Leiko Ikemura’s atmospheric landscapes evoke the backdrop to a fairy tale, where the trees, sky and earth itself seem to be animated with a lifeforce. In 'Trees', two red trees, raw and without leaves, rise from the red earth as if reaching toward the sky. Painted in washes of tempera on textured jute, Ikemura chooses a medium with a raw earthiness that complements the subject matter, combining to create an organic union of image and support.

Leiko Ikemura (b. 1955) lives and works in Berlin and Cologne. Widely exhibited across both Europe and Asia, recent solo exhibitions include 'Light on the Horizon', Heredium Museum, Daejeon, South Korea (2024); 'Momstars', CFA, Berlin (2024); 'Ai no Ayumi', Tsutaya Gallery, Kyoto (2023); 'Motion of Love', Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle (2023) and 'Witty Witches', Georg Kolbe Museum, Berlin (2023).