JGM Gallery presents Looking In, a London debut exhibition of works by Mafalda von Hessen. What unifies von Hessen’s works is the overarching theme of ‘the great indoors.’ Despite the ostensible simplicity of the subject matter, her depictions of familiar realities encourage the audience to pause and contemplate the poetics of the everyday. The practice of reimagining an interior space establishes a series of dichotomies: the fragment and the whole, the ephemeral and the permanent, the mundane and the new, introspection and active curiosity.
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Many of the motifs in Mafalda von Hessen’s work come from the alpine world. "The mountains give me a sense of grounding, peace, and freedom," she says. This body of work was exhibited in the charming Villa Flor, located in the picturesque village of S-chanf, directly on the river Inn and on the edge of the Swiss National Park...
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All images are © Mafalda von Hessen property with special contribution from JGM Gallery London & Villa Flor St. Moritz.
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