shields

we all carry shields
unconsciously
and accordingv to social requests
of how to appear

the work of the painter iris lohninger however gets to the root of this matter: shield - in contrast to the mask - is not disguise and conceal but presentation.

men take shield to show themselves to the powers that encircle them: the wind and water sun and the light the coldness and warmth. to the plants, animals and human beings, to the unknown, to life: to the GODS and to the GODDESSES.

the meaning of shield is twofold not only presentation to the foreign, but also protection against the unknown, the inconceivable, the not yet conceived.

shield is a mirror that throws its picture to both sides.

k.l.