Installation view, 2024, UdK Berlin, 9-channel video, steel kennel, objects, paintings
“Die Augen wie Wachen aus Bronze
Der Wind war sehr stark als er wehte
Der Sand war sehr trocken in ihm
Wir zählen es drei Mal am Tag
Dein Schlaf ist das Zittern der Lieder
Wäre es schlimm wärst du blind
Was hat dein Herz gesehen bis gestern
Wäre es gut wärst du blind
Die Augen wie Wachen aus Bronze”
Photo: Norman Maýn, 2021, Tenerife
Ghosts
„How to speak unspeakable? How to describe indescribable? – A ghost is a ghost until someone sees it.“ – The work observes mass killings, abuse and existence of Spanish hunting dogs and is a comprehensive complex for artistic examination of human-animal studies in postmodern time. The installation asks for perspectives of victims and viewers, confronts with questions about being locked up and locked out – appears as bridge between art and documentation. Due to lack of translation of experienced atmospheric phenomena, the Installation was supplemented by experimental paintings, objects and texts, based on archive works and research. This opened possibilities to expand the space and atmosphere in a museographic character. A key visual is interplay of light and shadow such as view from inside and outside of rooms, buildings and surroundings as a juxtaposition. GHOSTS was created in close cooperation with rescue centers and independent observation. The camera provides unflinching insights into kennels, mostly looped, to illustrate state of suspension. The view is simultaneously dogs' perspective through bars, a intangible world, yet one they still yearn for. The story, deliberately left unspoken.
“Wir sind ganz angstallein,
haben nur an einander Halt,
jedes Wort wird wie ein Wald
vor unserm Wandern sein.
Unser Wille ist nur der Wind,
der uns drängt und dreht;
weil wir selber die Sehnsucht sind,
die in Blüten steht.”
“Sand stillt keinen Durst –
Stille kann man nicht singen,
worauf kann man warten wenn.”
Mono channel preview
Untitled – 2024, 4 wooden boards, pigment print, ash, soot, graphite, lacquer, 10 × 10 cm each, unique
Untitled – 2024
Lacquer, ink, water, pigments on canvas
35.5 × 50 cm
Untitled – 2024
Lacquer, ink, water, pigments on canvas
35.5 × 50 cm
Untitled – 2024
Lacquer, ink, water, pigments on canvas
35.5 × 50 cm
Untitled (Abades) – 2025, Inkjet print, graphite, ink, soot, textiles on matte fibre paper, 36.8 x 28 cm, framed, unique