Marianne Engel (b. 1972) is the recipient of this year’s Manor Art Award. Marking this distinction is a exhibition at the Aargauer Kunsthaus for which the artist is creating new installations, combining them with a selection of photographs. Marianne Engel likes to take photographs during nocturnal forays. The magically mysterious imagery of her photographs uncovers what remains hidden to the eye at daytime.

In Marianne Engel’s spatially conceived works found objects from nature find a special and surprising use. In Aarau she creates atmospheric spaces, revealing the mysterious and hidden essence of the everyday.