Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery is pleased to present Erika Ranee’s second solo exhibition at the gallery, opening Thursday, May 29 and running through July 11, 2025.

The astrological phenomenon known as a Saturn return signals, to adherents, a powerful shift: when Saturn circles back to the position it occupied at the time of one’s birth, it often sparks major life changes. Happening roughly every 27 to 30 years, these periods are said to be linked to transformation and growth.

Erika Ranee’s new exhibition at Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery celebrates the end of her second full Saturn return. While Ranee doesn’t strictly follow astrological traditions, she embraces the Saturn Return as a symbolic marker of time—a way to chart the evolution of her life and practice over recent years. In this new body of work, she channels the energy of this transformative cycle into vibrant, richly layered paintings. Poured, sprayed, and brushed paint collide with collaged drawings of braided hair, fingerprints, coral, and intricate labyrinths. Personal reflections, found texts, and natural objects gathered during local travels are embedded into the surfaces, pushing the abstract language of her paintings into dynamic new territory. Ranee describes these works as visual diaries, mapping her inner world as she moves through pivotal moments of change.