ASCENDIA

JUSTINE OTTO | GIUSEPPE GONELLA

Galerie Sara Lily Perez is pleased to present our upcoming duo exhibition Ascendia a poetic exploration of humanity’s collective journey toward transformation, transcendence, and renewed possibility.  The exhibition title, derived from the concept of ascending, serves as a metaphor for both personal and universal progress, capturing the aspiration to rise above boundaries, limitations, and the inertia of the everyday  celebrating art’s capacity to evoke transformation as a process embodied in its subjects as an experience activated within each viewer. It invites contemplation of what it means to ascend: to grow, to transcend, and to discover new ways of being both individually and communally.

The exhibition thus acts as a gathering point, or “SammelPunkt,” for reflections on human potential and the transcendent possibilities of the creative spirit.  Through Otto’s vibrant “Crowd Series” and Gonella’s richly textured allegories, “Ascendia” challenges audiences to reconceive the limits of identity, memory, and experience. It urges a collective ascent, toward light, understanding, and a deeper communion with the unseen forces that shape our world and ourselves.

Installation views

JUSTINE OTTO | DOG DAYS | 2024
Dog Days | 2024 Oil on Linen 130 x 160 cm Unique
JUSTINE OTTO | YELLOW STEP,2025
Yellow Step,2025 Oil on Linen 30 x 40 cm Unique Abilene,2025 Oil on linen 30 x 40 cm Unique
GIUSEPPE GONELLA | Statues in harness,2025
Statues in harness,2025 Oil on Canvas 150 x 130 cm Unique
ASCENDIA
A Choreography of Legs, 2025 Oil on Linen 280 x 340 cm Unique
JUSTINE OTTO | Evil Madonna, 2024
Evil Madonna, 2024 Oil on Linen 50 x 70 cm Unique
JUSTINE OTTO | BYSTANDER | 2024
BYSTANDER | 2024 KERAMIK, CA. 60 x 60 x 60 cm UNIQUE
JUSTINE OTTO | Dog Days | 2024
Dog Days | 2024 Oil on Linen 130 x 160 cm Unique
GIUSEPPE GONELLA | Cosmic Lap among Pale Blue Dots I, II | 2023
Cosmic Lap among Pale Blue Dots I, II | 2023 Oil on Canvas 40 x 50 cm Unique
GIUSEPPE GONELLA | CARRERA MARBLE & OIL ON BELGIAN LINEN
KOLONNADEN HOF | 2025 GRASELLO (LIME PUTTY), CARRERA MARBLE & OIL ON BELGIAN LINEN 40 x 50 cm UNIQUE

Works in the exhibition

Information

Dates
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Opening
Saturday 6 September, 17:00
Artists
GIUSEPPE GONELLA
JUSTINE OTTO

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Galerie Sara Lily Perez
Budapester Str. 48, 10787 Berlin, Germany
Bikini Berlin, 1st floor

Tuesday to Saturday, 11:00 - 19:00
Sunday and Monday by appointment

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