Katinka Bock and Batia Suter Explore Water in Rome
Katinka Bock (Frankfurt, 1976) and Batia Suter (Bülach, 1967) present a joint exhibition in Rome centered on water as both physical and symbolic element. The show is hosted at a gallery whose basement becomes integral to the experience. Suter's photographic/encyclopedic archive juxtaposes views of Giovanni Battista Piranesi, images of protozoa, and glimpses of Rome's underground, evoking water as life, time, stratification, and transformation. Bock contributes an installation featuring a pipe from which a trickle flows into a hole in the floor, making water's physicality tangible and suggesting a deeper, transformative elsewhere. The exhibition aims to connect Rome's identity as a city on the Tiber with water's historical and morphological significance, though the curatorial link remains somewhat elusive.
Key facts
- Katinka Bock was born in Frankfurt in 1976.
- Batia Suter was born in Bülach in 1967.
- The exhibition takes place in Rome.
- Water is the central theme of the exhibition.
- Suter's work includes images by Giovanni Battista Piranesi.
- Suter's work includes images of protozoa.
- The gallery's basement is part of the exhibition.
- Bock's installation involves a pipe dripping water into a floor hole.
Entities
Artists
- Katinka Bock
- Batia Suter
- Giovanni Battista Piranesi
- Fabio Massimo Pellicano
Institutions
- Artribune
Locations
- Rome
- Italy
- Frankfurt
- Germany
- Bülach
- Switzerland