Ella Walker
The Entombment, 2025
Acrylic dispersion, pigment, chalk
and pencil on linen
and pencil on linen
160 x 270 cm
63 x 106 1/4 in
63 x 106 1/4 in
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Ella Walker stages a theatre where the female figure reclaims control over her representation. She subverts the codes of the male gaze—a dominant lens inherited from art history—to assert a...
Ella Walker stages a theatre where the female figure reclaims control over her representation. She subverts the codes of the male gaze—a dominant lens inherited from art history—to assert a vision that is feminine, active, and critical. In Walker’s world, women do not retreat. They affirm their presence and sensuality, embracing a full and unapologetic form of emancipation.
In 'The Entombment', a woman lies on a structure that evokes either a dissection table or an ancient tomb. Around her, a silent assembly. Off to the side stands a Harlequin—an emblem of the Commedia dell’Arte. Grotesque and unsettling, he embodies a voyeur with a lecherous gaze. His isolation signals a reversal: it is now he who is being watched, and exposed.
In 'The Entombment', a woman lies on a structure that evokes either a dissection table or an ancient tomb. Around her, a silent assembly. Off to the side stands a Harlequin—an emblem of the Commedia dell’Arte. Grotesque and unsettling, he embodies a voyeur with a lecherous gaze. His isolation signals a reversal: it is now he who is being watched, and exposed.