Christina Zimpel @ BEERS London

The exhibition Troupe, refers to a group of amateurs or community theatre players.  “The stage is a simplistic metaphor for life,” writes Christina Zimpel, where the private moments of doubt, anxiety or confidence are of particular interest to the painter.  Implied in the definition of ‘troupe’ is also the notion of movement, of travelling, which is ironic given that Zimpel chooses the precise moment of rest or pause when these performers are between phases, off-stage, awaiting curtain call.  For Zimpel, the laden moments are those quiet moments happening “off-screen.”