Silke Bonde’s practice explores the relationship between humans and the natural world, shaped by a tension between longing and distance.
Working with cotton paper and aquarelle, she approaches the surface as a material rather than a passive ground. Through a meticulous process of cutting small, rounded forms into the paper—each oriented in varying directions—she constructs intricate, organic structures.
This repetitive intervention transforms the flat surface into a dynamic field of depth and movement. Light plays a central role: as it shifts across the surface, the incisions cast subtle shadows that activate the work, extending it into space.
Operating through accumulation, the works unfold gradually, where each incision contributes to a larger spatial and rhythmic composition. The resulting forms oscillate between image and object, surface and structure.
Her restrained visual language emphasizes fragility, echoing the vulnerability of the natural world.
Exhibitions
2026 Solo exhibition, Silke Bonde Atelier, Copenhagen, DK Group exhibition, HB55, Berlin, DE
2025 Art Toronto, with Schlieder Contemporary, Toronto, CA Solo exhibition, Schlieder Contemporary, Frankfurt, DE Art Karlsruhe, with Schlieder Contemporary, Karlsruhe, DE Group exhibition, Schlieder Contemporary, Frankfurt, DE Solo exhibition, établi, Berlin, DE
