Between Worlds:
Noëmi Manser and the Art of Inner Balance

“My art is a gateway to hidden worlds that exist beyond the visible. It emerges from an intense engagement with the contrasts of life—resilience and fragility, darkness and light, reality and dream. In my work, these dualities merge into expressions of profound human experiences that often remain unspoken. Drawing from my personal history and the surreal visions that have accompanied me since childhood, I create images that dissolve the boundaries between reality and transcendence. Each of my pieces is a window to an inner dimension, a mirror of the emotional landscapes that shape us all.”

Noemi Manser is a visual artist whose work spans painting, drawing, sculpture, performance, and digital media. Her artistic practice delves into themes of endurance, metamorphosis, and self-inquiry, merging both autodidactic technique and intuitive flow to reveal deeper truths in an attempt to connect the visible and invisible.
Deeply inspired by surrealism, Manser’s practice connects with the legacy of artists like Leonora Carrington and Remedios Varo, whose exploration of altered consciousness and mystical imagery resonates with her own experiences of heightened awareness from a young age. Like these artists, she employs techniques such as glazing and layering, building depth and a sense of luminosity in her work.
Central to her process is automatism, a technique pioneered by the Surrealists as a means of accessing the unconscious. Through automatic drawing, she allows imagery to emerge freely, bypassing rational control. This method enables her to access the unconscious, creating compositions that feel both deeply personal and universal. Then she transfers them onto the canvas painting each element to construct dreamlike worlds. Her artistic journey is driven by research, where the act of creating informs her investigation, revealing profound insights and continuously enriching her practice.