Elsbeth Böniger
The preoccupation with beauty and the sensually appealing repeatedly forms the basis of Elbeth Böniger’s works, intertwined like a labyrinth: painting, sculpture combined with painting, room installations – everything coexisting. Böniger is a thinker; her thoughts constantly wander through space and time, often coming to rest in different eras of art history. She then breaks free of all constraints to be in the here and now. She is a passionate collector, gathering diverse materials from which she draws her inspiration and new ideas. Her work is characterized by constant growth, rendering different groups of work easily distinguishable. Her studio is a melting pot: ancient African spears stand next to the most recent developments of the plastics industry. Sketches bearing witness to an ongoing process lie next to newspaper pages, small stones, text fragments, memorabilia – the vast conglomeration from which her work originates.
