Teratology is the scientific study of abnormalities. In this exhibition, artists Anne Geene (NL, 1983) and Lana Mesić (Yugoslavia, 1987) come together around their shared interest in things that are irregular, overlooked, or don’t quite fit in.
Lana Mesić takes part in 'Teratology' at the invitation of Anne Geene, reflecting Geene’s interest in dialogue and exchange between artists.
Both artists collect, combine, and organize everyday objects or fragments of reality, and by doing so give attention and value to what often goes unnoticed. Their practices balance between fact and imagination, and between order and playfulness. This collaboration shows how different ways of looking can change the way weunderstand both nature and society.
Together, Geene and Mesić invite us to look at the world with fresh eyes—not for its perfect shapes, but at its irregularities, its crooked growths, its playful deviations. 'Teratology' highlights the beauty of the misfits and the importance of paying attention to what we might otherwise overlook.
Anne Geene's method is consistent and rigorous: she collects organic matter—leaves, shells, insect-bitten foliage—and analyses it for patterns, repetitions, and visual anomalies. While her approach echoes scientific taxonomy, her interpretation is always personal, playing with the tension between objectivity and imagination.
Geene’s work has been exhibited widelyin institutions such as the Kröller-Müller Museum, Rijksmuseum, the Mesdag Collection, Het Noordbrabants Museum, Het Nederlands Fotomuseum, and is represented in numerous public and private collections. Her long-term project The Museum of the Plant exemplifies her ongoing interest in re-framing the natural world through structured yet artistic lenses.
Lana Mesić is a transdisciplinary artist of Yugoslavian origin whose practice spans photography, sculpture, assemblage, and social interventions. At the heart of her work lies a fascination with the invisible forces that shape our lives and the ways we fill in the gaps of what cannot be seen. Mesić’s process combines observation, analysis, and collection with playful, critical responses that often carry amischievous, trickster-like tone. Her work navigates between personal narrative and urgent social issues.
A graduate of St. Joost Academy of Arts and Design in Breda (2012), Mesić has been supported by the Mondriaan Fonds ever since and has exhibited internationally, from the International Criminal Court in The Hague to PhotoEspaña in Madrid, Photo London, and institutions across Europe, Asia, and the United States. She was longlisted for the Prix de Rome and invited to the Unseen/Grolsch Residency in London. Her work is included in the collections of the Stedelijk Museum Schiedam, Kunstcollectie AMC, LUMC, and private collections.