Elize Vossgätter employs the materiality of wax to explore the ever-evolving relationship between organic and synthetic systems. Wax- a substance shared across all forms of life—from bees to plants to humans and petroleum—serves as a metaphor for interconnectedness- thereby challenging notions of human exceptionalism and revealing pathways of connection and interdependence.

 Vossgätter creates works that sit between painting and sculpture, integrating organic, industrial, and digital aesthetics and reflecting the fragile coexistence and mutual adaptation of human and non-human worlds. Her abstract forms evoke natural processes such as attrition, sedimentation, and erosion, while vibrant colours and gestural mark-making allude to human activities. These contrasts suggest a post-natural state, where the unintended consequences of human production—biodegradable waste, synthetic materials, and evolving contagions—merge with organic systems to form hybrid ecosystems.

 “Wax is inherently mercurial—sensitive to temperature and intrinsically preservative—its instability mirrors the dynamic interplay between human and natural environments. Through its mutable nature, I explore themes of temporality, transformation, and resilience in the context of the climate crisis, questioning our capacity to preserve and protect”