Catrinel Cosmina Berta

Time present and time past - Cosmina Berta

*Time present and time past
Are perhaps both present in future time,
And time future contained in past.
TS Eliot*


Collage flattens time, they say. The art of today has a soft spot for collages and for bringing together the old and the new, because there is something special about each one: the combination of the artist's unique artwork and the ancient medium, along with the way they complement each other. It's that fusion that's important, I think, and the message it conveys.

I use the beautiful images I find on platforms like Europeana, and the Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek. I mix them together with my own drawings into collages. I use wood as the background for the collages because I feel that the wood best suits the nostalgic atmosphere of the images.

I also hope to draw people's attention to the original history and provenance of the images, get them to think and ask questions about the time and the themes depicted in them, and explore further. I want them to respond to a time and cultural period that is no longer there and reflect on things that have long since happened. I try to bring precious memories back to life and anchor them in the present by adding my own touch. There are ...

2018 - Exhibition Goetheturm - Frankfurt
2018 - Exhibition Berta & Kleyn, Hilda Kleyn Atelier, Frankfurt
2019 - Present: Gallery Brücke 54 Frankfurt, Germany
2020 - Present: Gallery unikART, Frankfurt, Germany