02/19/2026
Artist Spotlight: Erik Waterkotte,
Erik Waterkotte’s pieces (listed in order shown above), “Untitled Memento Mori II”, “Venerate”, and “Untitled Memento Mori IV” are on view at the gallery as part of our current group exhibition, “In the Shadow”, running through this Sunday, February 22nd.
A statement from the artist:
“The works in this exhibition employ handmade paper and print in allegory of mortality. In the Untitled Memento Mori series, images of Memorial Statues are screen printed in layers of pigmented paper pulp. In Venerate layers of handmade translucent flax paper appear like skin, overlapping laser cut images of human limbs with scorched images of tree limbs. Whether religious, mythological, philosophical, or theoretical, my artwork is inspired by the narratives human beings have created throughout history to explain existence and consciousness. Motivated by ecological grief, these works attempt to dismantle anthropocentric narratives by integrating the archetypal with the ecological in a memento mori of handmade paper, print, and mixed-media. In my recent work, found and foraged materials intersect on layers of recycled handmade paper, combining print, photography, and drawing with raw, often symbolic materials. I layer abstract and representational forms together to examine the intersection between inherited belief, the environment, and Phenomenology.”
To learn more about Erik Waterkotte, check out his Instagram , head to his website: www.erikwaterkotte.com/, or head to the RAM website (link in bio) and find him in our featured artists section!
