Her flowers do indeed closely resemble their natural counterparts: Roses, pansies, lilies, carnations, tulips, violets, forget-me-nots, orchids, morning glories, hollyhocks, vetches, crocuses, and peonies impress even professional botanists, even though the unique beauty and uniqueness of every individual plant would never be in full bloom at the same time as they are here. Susanna Taras also takes liberty with nature in terms of scale and colour. Her floral motifs are based in the plant world, but redefines it with greater depth and glowing, sometimes dazzling colours. “Nature becomes separated and idealised at the same time,” says Petra Hesse. For the Director of the MAKK, Susanna Taras’ “Wallflowers” are poetic spaces that give visitors a new way to access the fleeting beauty and uniqueness of nature, “somewhere between naturalness, art, and artificiality.”
