fear and longing in karl marx straße, 2023

Zora Mann, fear and longing in karl marx straße, 2023, Watercolor on paper, 190 × 96 cm

Valves, saxophone keys, window panes, and other portals converge in Zora Mann’s fear and longing in karl marx straße. In this watercolor painting, beds fall in a cascade, hands grip onto tulips, and fleshy forms collide in a rich tapestry of woven symbolism. These objects connect and fall into a delirium of abstract shapes and wavering lines recognizable to Mann’s kaleidoscopic style.

This painting also references for the work The Fall of the Damned by Rubens.