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As a result, a dreamlike cinematic quality is a constant theme in Kwade’s sculptures, installations, film and photography.
Alicja Kwade
Katowice, Poland, 1979
Lives and works in Berlin, Germany
Artist Photo: © Alicja Kwade
Artwork Photo: Courtesy of Gallery 303, New York
Artwork Photo: Courtesy of Gallery 303, New York
Polish artist, Alicja Kwade has long been engaged with value systems, and with attempting to examine issues of inherently subjective concepts such as space and time. As a result, a dreamlike cinematic quality is a constant theme in Kwade’s sculptures, installations, film and photography. She frequently stretches and contorts everyday objects and materials into compositions in which the elements are juxtaposed or mirror one another, creating installations that ultimately provoke feelings both of awe and of constriction. In Kwade’s work, common materials of little to no value such as glass, wood and copper are transformed via elaborate, alchemical operations. Through these physical shifts, Kwade proposes new meaning and value.
Ein Tisch ein Bild