Unchanged since her death in 1985, the Carona home of German-Swiss Surrealist artist Meret Oppenheim stands as a lasting artifact of her state of mind – her curiosity, discipline, and defiance embedded in its walls. Informing Oppenheim’s explorations into desire, myth, nature, and the unconscious, the surroundings of Casa Costanza served as inspiration for some of the pioneering artist’s best known works, transforming everyday domestic objects into surreal, provocative sculptures and assemblages.
Visiting the house with Oppenheim’s niece – and custodian of her legacy – Lisa Wegner, director Matteo Lonardi tours the artist’s inner life through her imprint on her personal space for the short life Meret Lives Here. Between her life in 1930s Paris, alongside the likes of Max Ernst and Man Ray, and her refusal to be contained by labels, the short documentary connects the humor and contradictions of Casa Costanza with the wit and freedom carried into Oppenheim’s archive, immortalized by the objects and artworks that mirror these sensibilities throughout her home… read more at nowness.com
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