with open eyes

Elisabeth moritz

15 feb – 11 may 2025

Elisabeth Moritz explores her family’s German past and issues of guilt through large prints of family photos from the first half of the 20th century. Focusing on the interwar period and World War II, she depicts how societal changes – from democracy to populism and dictatorship, from peace to war – are reflected in the family.

By cutting the photographs with a scalpel, she creates a dialog between the historical images and her own personal search.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Elisabeth Moritz (b. 1956 in Lund, Sweden) is based in Malmö and trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris. Her work has been exhibited both in Sweden and internationally, including at Avesta Art, Nässjö Konsthall, Varbergs Konsthall, Kalmar Konstmuseum, Dat Bolwerck (Netherlands) and Grassi Museum (Germany).