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Stripping away idealisation to reveal the raw, unfiltered human experience, in this exhibition Shanee Roe guides us through the complexities of intimacy. Playful yet unsettling, her figures exist in states of vulnerability—exposed, clumsy, fragmented. The body is neither glorified nor concealed but presented in its most honest fleshy form, inviting a confrontation with our own perceptions of beauty, desire, and discomfort. Through ambiguity and tension, Roe challenges the romanticised narratives we construct around intimacy, opening space for questions about how we experience sexual desire and connection. In these moments of softness and disruption, we are asked to see, to feel, and to acknowledge the messy, tender reality of being human.

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About the artist

Shanee Roe

SHANEE ROE

Born in 1996 in New York, USA
Lives and works in Berlin

Shanee Roe, born in New York in 1996, is an artist who studied fine arts and animation, attending respected programs at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and Leipzig with mentors like Daniel Richter and Christoph Ruckhäberle.
Her paintings and drawings reference the history of painting from Expressionism to New Objectivity.In her paintings and drawings, created in various cities including Tel Aviv, Leipzig, Zeitz, and Užice, Serbia, Roe meticulously explores interpersonal situations and forms of intimacy in urban and peripheral environments. Her new works depict power relationships ranging from blunt sexuality to intense compassion, while capturing forms of human intimacy from the mundane to the festive.