Frieda Toranzo Jaeger

A recurring theme in her work is the embodiment of desire – be it through figurative representations of lovers or by consistently reverting to car interiors as a setting for the projection and fulfilment of desires. In her approach of questioning and reinterpreting hegemonic, art-historical conventions, painting becomes a political practice: like desire itself, it can set things in motion and influence the course of events.
In the works on display, Untitled II and Step In, Toranzo Jaeger takes up the motif of the heart as an omnipresent symbol of love and affection; by combing it with cars, books, motors, Christian iconography, flowers and embroidery, a new symbolism emerges. The four heart-shaped, hinged canvases of Step In appear as virtually unhinged – with the individual parts lying on the floor ready to take up a new place in the semantic order.