Cancer
In her exploration of the interrelations between humans, living creatures, and their existence in the world, Nathalie Cohn effectively embodies the theme of her piece Cancer. She portrays the incomprehensible nature of a cancerous tumor as an autonomous, growing entity that deforms itself and its surroundings.
The object exudes ambivalence, presenting a lively, moving, almost breathing form that is simultaneously compact, congealed, and hard. The painterly progression of the glaze, shifting from the blue of life-giving water to the black of deepest sorrow, reflects both the physical and emotional force of nature.