Cover image Patty Carroll, ‘Mad Mauve’, 2018. Photograph

Opening reception
Thu 31 Oct
18:00 - 21:00

Artist Talk
Sat 2 Nov 12:00

General opening hours
Tue - Sat
12:00 - 18:00

Patty Carroll, the winner of the BBA Photography Prize 2023, brings her celebrated series Anonymous Women: Domestic Demise to BBA Gallery in Berlin. This solo exhibition showcases Carroll’s distinctive style, which blends humour, poignant social commentary, and meticulous attention to detail. Her work has been exhibited globally, and now Carroll’s powerful visual narratives make their debut in Berlin.

In Domestic Demise, Carroll delves into the intricate relationship between a woman's identity and her domestic space. Each image in the series reimagines interior settings filled with an overwhelming array of decor and objects, often engulfing a solitary female figure. Hidden within her environment, the figure represents both the victim and the creator of her own domestic identity, exploring themes of societal expectation, obsession, and artifice.

Carroll’s imagery is inspired by her upbringing in suburban Chicago and influenced by sources ranging from traditional still-life paintings to classic films of the 1950s and 60s. Through elaborately constructed scenes, Carroll sheds light on the unseen labor of homemakers, while offering a satirical critique of the ideal of domestic perfection. These works, which take weeks of preparation and feature life-sized sets meticulously arranged by the artist, invite viewers to engage with the humorous yet darker undertones of women’s roles in society.

Patty Carroll’s Anonymous Women: Domestic Demise is a visually striking exploration of the intersection of identity, consumer culture, and domestic life, revealing the tension between societal aspirations and the personal realities of women.

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