularly tangible in the male portraits on display, which capture the exhaustion and hopelessness of an entire generation with closed eyes or a blank stare.

The artist shows completely new, abysmal sides in the Mephistophelean portraits “Soul” and “Spirit” as well as the faceless beings who hear their environment but have neither eyes nor mouth to communicate with it – they are groping in the dark.

With 21 exhibited works from her most recent creative phase, Silvia Gertsch invites us to confront the current difficult times, but also to follow her glimpses of light into the future.