Ausverkauf
Station21, 5th - 26th February 2010, Zurich
The title of the exhibition “Ausverkauf” (Sale) is based on one particular work in the exhibition - a clothes stand - in which the clothes hangers are fixed on to the stand to underline their togetherness.
The works in Room 1 cover the themes of the body (as inner space), clothes (as outer space), and form, distortion and geometric constructions, which are transformed using different medias.– Clothes from the flea market are simply cut (dismantled) and transformed into graphical objects that are then photographed. Detached from the body and its function, the series of photographs “I Tamed My Chaos” show simple forms created with the use of garments - the artist introducing the question of chaos versus abstraction.
“10 Different Ways Of How to Read The Newspaper” is a work in which ten newspapers from the same issue date are cut into different geometric forms, photographed, and are themselves printed on to news paper. These printed papers are presented as a stacked pile, from which, visitors are invited to take a copy. With this work Veronika Spierenburg questions the everyday rectangular forms of books, newspapers, and magazines.
Another work “How To Simulate Foot Prints” shows two large stainless steel cookie cutters, which the artist has shaped into footprints. “quoting grandfather`s coat” is a large sized photograph showing a dark coat, inside of which are attached old photographs. Is it true, that this coat belonged to the artist`s grandfather? Another photograph “bowl/ bowler” is of a hat, which contains 10 rappen coins, a reference to buskers who use hats to collect money.
In the second room Veronika Spierenburg presents two simple videos which deals strongly with the theme of inside/outside.