Mental Load  / Wäscheklammerrose

2024

Fine art print 45 x 40 cm

Photography by Thommy West

A rose is weighed down petal by petal with clothespins, until the grown bloom is barely visible, replaced by the pins, and the plant breaks under the weight. The work highlights the fragility of care relationships, which are often romanticized in society, yet frequently pushed to their breaking point, threatening to crush caregivers under their burden. “Mental Load / Wäscheklammerrose” is part of a series by Renate Liebel, in which the artist draws on the plant world to make ambivalent care dynamics visible.

Mental Load  / Wäscheklammerrose

2024

Fine art print 45 x 40 cm

Photography by Thommy West

A rose is weighed down petal by petal with clothespins, until the grown bloom is barely visible, replaced by the pins, and the plant breaks under the weight. The work highlights the fragility of care relationships, which are often romanticized in society, yet frequently pushed to their breaking point, threatening to crush caregivers under their burden. “Mental Load / Wäscheklammerrose” is part of a series by Renate Liebel, in which the artist draws on the plant world to make ambivalent care dynamics visible.