Val Wecerka

Val Wecerka says that her works are strongly influenced by personal biographical experiences. As a child of two cultures, she feels influenced by both countries and is constantly conflicted between her origins and her second home. Over time, the barriers of speaking, thinking and acting merge and she finds her place in a universe that initially appears infinite.

For Val Wecerka, questions about the concept of home and the homeland are central and have preoccupied her since 1992, when she left her post-communist homeland. In a series of paintings and sculptures she explores the definition and existence of a home. Initially, she constructed her works based on letters and newspapers in which she wrapped objects to transport them to Vienna.
Her early works included letters and collaged newspapers, which later morphed into abstract shapes and became illegible. Val Wecerka quotes Christo in an interview: "If you run away like me to make art, nothing and no one can stop you."