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Vivian Suter (b. 1949 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) has been living and working in Panajachel, Guatemala, for over 40 years. The village is on Lake Atitlán, a hint of volcanoes can be made out on the opposite shore, towering 4,000 metres above sea level. Surrounding Suter’s house, a large winding verdant garden gradually merges with wild nature. Leaf-strewn paths meander through the vegetation opening up to the occasional glade. The attentive eye will notice a fleck of paint on a leaf here, or an abandoned paint can there. This is Suter’s studio and place of work.
An exhibition of Vivian Suter’s paintings is like an extension of these surroundings where she lives and works. It’s private and personal but never exposed. Instead, all it reveals is how important this place is to her, for her practice. The metal stands used for the presentation are reminiscent of the way in which she herself stores her finished paintings waiting to be exhibi…
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Vivian Suter (b. 1949 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) has been living and working in Panajachel, Guatemala, for over 40 years. The village is on Lake Atitlán, a hint of volcanoes can be made out on the opposite shore, towering 4,000 metres above sea level. Surrounding Suter’s house, a large winding verdant garden gradually merges with wild nature. Leaf-strewn paths meander through the vegetation opening up to the occasional glade. The attentive eye will notice a fleck of paint on a leaf here, or an abandoned paint can there. This is Suter’s studio and place of work.
An exhibition of Vivian Suter’s paintings is like an extension of these surroundings where she lives and works. It’s private and personal but never exposed. Instead, all it reveals is how important this place is to her, for her practice. The metal stands used for the presentation are reminiscent of the way in which she herself stores her finished paintings waiting to be exhibi…
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