Ronit Baranga, a renowned sculptor and installation artist, invites viewers on a captivating journey into a world blending beauty and horror. Baranga’s ceramic vessels, which uniquely incorporate human organs, stir both movement and emotion. Through her extraordinary craftsmanship, she challenges viewers to reassess their perceptions of everyday objects. Under her touch, passive tableware metamorphoses into active entities – pieces that are aware of, and react to, their surroundings. You can learn more about Baranga’s creative process in the video interview with her, available at the top of the page.
Baranga’s collection encompasses various pieces that blur the lines between the animate and inanimate. For instance, her work titled Goddess Artemis is a standing figurative sculpture, meticulously painted to resemble wet clay, reaching 160cm tall. This figure is intertwined with strings attached to dozens of small vases with open mouths, all arranged within a 170cm radius around her. In this portrayal, the goddess becomes a mother figure that both nourishes and consumes, compelling viewers to contemplate the nuanced relationship between life and death.
In her thought-provoking Tattooed Babies series, Baranga introduces sleeping newborns sculptures adorned with body tattoos. This arresting imagery contrasts innocence with the enduring influence of external factors. The tattoos serve as poignant metaphors for the perceptions, thoughts, and beliefs that society imprints on us from an early age, echoing the indelible mark left on us by our own parents.
Baranga’s compelling work has been displayed in museums and galleries worldwide, including Banksy’s “Dismaland,” as well as in solo and group exhibitions in New York, Istanbul, Taiwan, China, Germany, Tel-Aviv, and Australia. Her sculptures and installations provoke deep emotional reactions, and her exploration of relationships offers a powerful commentary on the human experience.
You are invited to watch the video featured at the top of the page.