An essay by Catherine de Zegher.
Contemplating the work of Judith Wright, unbidden, the work of Charlotte Salomon comes to my mind. Hence, the title of this essay is inspired by the title of Salomon’s major series of 769 gouaches: Leben? oder Theater?: Ein Singspiel [Life? or Theater?: A Song Play]. Why do I associate their works? It is neither about medium nor about form, neither about time nor about space, it is about the deep connection between art and life—an autobiography as oeuvre or a theater as survival.
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