'DEEP BREATH'
| Height | 140 cm |
|---|---|
| Width | 120 cm |
| Length/Depth | 2.8 cm |
- Öl auf Leinwand
- 120 x 140 cm
Das Werk „DEEP BREATH“ beschäftigt sich mit dem Moment zwischen Rückzug und Befreiung. Die dargestellte Figur ist nur von hinten zu sehen, wodurch sie anonym bleibt – eine bewusste Entscheidung, um Raum für eigene Projektionen und Interpretationen zu lassen. Das durchscheinende Hemd liegt schwer auf der Haut und verstärkt das Gefühl von innerer Schwere, aber auch von Auflösung.
Das Wasser steht hier sinnbildlich für Emotion, Tiefe und Transformation. Es geht um das Innehalten, um den einen tiefen Atemzug, der oft nötig ist, bevor man sich entweder treiben lässt oder dem Widerstand entgegentritt.
Mich interessiert an dieser Szene vor allem der Schwebezustand – nicht ganz untergetaucht, aber auch nicht mehr an der Oberfläche. Dieser Moment wirkt auf mich sowohl verletzlich als auch kraftvoll. In „DEEP BREATH“ steckt die Frage: Was passiert mit uns, wenn wir aufhören zu kämpfen – und einfach nur atmen?
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Original artwork by Anna Wirth
- Oil on canvas
- 120 x 140 cm
The artwork “DEEP BREATH” explores the moment between retreat and release. The figure is shown only from behind, remaining anonymous – a conscious decision to leave space for personal interpretation and projection. The translucent shirt clings heavily to the body, intensifying a sense of emotional weight, but also of dissolving boundaries.
The water symbolizes emotion, depth, and transformation. It’s about pausing – about that one deep breath often needed before either letting go or pushing forward.
What fascinates me about this scene is the in-between state – not fully submerged, yet no longer entirely above the surface. This moment feels both vulnerable and powerful. In “DEEP BREATH”, I’m exploring the question: what happens when we stop struggling – and simply breathe?
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Anna Lena Wirth
My aim has always been to portray people as individuals. For many years, I painted portraits, believing that people’s faces best reflect their identities. When, whilst studying art at the University of Wuppertal, I came into contact with dementia within my personal circle and attempted to depict the process of forgetting, I reached my limits. A person’s outward appearance could not reflect their inner processes. In search of a solution to my problem, I gradually moved away from depicting faces, until I eventually omitted them entirely. Since then, my works have played with the identities and realities of the people depicted. Through a blend of figurative, realistic and abstract elements, I allow the viewer to look behind the façade of faces, into the feelings and thoughts of the figures portrayed.
My in-depth exploration of this subject matter – including in my Bachelor’s thesis in painting – continues to shape my painting style to this day and inspires me to constantly reinterpret a wide variety of themes relating to the human condition. I prefer to work in series, in which I explore individual themes in depth and interpret them in various ways.
Exhibitions:
2022 – Screenshot, Wuppertal
; 2022 – CoroArt, Wuppertal
; 2023 – Screenshot, Wuppertal
; 2024 – Exhibition, Hamburg
; 2025 – ‘Hues of Healing’ exhibition, Abtsgmünd
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