Hadassah Emmerich’s works are noted for their strong use of colors and large size. She makes noticeably large drawings that incorporate various materials and techniques. With charcoal, ink and acrylics, she creates different layers in her compositions that produce an intriguing atmosphere. Her colorful pictures are a projection of her desires and dreams that focus on beauty and horror, hopes and fears, dreams and hallucinations. During a trip to Indonesia she was confronted with her roots, an experience that turned out to have a large impact on the development of her work.

Hadassah Emmerich’s latest work features profuse colors and floral motifs. In her lustrous imagery she seeks not only to feature exotic flowers, but also links to the beliefs and rituals of Indonesian culture. Recognizable elements are linked by lines that curve their way around vegetation. Sometimes she hides words or sentences between her images. Growth, prime and decay are fused together in her work providing it with a poetic and mysterious character.

After her studies at the Fine Art Academy in Maastricht, Hadassah Emmerich followed a postgraduate study in Antwerp. In 2005 Emmerich finished her study at the Goldsmith’s College in London and obtained her Master in Fine Arts.
Since 2005 Emmerich had solo shows at Museum GEM The Hague (2005), Fries Museum, LeeuwardenGalerie Akinci (2006/2007/2008), Museum Het Domein, Sittard (2006), Galeria Kordegarda, Warsaw, Poland (2008)
Emmerich participated in group shows in:
2008 Dark Continents, MOCA, North Miami, USA (with a.o. Elke Krystufek, Paulina Olowska), Flower Power, Ruma Museum, Ruma, Finnlan, Becoming Dutch, Van Abbemuseum Eindhoven, NL‚In the Shadows’, Kunstverein Wolfsburg
2007 Cultural Confusion, Elisabeth Kaufmann, Zürich (CH)
2006Trial Balloons, MUSAC, Léon (ES)