Inv. No.S-1841
Title
"o.T."
Year2006 / 2016
Medium
pigment-based inkjet print
Dimensions39 x 49 cm
EditionAusstellungsabzug
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)







