Gina Klaber Thusek (1900–1983) and Elisabeth Hölzl (1962) are the protagonists of the exhibition Eliografie , incomplete, which connects their respective artistic practices.Their first meeting dates back to 1973 in Merano: at the time Thusek was an artist by now mature who had passed two world wars, experienced confinement in Merano and lived 16 years as a stateless person, while Hölzl was still a little girl curious to experiment and learn from her drawing teacher. Although the two artists belong to different generations and have been forged by completely different life circumstances, the richness of the connections between their works is surprising.

Their relationship between teacher and pupil becomes, almost 50 years later, a new opportunity for comparison : the legacy of Gina Thusek, preserved in the archive of the Palais Mamming Museum in Merano, turns into an occasion of memory and inspiration for Elisabeth Hölzl. Hölzl's multifaceted production, flanked by Thusek's work, takes on an unprecedented dimension, which fills the exhibition space. The exhibition thus goes beyond the scope of the double solo show to acquire unity in the intertwining of the two artistic productions.

Eliografie, incomplete tells of the numerous points of contact between the two artists on multiple levels. The title of the exhibition itself, taken from a note found in Thusek's archive, refers to the concept of “lack” , typical of Hölzl's artistic universe. In recent months, bringing the work of Gina Thusek back into the spotlight has also become a way for Elisabeth Hölzl to reinterpret her own work, re-examine her early works and bring out a dialogue between her most recent creations and the works of her teacher. . The individual sections of the exhibition retrace themes and life situations that play an important role in the activity of both. Love, nostalgia, desire, photography as a narrative method and form of introspection, experiments in sculptural materials and a strong affinity in the use of fabrics are just some of the points of contact highlighted by the exhibition.