The greatest fear that has haunted humanity throughout time is the fear of death. It may manifest more or less intensely, change its face, take countless forms, and disguise itself as other fears. This fear drives people to seek comfort in ideas of an afterlife or reincarnation, in anti-aging medicine, cryonics, consciousness transfer, and more. Every person has the right to explore any of these paths if it helps them cope with their fear. Because the saddest thing is when the fear of death turns into the fear of life.
In the Obelisks series, Gerda creates objects—monuments to the nonlinearity of time and space. They are composed of fragments of reality shaped by nature, human hands, and time itself. Within the composition, these pieces merge into a single whole—a definition of existence that has detached itself from consciousness. The Observers engage in dialogue with the objects, and all the somewheres and sometimes become here and now. This is an invitation to a visual and sensory approach to existential questions.

The obelisks are made from found materials—stones, tiles, glass, ceramics, bones, asphalt, and more. Within the compositions, rhymes of color, texture, size, and form emerge.

SERIES «OBELISKS»