A woman wearing a form-fitting, long-sleeve dress with abstract black and beige patterns, standing in front of an abstract artwork with mixed media textures and colorful brushstrokes.
Paper origami sculpture of an animal, possibly a dog, hanging from a ceiling in an art gallery with blurred artwork on the walls in the background.
Art gallery featuring contemporary paintings on white walls, with three mannequins dressed in colorful, abstract paper costumes on the left and a man in a white jacket and gray pants observing the artworks.
Person walking past an abstract mural painting on the wall, with paint cans on the floor below.
A close-up of a hand and arm covered in abstract black, white, beige, and red paint strokes, reaching towards a background of graffiti-covered walls with various colors and designs.
Paper art sculptures of a kneeling man, a standing man, and a dog with a large abstract figure and plant shadow in the background.
Two performers in body paint and costumes engaging with each other in front of an audience in an indoor setting.
An abstract painting of a group of people on a boat, with figures in motion, using brushstrokes of brown, white, black, blue, and beige colors.
A woman with long dark hair, wearing a white t-shirt, is looking at an abstract painting of human figures in a gallery or art space.
Abstract painting featuring bright, vibrant colors with swirling shapes and various textures. Includes shades of pink, green, blue, white, black, and yellow, creating an energetic composition.
Abstract painting of four figures, two women with one holding a circle, and two children with one pointing, in colorful sketch style.
Audience watching a movie or presentation in a dark theater or auditorium.
Paper sculptures of a person, a dog, and a horse, all crafted with a collage of black, white, and brown patterned paper, with a painted shadow of a tree on the background wall.
A woman with glasses and wavy hair, wearing a beige coat and black boots, stands in an art gallery, observing a collection of six abstract paintings on the white wall.

"Art, for me, is sharing what moves me with the world. It helps me find answers to my questions— through the process of creating, but also via the discussions it evokes with others…

Paper origami of a dog hanging from the ceiling in an art gallery with artwork on the walls.
Blurred person walking past a colorful abstract mural painting.
Woman with glasses and grey hoodie creating abstract art on a large white canvas outdoors, surrounded by tall grasses and greenery.

Meet the artist

Gabriela Hirt is a self-taught German-Canadian artist whose work explores the origins of disconnection—to self, among people, and with nature, which she perceives as the key sources of human suffering…

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Work

Erinnerungskörper

The Indelible Mark

Storied Bodies

Form Elements

Expanded Paintings

Dancers

Connections

STORIED BODIES

A film by Gabriela Hirt

Storied Bodies is an experimental short film that brings visual art to life through dance, exploring intergenerational trauma and colonial legacies as barriers to connection.

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