A logbook and a diary have more in common than one might think: both record what has been experienced, in brief entries that tell of journeys or encounters. Christa Filser’s pictures work in a similar way. Each work is an entry: a small story, an encounter, condensed into a single scene. It is told through figures who appear in armour and costumes of ornament and mechanics, often in a childlike stillness. With them come landscapes that belong to no geography. They are like planets, countries or cities without names, yet they carry something deeply familiar: the gesture of curiosity, the hesitation before the unknown, the sense of wonder.
A special highlight of the solo exhibition is the presentation of LOGBUCH, the first comprehensive publication on Christa Filser’s work, published by Hirmer Verlag. More than a documentation, the book opens up an associative way into Filser’s artistic universe. It is process-driven, polyphonic and open.
In addition, Christa Filser has created her own lithograph, printed in the lithography workshop of the Münchner Künstlerhaus-Stiftung. It is also available for purchase separately:
Original lithograph 3 colours on Zerkall paper, 250 g/m², 23 × 20 cm, edition of 100 EUR 80.00
