Virtual 7: Katharina Gierlach - Across the Pond
09. January - 28. February 2017

Blick in die Ausstellung
Before travelling to Virginia I spent several days in New York. It was there that I started collecting ideas of what I wanted to work on at VCCA. I was fascinated by the large dimensions as on this photograph: giant trees in Central Park and in the background the impressive Manhatten skyline.


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Blick in die Ausstellung

Blick in die Ausstellung

Virtual 7: Katharina Gierlach - Across the Pond

Travelling is in general considered to be a source of inspiration. A different environment, a foreign language and new acquaintances sharpen the senses und open one's mind. In the autumn of 2016 the painter Katharina Gierlach (formerly Dietlinger) spent several weeks in New York and Virginia. Through a stipend from the Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus she spent six weeks at the Virgina Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA).

In Virginia she met artist colleagues from other disciplines. This exchange, combined with a break from daily routine, as well as the opportunity to experiment are what makes centers such as VCCA so unique. The virtual exhibition shown here is a result of her stay abroad. It is a combination of photographs that Katharina Gierlach made while travelling and of paintings she made at her studio at VCCA. She explains why she took certain snapshots, what she sees in them and what she watches out for.