In her artistic practice, Ella Littwitz (b. 1982 in Haifa/IL) concerns herself with archaeology, history, botany, culture and politics. The critical examination of national and political identity as well as the construction of historical and psychological boundaries are at the center of her works, which are often preceded by research.
Artist(s) Ella Littwitz
Venue Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen
With frequent reference to her homeland Israel, Ella Littwitz uses relics, archaeological names, existing narratives, political symbolism and other historical and anthropological ciphers to develop her works of art. In the Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Littwitz focuses on territorialization: her installations, sculptures, drawings, and embroideries tell of claimed and conquered territory, of no-man’s-land, mixed territories, and not least of border crossing and migration.

Courtesy: die Künstlerin; Harlan Levey Projects, Brüssel; Copperfield Gallery, London. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier

Courtesy: die Künstlerin; Harlan Levey Projects, Brüssel; Copperfield Gallery, London. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier

Courtesy: die Künstlerin; Harlan Levey Projects, Brüssel; Copperfield Gallery, London. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier

Courtesy: die Künstlerin; Harlan Levey Projects, Brüssel; Copperfield Gallery, London. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier

Courtesy: die Künstlerin; Harlan Levey Projects, Brüssel; Copperfield Gallery, London. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier

(Detail). Courtesy: die Künstlerin; Harlan Levey Projects, Brüssel; Copperfield Gallery, London. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier

Courtesy: die Künstlerin; Harlan Levey Projects, Brüssel; Copperfield Gallery, London. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier

Courtesy: die Künstlerin; Harlan Levey Projects, Brüssel; Copperfield Gallery, London. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier

Courtesy: die Künstlerin; Harlan Levey Projects, Brüssel; Copperfield Gallery, London. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier

Courtesy: die Künstlerin; Harlan Levey Projects, Brüssel; Copperfield Gallery, London. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier

Courtesy: die Künstlerin; Harlan Levey Projects, Brüssel; Copperfield Gallery, London. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier