There are mysteries for which, fortunately, we have no answer, at least within the realm of Cartesian logic. Such is the case with this “collected wishes”, which seems to suspend, as if the mass of wishes deposited within it were enough to counteract the gravitational pull of the Earth, or perhaps its point of gravitation is not Newtonian, but rather belongs to the imagination of Daniela Krtsch. Weightless, therefore suspended, these wishes occupy, in the curatorial discourse, the border between two states: rest and fluidity. There is no horizon, no reference point in this allegorical boundary; they simply echo, in a moment of inspiration, the words “please be quiet.” In a low tone, in a whisper sustained by deep and luminous chromaticism, because in the universe of imagination, light, like gravity, can defy its most fundamental laws.

The exhibition takes its starting point from Raymond Carver’s eponymous short story, which raises questions such as solitude, loss, intimacy, or, more symbolically, the theme of identity. And love, in its multiple meanings and circumstances, which leads us toward redemption. Through a liberating act, painting is no longer conditioned by the original image; the gesture extends thought, inviting a moment of silence, a metaphor for our current circumstance. Words, once again emphasized by the rhythm of the exhibition space, return with a new formulation and intention: “please be quiet, please”, as if the end were once again the beginning. In painting, as in life.