Christian Gonzenbach @ Kunsthalle Krems - Krems, AUT

Solo show by Christian Gonzenbach at the Kunsthalle Krems in Krems am Donau in Austria

Curated by Andreas Hoffer

The Swiss artist Christian Gonzenbach (b. 1975 in Geneva) works as a researcher at the interface between natural sciences and artistic approaches. He attempts to capture the physical appearance of living beings in an unconventional manner and redefine them through their materiality and scale. Gonzenbach constantly surprises with his depiction of nature in its vulnerability and dependence on humans.

The artist is now designing a temporary installation especially for the secularized Dominican Church, for which Gonzenbach explored the building’s religious background. He interprets the creation story in an artistic context and turns the space into a production site for contemporary art. Prior to the exhibition, the artist and his team will cast sculptures from a tar-like, viscous substance in the interior of the former church. The formal vocabulary of his objects consists of echoes of religious figures and forms from nature.

29.06 - 27.10.2024