Kitsch and belief. The born colombian living in Austria Adriana torres Topaga exhibit motifs, iconography and practices of their native culture in the form of three altars for the presentation and discussion at the Art Biennial Leonart.
The artist equips the altars with the Leit motives health (salud), prosperity (dinero) and love (amor) - the three most mitered wishes from, the magical realism of Colombia. A fourth altar has the title “wish you something”. The exhibition visitors are invited tiny slips of paper to write with desires, which inserted into wax hearts are placed in the Wish you something- Altar

Text Authorin: Manuela Pfaffenberger Curator Leonart 05.