In her work, Sanne Maloe Slecht plays with the possibilities that the concept of "space" entails. She paints her interpretation of space on two- or three-dimensional surfaces in a collage-like and humorous way, in which abstraction and figuration go hand in hand and in which there is no linear storyline. The artist sees this new space as a speculative landscape of a parallel world.
When she paints, she often thinks of concepts such as the multiverse or parallel universes. “I am inspired by the idea of multiple, co-existing realities. Or the idea of a reality, that exists out of our sight and has never been observed or discovered by us.” Besides, she is also interested in the earthly concept of space. How we as humans create space in landscapes, architecture, interior, or during a walk on the beach, in our heads. Space offers possibilities. And this range of possibilities offers a continuous breeding ground for experimentation and playfulness.
Shaping and folding space is central to her practice. By taking parts of our reality and rearranging them into something new, she creates her own alternate universe. “My work can be seen as a rebus, a visual puzzle composed by combining multiple layers, surfaces, and painting languages into one whole. Absurd shapes fly, seep, leak and melt through the scenes. Sometimes there seems to be a way out of the labyrinth, at other times the way is blocked by a curtain, a fold, a structure or a floating cabbage. ”