Front view
Inv. No.S-1043
ArtistMartin Klimasborn 1971 in Singen, Germany
Title

"o. T."

Year2006
Medium

pigment-based inkjet print

Dimensions127 x 183 cm
Edition1/5
Signature

signed, titled, dated and numbered on verso

Comment

From a height of three meters, porcelain figurines are dropped on the ground, and the sound they make when they hit trips the shutter release. The result: razor-sharp images of disturbing beauty—temporary sculptures made visible to the human eye by high-speed photography technology. The porcelain statuette bursting into pieces isn’t what really captures the attention; the fascination lies in the genesis of a dynamic figure that replaces the static pose. In contrast to the inertness of the intact kitsch figurines Klimas started out with, the photographs of their destruction possess a powerfully narrative character.
(Martin Klimas)

S-1043, "o. T."
Martin Klimas, "o. T.", 2006
S-1043, Front view
© Martin Klimas
S-1041, Martin Klimas, untitled, 2004
Martin Klimas, untitled, 2004
more infoS-1041, Front view
© Martin Klimas
S-1042, Martin Klimas, 2005
Martin Klimas, 2005
more infoS-1042, Front view
© Martin Klimas
S-1841, Martin Klimas, "o.T.", 2006
Martin Klimas, "o.T.", 2006
more infoS-1841, Front view
© Martin Klimas
S-2546, Martin Klimas, untitled, 2008
Martin Klimas, untitled, 2008
more infoS-2546, Front view
© Martin Klimas