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in stein gemeisselt

Title
in stein gemeisselt
Date
2024
Material & Technique
Platter, semitransparent paper, steel, metal folder parts
Dimension

variabel, 2x bindet and paper ca. 27.9cm x 21cm x 6 cm, 5 plaster-sculptures max. 13.2cm x 6.5cm x 0.8cm

Description

in stein gemeisselt draws from a personal archive of text and image excerpts found on the social media platform Instagram. The artist combines these fragments with her own short texts to create a fragmentary story without climax. The carved plaster sculptures show everyday objects that are somewhere between personal and impersonal: a smartphone, two pieces of chewing gum, a hand-rolled cigarette, a lighter. The process was shaped by the artist's algorithm, but also by questions about time, transience, archiving and attention. It is a look into nothingness and a look at what seems important, it is about fragility and what might remain.

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