#Repost @hannaqadir 🙏🏽 (Read full story in Bio) Artist Talk: Noemi Manser “The Artist Transforming Her Canvas Through Alchemical Symbolism” 🖼 💫 Swiss born (and Mexico City based) artist Noemi Manser follows a similar principle to an alchemist through her own creative process. Transforming the canvas into forms such as objects, symbols and figures, (often manifestations of herself), she believes this process supports her own psychological transformation and spiritual development. My interest lies in interpreting conflict within art. Noemi’s story is compelling. Suffering from epilepsy for much of her adolescence, Noemi turned to painting as a means of taking control of the ‘possessions’ and intensity of the auras she encountered. She credits painting as a tool that gives her access to a new dimension and a place to support her own healing. One of her works “Awakening” (currently on display at GR gallery @grgallery_ny ) captures the symbol of an ‘eye’. Blinking eyes and blinding sensations are common symptoms of the epileptic condition, or as she sums up in the statement, “a feeling your eye is trapped in your face.” Eyes and other body parts often feature in her work. Noemi is hopeful her paintings will raise awareness to what it means to suffer from epilepsy, a neurological condition many parents and children are still nervous to talk about due to fear of stigmatization. Noemi and I will continue to share dialogue and collaborate in this space 💜 (Two of Noemi’s paintings are currently being exhibited @grgallery_ny as part of the beautiful group exhibition ‘A Sizzlin’ Summer’ until the 27th August. Worth checking out! She has also collaborated with OBEY clothing @obeygiant and wears one of her own painting designs in image 1) #noemimanser #grgallery_ny #paintings #art #eyepaintings #epilespyawareness #epilesy #contemporaryart #storytellingthroughart #sizzlinsummer @grgallery_ny @noemimanser @obeygiant