ASCENDIA

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.