Catharina Bond

Catharina Bond, a visual artist based in Vienna, Austria is living and working. And not the other way round.

She studied one time economics and three times art. This unequal number gives evidence to her determined effort to escape a conservative neoliberalist family. Nevertheless, she eventually found herself in the high net worth economics of the contemporary art market – a neoliberalist dreamland. The irony of this predicament underlies her work and focus on shared personal experience and the absurd.

Catharina Bond now successfully seeks a way to produce art, which is broadly accessible, inclusive, serving to connect people while eschewing the maniacal narcissistic tropes of the fine artist.

Her work transcends the need for outdated art historical references - no need to quote a dead, white male to be legitimised in the discourse. It does not require a particular social, economic, or educational pedigree of its viewer. Bond's work only requires the ability to feel emotion. The work gives hope and certainty in an uncertain time.

Her most recent body of work Hearts in Hands, a DIY-kit draws on her years of experience with silicon sculpture making and a desire to encapsulate and capture what people missed the most during this global pandemic - the need for touch and holding a reassuring hand.

Catharina Bond has given us a way to create our own personal keepsake of a loved one's hand to keep with us at any time - as a memorial or as a token of gratitude or as a token of love.

Hearts in Hands allows us all to be creators and participate in fine art.

www.hearts-in-hands.at