The Figures

This piece explores how my personal unconscious mind manifests itself in he form of dreams or nightmares. Within my nightmares figures often appear with no real sense of identity or purpose in this reality-bending state of mind. However, after waking up, I am overwhelmed by a sense of emotions felt my the unknown individuals in my dreams. By replacing the eyes of the various black and white figures with vertical red strings representing tears, it allows the viewers to feel pain along with the figures, without identifying them, just as I would in my own dream.

Kala Rehberger a multi-media artist hailing from Eau Claire, Wiscconsin. She enjoys exploring the realms of ceramics, textiles, bones, and other oddities to create thought-provoking and visually captivating works. With a background in both ceramics and psychology, her artistic practice delves into the intersection of these disciplines, drawing inspiration from horror movies, psychology, death, fear, and religion.