Kunstforum Kramsach
Tempera
/ sculpture : artefacts /
/ Tirol : 2022 /
/ stone : mushroom : timber : concrete /
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A sculpture that aims to retell the many stories that Brandenburger Ache - a river in the alps - carries and to embody them in a physical object.
The name "Tempera" refers to the playing card Temperance, whose main character is a non-binary person standing with one foot in the water to represent the surreal, while the other foot is on dry land, a representation of the material world.
The sculpture is also placed between these two worlds. It sits in the river bed and - depending on the water level - is completely exposed or flooded.
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The scultpure is made from almost a ton of concrete. The shape is that of a playing card with deep imprints created by found objects collected along the river. A piece of root, a car rim, a mushroom, stones - objects that have stories to tell and were carried and shaped by the power of the water.
