Monika Dahlberg (Kericho, KE- 1975) makes sculptures, installations, collages, photographs and texts.
Social, aesthetic and political criticism are natural tools of her working method. Her vital and powerful work is imbued with sensory, erotic energy. Characteristic of her work are the art-historical references she links to her own biography. In the process, she developed her own visual language that she interweaves with how she lives and experiences life.
She often provides the characters in her photographs and collages with Minnie and Mickey Mouse ears, a reference to a typical African hairstyle but also as a comment on the disneyfication of contemporary society.
From 30 July to 30 October 2022, the exhibition 'Closer to Vincent' was on display at the Vincent van GoghHuis in Zundert. The exhibition was based on research by art historian Alexandra van Dongen into the objects Van Gogh depicted in his paintings.
In the period leading up to the exhibition, Monika Dahlberg and André Smits worked in Zundert as 'artist in residence' and shaped the exhibition with texts, drawings and collages.
Galerie van den Berge will show a number of collages Dahlberg made for the exhibition in Zundert at Art on Paper Amsterdam 2023.