It’s Helle Mardahl’s first solo exhibition in New York at LaViolaBank and it’s an absolute must for everyone into avant-garde.
Helle’s art is made for getting lost in it. The viewer is confronted with heads, fingers, arms and legs popping at her screaming about the change of world, shift of values to more commercial ways. Despite their fragmented bodies they all seem to shoulder the weight of it. Morals, ethics and integrity suffer; illusions dissolve – balance has been corrupted.
Recently the Alternative Fashion Week took place in London. One of the designers who showed her line was Sonia Xiao. Sonia’s stuff is just amazing, her illustrations remind me of some robotic world, surrealism taken to the next level. The collection is playful, fun to look at with a dark twist, you are taken on a journey and just believe everything you see. Sonia was kind enough to take some time and tell a bit about herself…