Renate Fluri

The tension between body, femininity, sensuality, and eroticism forms the foundation of Renate Fluri’s artistic practice. Equally central is her continuous engagement with questions of identity, feminist discourse, and the examination of social roles. In the early stages of her career, Fluri sought to understand the essence of womanhood by exploring the body as both subject and site. The body became a bearer of experience and identity, the starting point of her visual language.

Over time, however, her perspective has broadened. While she still works with a wide range of materials, pure form and surface have gradually moved into the background. Instead, conceptual depth has taken precedence: her works carry an inner urgency, a message that reaches beyond what is visibly present.

Fluri’s visual language is dialectical, layered, and rich in associations. Her works open spaces for thought and reflection, inviting viewers to critically consider the social structures that shape our lives—power relations, gender roles, and everyday behavioral patterns. She investigates gendered expectations with particular intensity, both within society and within the art world itself. Throughout this evolving inquiry, the woman remains at the center of Fluri’s artistic reflection—her enduring and defining motif.