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rhythm of four by the arthistorian Aby Warburg from Hamburg,
which in its shortness shows the human embraceness of the
world "Greifen -Ergreifen - Begreifen - Ergriffenheit "(7) (seize -take up - touch/understand -emotion), with this rhythm of four I would like to lead to Matthias Berthold, who will open this year’s circle of exhibitions with his “4 - stroke - instructions”. In the sense of Warburg the artist hopes
for understanding, for mental metabolism, through language instructions
(Anweisungen). Consequently those instructions have developed during his
work , coming from experiments in thoughts and self trials.on first sight
those
The artist uses the small, cabinet-like,
window less room in the basement - which evokes a closed cylinder through
its form by referring directly four-stroke engine
with his installation.
On the ground floor the installation bears
a different impression. The room itself becomes a box and huge letters
made of light sticks , attached to the walls they run along them in one
line which intensely shines the light on us. “follow the path of the sun”
in glaring white artificial light. A kind of cosmic draw into the inner
room is happening, which brings to our attention other levels and spheres
and hopefully leads to different paths.
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Fliedl, Iselbill / Geismar Christoph (Hg.)"Die Beredsamkeit des Leibes.
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