the base I, marble, granite, sandstone, 103,5 x 22 x 45,5 cm, 2024
The work the base I engages with classical forms of presentation in sculpture, deconstructs them, and transforms them into a stage for relationships and encounters. Its point of departure is a stone pedestal – traditionally a symbol of stability, support, and formal linearity. Yet in this configuration, it sheds its passive role: it opens up, becomes permeable, stimulated by another object that prompts it to unfold. The pedestal, once a foundation, becomes an active participant in a moment of contact.
The marble placed above it seems aware of its own staging: it claims the space assigned to it, presenting itself almost performatively. This act of self-presentation evokes themes of corporeality and visibility – but also raises questions of dominance, surface, and spatial relevance. For the attention intended for it is disrupted by the interaction with the other element of the installation.
In the base I, the interplay of form and relationship becomes tangible. The sculptural elements do not act in isolation, but enter into a sensitive interrelationship – one that reveals openness, tension, and mutual influence. The work opens a space in which materiality is not static, but touches, moves, and acts in relation. Within this dynamic, the absurd, the humorous, and the vulnerable aspects of encounters are revealed.