Opernball | with Jonathan woman " 'am Gorlitzer' is of

" 'am Gorlitzer' is of course taken from none other than the bustling meeting point of east Berlin - Gorlitzer Park

and stairwells are a recurring symbol in Francesca’s works

In der Arbeit geht es vor allem um das negative Stigma rund um den Wolf

and how that is representative of an idea sometimes needing a long time to develop

It plays with the idea of fire

Opernball | with Jonathan woman " 'am Gorlitzer' is of"This painting was made after the Opernball, an evening built on surface and performance. Wealth staged as culture. Precision without warmth. A structure that appeared refined while feeling internally empty. Later that night, I painted with a friend, Jonathan. Years earlier, he had taken hallucinogens and was violently attacked during the experience. What followed was not understanding but containment: police, hospitalization, diagnosis. What stayed