Alejandra Caicedo Columbia, 1996
In "Venus", Alejandra Caicedo reimagines the Cattleya orchid - Colombia’s national flower - as more than a botanical motif. The blossom becomes a body: luminous, sensual, and quietly defiant. Its glossy, hyperreal surface draws the viewer in, while subtle thorn-like elements suggest resistance beneath the seduction.
Caicedo’s painterly language merges organic form with a digitally inflected smoothness. The surface feels both tactile and immaterial, as if the flower had emerged from a virtual image space and been translated into oil and acrylic. This tension between natural growth and constructed image gives the work its distinctive contemporary presence.
At its core, "Venus" reflects on femininity, migration, and self-determination. The orchid does not appear as an exotic object, but as a subject - rooted yet mobile, vulnerable yet resilient. Beauty here is not passive decoration, but a form of agency.
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2025 / 2026The Curatorial Collection – Empowering Women Through Art
A Project by Isa Katharina Hänsel, Corinna Koch und Stefanie Busold as a guest exhibition at Kunsthaus Hamburg
From 21 to 23 November, the project The Curatorial Collection – Empowering Women Through Art will be presented as a guest exhibition in the spaces of Kunsthaus Hamburg. Over the course of a three-day benefit exhibition, works by both internationally established and emerging women artists will be shown. Each artwork sold supports women in crisis and conflict regions through the humanitarian organization Women for Women International (WfWI). At the same time, the participating artists also benefit directly from the proceeds. In this way, the project brings together artistic practice and social engagement.
On Sunday, 23 November, at 3 pm, the initiators of the project will lead a guided tour of the exhibition, introduce the participating artists, and open up space for reflection and dialogue.
The Curatorial Collection – Empowering Women Through Art is initiated and realized by Isa Katharina Hänsel, Corinna Koch, and Stefanie Busold.
Participating artists:
Karimah Ashadu, Suse Bauer, Monica Bonvicini, Birgit Brandis, Ulla von Brandenburg, Nathalie David, Cordula Ditz, Pepi Erdbories, Sylke von Gaza, Swaantje Güntzel, Toulu Hassani, Susanna Hofer, Verena Issel, Annika Kahrs, Kerstin Kartscher, Annette Kelm, Clemencia Labin, Anik Lazar, Agnes Lux, Linda McCue, Franziska Opel, Grit Richter, Sylvie Ringer, Dasha Shishkin, Anna-Belén Siegmann, Anna Steinert, Emma Stephan, Anna Stüdeli, Hoda Tawakol, Nicole Wermers, Chiara Wettmann
