ANJA ULFELDT: INNER LIFE

010: 2024 December – Inner Life – Curated by Liana Bandžiulytė 

“In a lot of my work there’s something happening that shouldn’t be. There’s a little bit of a haunting,” Anja Ulfeldt says, standing in the middle of her solo show at Lucky Cat Gallery.

In one window display, a pair of striped pants burst from an old suitcase, seemingly possessed, kicking wildly while a toy elephant calmly watches on. In the other, a smokestack pumps out puffy white haze that slowly spreads through the room. Ghostly radio static emanates from a stack of silver boxes. Electricity dancing along metal beads fills the space with a crackle and hum. The sights and sounds are both soothing and unnerving, familiar and unexpected — a fine line between reality and magic the Bay Area artist expertly walks along. (Read more on Substack)

Artist: Anja Ulfeldt