Aleya Lehmann is an artist fascinated, seemingly, by what have always been underlying themes in her life since childhood. With a mother who crafted clothes both for herself and her four children as well as party finery – table cloths, gifts, “props”, the theatre of inspiration naturally presented itself. Whether still life or figure-focused, the set is always composed of elements that the artist makes herself, from the garments to the props. Through the more recent entries into her canon, which all include those early-borne inspirations of pageantry and performance, movement and gesture take center stage, rendering these beings accessible; unidentifiable and thus related to in some way. A photograph capturing some space in time, even if that time constitutes only three seconds, brings the viewer in by sheer curiosity – a whirlwind of sweet memories, rather than an intangible dream. A softness underlines all of these selections, in that way prompting us to