CURATORIAL REVIEW | July 23, 2025
INVISIBLE THREDS:
The Poetic Materiality of Inge Gecas
Written by Laura Acosta
Between Material and Memory
Inge Gecas’s art resides in the in-between—between material and memory, nature and abstraction, what is seen and what is sensed. A visual artist originally from Vilnius, Lithuania, and now based in New York City, Gecas builds meditative compositions that are as intuitive as they are deliberate. Her extensive background in painting, print design, digital photography, and architecture subtly informs her visual language, resulting in work that feels both essential and deeply personal.
At the heart of her process lies a profound attentiveness to the natural world—not as subject matter, but as collaborator. Her artworks emerge from lived encounters: gathering seaweed after a storm, observing how light hits a surface, or following the contours of a tree’s shadow. Whether using overpainted photographs, found objects, or delicate brushwork, she channels those encounters through transformation. Her images are less about representation and more about presence—moments made tangible through touch, texture, and light.
Impermanence, Emotion, and Form
Gecas’s work is steeped in the principles of Zen philosophy, particularly impermanence, asymmetry, and subtlety. In pieces like Mist on the River or Park Trees, we witness a delicate balance between dissolution and structure. Forms appear to emerge and fade simultaneously, echoing the rhythms of memory, grief, or renewal. Her palette is soft, her gestures restrained, yet the emotional weight they carry is unmistakable.
Much of her practice revolves around the beauty of things in transition—objects on the verge of change, or moments suspended in transformation. A dried leaf, a floating branch, or the movement of water become visual metaphors for fragility, time, and resilience. There is no sentimentality in her approach, only a quiet reverence for the natural cycles of appearing and vanishing.
This deep sensitivity is also informed by personal history. Raised under Soviet occupation, and carrying the legacy of her grandfather’s survival in a Siberian prison camp, Gecas infuses her work with a subtle strength. Rather than narrating trauma, she distills it into silence, into space. Her works offer viewers not a story, but a space in which to reflect and feel.
The Language of Materials
While emotionally intuitive, Gecas’s work is also technically refined. Her training in architecture gives her an exceptional command of composition, spatial rhythm, and structure, while her experience in digital media allows her to move fluidly between analog and technological processes. In one series, she stages seaweed in water and light, then photographs and paints over the images to extend the life of the moment. The result is an integration of tactile and digital, organic and artificial, seamlessly woven into her practice.
In recent pieces, Gecas continues to push her material vocabulary—working with clay surfaces resembling coral reefs, or experimenting with colored light in her photographic compositions. These new directions expand the immersive quality of her work, turning still images into quiet environments. Her art becomes not just something to look at, but something to experience.
Ultimately, what defines Inge Gecas’s work is its poetic sincerity. She creates not from spectacle, but from observation; not to impress, but to connect. Through her layered marks and quiet atmospheres, she invites us to slow down, to pay attention, to notice the fragile beauty of what is shifting. Her work is not loud, but it lingers—like a breath, a trace, a presence.
Art as a Space for Stillness
In an art world often driven by spectacle and immediacy, Inge Gecas’s work offers something rare: a pause. Her practice is an invitation to inhabit a different tempo—one rooted in observation, humility, and care. By privileging tactile materials, natural forms, and emotional nuance, she opens a space where viewers can reconnect with their own sensitivity. Her works do not demand attention—they reward it. This quality positions Gecas as a vital voice in contemporary abstraction: one who trusts in quietness, honors process, and embraces the unseen threads that connect us to nature, memory, and one another.
—Laura Acosta
Curator & Creative Director, Arttyco
Written in Barcelona, July 2025
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Laura Acosta, Curator and Creative Director at Arttyco, combines her background in architecture, interior design, and cultural management to create accessible and engaging contemporary art experiences. Her multidisciplinary approach emphasizes spatial awareness and deep audience connection.
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