Fernanda Gomes: Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zahnradstrasse, Zurich

Fernanda Gomes’ works are the condensed result of an intense investigation and confrontation with materiality, form, space and light. On display, there are new works made out of basic materials, such as wood, plexiglas, paper, threads and metal. Gomes transformed these objects in a subtle way, to create unusual, suggestive connections between the various materials. Through her works, she explores and reflects upon the intrinsic poetic value of things, often making use of white paint to create environments that result in profound experiences on the viewers.

 

In Fernanda Gomes’ words:

“Painting white is like adding a coat of light, but at the same time I’m interested in revealing the bones of things. Each thing nourishes the other. Contrasting and complementing. I experience white like it’s empty and full at the same time. It operates as an element of equilibrium. I need to create a space where I can breathe, think, move about more freely. Live in a physical space which corresponds to my mental space. Protect myself from the brutality of the world.

 

Visual language is a relief. It brings different perspectives. I feel like we’ve built our life on thought and I do these things to think better. It’s so important to transform our vision of things. Art gives us this chance to transform everything based on a vision. Vision in its broadest sense, which includes intuition, imagination, poetry. It’s also important to slow things down, to allow yourself to live at a different pace outside this common time. Also the idea that mistakes and flaws are the real nature of things, of life itself. Accepting the beauty of the fragility that constitutes us.”