Anima Mundi Here, Now and Eternity - L'APPARTEMENT
On view May 15th - July 25th
L’Appartement proudly presents the group exhibition Anima Mundi, which pays homage to the ever-present idea of interconnectedness. At a time when we are more ‘disconnected’ and ‘disen chanted’ than ever, the notion of an intrinsic connection between all living beings and the universe continues to resonate in contemporary philosophical, ecological, and spiritual discourse. Ancient philosophers and alchemists referred to this essence of the world as the Anima Mundi, the ‘Soul of the World’. They envisioned the World Soul as a pure ethereal spirit diffused through-out all nature — the divine essence that animates and energises all forms of life.
The exhibition brings together paintings, sculptures, and video by a diverse group of international artists and examines how these artists — being centuries apart — use symbols and images as a language for expressing the ‘Soul of the World’. Deeply connected to Carl Jung’s theory of the collective unconscious, which contains archetypes or universal primordial images, the Anima Mundi embodies the shared symbols and narratives that shape our perceptions of and interactions with the world.
“Everything is connected with everything and acts on everything; there was no inside that does not appear as outside and as acting on the world, no aspect of the world that was not charged with psyche and psychically connected.” - Erich Neumann
Jannis Varelas, Pyramus and Thisbe, 2025.
Oil, pure pigment, dry pastel, gesso on canvas
220 x 180 cm, 86.61 x 70.87 in
Courtesy of the artist, The Breeder and L’Appartement
Jannis Varelas, Man with Blue Hat, 2025.
Oil, pure pigment, dry pastel, gesso on canvas
120 x 120 cm, 47.24 x 47.24 in
Courtesy of the artist, The Breeder and L’Appartement
Konstantina Krikzoni, Apokosma, 2025
Oil, watercolour, colour pencils and flower petals on linen
180 x 150 cm, 70.87 x 59.06 in
Courtesy of the Artist, L’Appartement and Victoria Miro
Yulia Iosilzon, Chasing Echoes, 2025
Oil on canvas
170 x 200 cm, 66.93 x 78.74 in
Courtesy of the artist and L’Appartement
Antonio Obá, Figura da encruzilhada: o escalpelado, 2019
Mixed media on cotton canvas
100 x 76 cm, 39.3 x 29.9 in
Courtesy of the artist
Picture, Alekos Fassianos, Σάν τή φωτιά (comme le feu), circa 1980,
Oil on canvas
Framed: 79 x 65 cm (31.1 x 25.59 in)
Courtesy of the Alekos Fassianos estate and L’Appartement, © 2025, ProLitteris, Zurich