Artist Talk
with Rebecca Ackroyd
Rebecca Ackroyd in conversation with the curators Adam Budak and Alexander Wilmschen about her first institutional solo exhibition Rebecca Ackroyd. Period Drama in Germany.
The artist will talk about her new exhibition project, her previous artistic practice and thematic reference points in her work. In dialogue, she will look at key groups of works with a focus on her sculptural and painterly exploration of the body, femininity, spirituality and feminism, and discuss the related questions.
Rebecca Ackroyd’s first institutional solo exhibition in Germany, Period Drama , reveals dream-like landscapes somewhere between the corporeal and the ethereal, the tactile and the intangible. Rooted in both apocalyptic fantasies and a sense of reality, Ackroyd’s new works delve into nuanced examinations of human bodies, memory of the subconscious, and dimensions of sexuality in space. In her nuanced exploration of the feminine and spirituality, she intertwines elements of boldness with vulnerability and seduction with repulsion, piecing together an ongoing narrative that explores identity, mental symbols, and patterns.
Rebecca Ackroyd, born 1987 in Cheltenham, UK, lives and works between Berlin and London. She received her Post Graduate Diploma in Fine Art from the Royal Academy of Arts, London and her BA from Byam Shaw School of Art, London.