Sonya Berg
In these works, I explore the tension between arbitrariness and specificity, mediated through process and painting. By playing with the balance between what can be controlled and what is chance, I shape both what the viewer is allowed to see and what is left for the imagination to complete. This physical maneuvering is much like an internal process of revisiting past narratives through therapeutic methods: re-framing stories, re-forming memories can bring healing. I use imagery of nature brought into domestic spaces as metaphor for memory, and the painting process as ways we can reshape personal narratives in pursuit of transformation.
