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INBOX: Janina Fritz — Can I Be in Your House

© Janina Fritz — photo: M HKA
Lustbürger (Citizen of Lust), 2024
Keramiek , 140 x 60 x 10 cm
Ceramic, grounting

The ceramic reliefs function as architectural fragments integrating seemingly banal appliances from everyday life such as a drain, a ventilation grid, shower hoses, also made of ceramics. The visual language of the reliefs is often a play between plain, clean surfaces and something (unknown) bursting/growing out of them. Fritz investigates the relationship between body and space, and the transformative processes they undergo. The sculptures that emerge from this field of tension often appear as architectural fragments that play with the presence or absence of bodies, exploring themes such as desire, intimacy and isolation.

The artist explores the associations evoked by tiled interior architectures: tiles are inherently linked to bathrooms and other spaces designed for hygienic purposes, such as butcheries, swimming pools, operating rooms in hospitals, and public restrooms. All of these spaces interact with a certain "Fleischlichkeit" – a German term that most closely translates to "corporeal" in English.