Über das Begehren [On Desire]

In the series Über das Begehren (On Desire), Carina Linge explores what remains invisible: the traces that linger like shadows, impressions, or residual warmth — memories, projections, relationships, and above all emotions.

The works refer to absence and longing, to things that have passed, were never present, or exist only in imagination. Desire appears here as a space shaped by memory, loss, and projection.

Linge’s imagery draws on diverse iconographic traditions, ranging from Baroque vanitas still life to Greco-Roman mythology, allegory, and medieval love magic. Sexual undertones and personal references intertwine with historical visual languages, allowing the symbolically charged and often melancholic reflections on desire to resonate across time.