insomnia + coquelicot

In these two works, the artist deals with her parents and their role in her childhood and life.

Both severely traumatised by their family history and war experiences, they try to find their way into adulthood in the 1950s and 1960s. Without any hope of help and support in overcoming their traumas.

So it comes as it must: instead of feeling, accepting and thus overcoming what they have experienced, the pain is passed on to their children.

Thus, suffering and pain are passed down from generation to generation – until someone pauses and is willing to walk the path of healing.