Simon Benson’s practice moves between drawing, text, objects and installation, weaving together personal memory, art history, literature and the imagination. Working primarily with pencil, his intricate drawings create layers of references in which images are transformed, reflected and reconfigured. Recurring themes of time, metamorphosis and memory connect personal experience with figures and places drawn from cultural history. Through subtle shifts and unexpected associations, Benson constructs visual spaces where different moments, images and ideas appear to coexist within the same work.
Bea Emsbach is a German artist born in Frankfurt in 1965. Drawing is central to her practice, particularly works made with red ink, fountain pen and watercolour. Her figurative imagery reflects her interest in anthropology, psychology, mythology and art history, often bringing human figures and nature together. Emsbach studied Fine Arts at HfG Offenbach and lives and works in Frankfurt.