Einsamer Eros [Lonesome Eros]

In the series Einsamer Eros (Lonesome Eros), Carina Linge creates symbolic portraits of singles and couples in the form of tableau-like image constellations resembling psychograms.

Instead of showing faces, the works combine staged body imagery, still lifes, short texts, and found objects that hint at specific individuals and their emotional states. Drawing on the visual language of classical painting, Linge creates metaphorical and symbolically charged images that offer insight into the inner worlds of the portrayed subjects.

Rather than depicting a likeness, portraiture becomes a process of interpretation — an attempt to approach a person’s life from different perspectives and to translate subjective experiences into visual form.