Enthusiastinnen Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin 28 September 28 – 21 October 2012
A grouping of works exploring the swing between positive and negative interpretations of Enthusiastinnen (female enthusiasts). Rusty, convulsed, dug-up shapes are carefully placed together to form recognisable features, and with great enthusiasm, miss-interpreted into parallel functions. Alleged situations are recreated, sometimes one shift beyond their origin. Die Enthusiastinnen are both comic heroes and a tragic heroines. They are both hopelessly devoted. The enthusiasts’ energy, is often miss-placed and they can quickly find their ardour renegaded to the outskirts. The enthusiast is the perpetual amateur, denied the official recognition of the professional. The question remains; was that a pat on the back or a slap in the face?
‘Enthusiastinnen’, 2012. Steel, wood, wrought iron. 270 x 300 x 4 cm.‘Enthusiastinnen’, 2012. Steel, wood, wrought iron. 270 x 300 x 4 cm.‘Enthusiastinnen’, 2012. Steel, wood, wrought iron. 270 x 300 x 4 cm.Installation view.‘Scenery for a fire’, 2012. Plaster, pigment. 80 x 130 x 6 cm.‘To battle!’, 2012. Steel, fabric, rigid foam. 197 x 134 x 65 cm.‘To battle!’, 2012. Steel, fabric, rigid foam. 197 x 134 x 65 cm.‘To battle!’, 2012. Steel, fabric, rigid foam. 197 x 134 x 65 cm.Detail of: ”Formally known as’ personality’, 2012. Wood, fabric, steel, air-dry clay, pigment. 70.5 x 50 x 7 cm.‘Kleben statt schrauben’, 2012. Steel, acetate, silicon, leather, gloss paint. 228 x 127 x 40 cm.Installation view.“The oldest trick”, 2012. Wood, wrought iron, steel. 148 x 30 x 16 cm.“The oldest trick”, 2012. Wood, wrought iron, steel. 148 x 30 x 16 cm.”Formally known as’ situation’, 2012. Steel, fabric, wood, clay, pigment. 28 x 120 x 60 cm.‘Flag’, 2012. Steel, fabric, clay. 70 x 50 x 40 cm.
