Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory

a white camel loaded with oats is coming over the pass

The trajectory of archaeology, the artefact, the image of the individual at work, and the idea of the desert as a symbol of the modern desire to create an empty slate, a tabula rasa was pursued in ‘Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory’ (2009-2010).  Material from Agatha Christie’s photographic archives is related to photographs by Kriemann of the Syrian desert and archaeological sites in Mesopotamia. This associative working method allows the artist to dig towards the past and to disassociate the idea of modernity from ideological connotations, and analyze the writing of recent history as a formal system of organization.

Solo Exhibitions

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Group Exhibitions

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  • Whole, in Part, 2013 MUSAC, Leon Curated by: Reyn van der Lugt
  • In distant places we dwell, 2012 Piano Nobile, Geneva
  • 500 km, 2012 Kunsthalle Mainz
  • Picknick am Wegesrand, 2011 Parrotta Contemporary, Stuttgart Curated by: Simone Westerwinter
  • 5 Positionen, 2011 Kunstmuseum Erlangen
  • Following a Line, 2010 Contemporary Art Gallery Vancouver Curated by: Jenifer Papararo
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  • Installation view, Gasag Kunstpreis, 2010 Berlinische Galerie
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (Graves), 2010, 4 Lightjet prints on Pearl paper, 120 x 150 cm
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (Graves), 2010, 4 Lightjet prints on Pearl paper, 120 x 150 cm
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (Graves), 2010, 4 Lightjet prints on Pearl paper, 120 x 150 cm
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (Graves), 2010, 4 Lightjet prints on Pearl paper, 120 x 150 cm
  • Installation view, Gasag Kunstpreis, 2010 Berlinische Galerie
  • Installation view, Gasag Kunstpreis, 2010 Berlinische Galerie
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (Air), Detail, 2010 , 9 Inkjet prints on Hahnemühle Paper, coloured frames, 52 x 62 cm
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (Air), Detail, 2010 , 9 Inkjet prints on Hahnemühle Paper, coloured frames, 52 x 62 cm
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (Air), Detail, 2010 , 9 Inkjet prints on Hahnemühle Paper, coloured frames, 52 x 62 cm
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (Air), Detail, 2010 , 9 Inkjet prints on Hahnemühle Paper, coloured frames, 52 x 62 cm
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (Air), Detail, 2010 , 9 Inkjet prints on Hahnemühle Paper, coloured frames, 52 x 62 cm
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (Air), Detail, 2010 , 9 Inkjet prints on Hahnemühle Paper, coloured frames, 52 x 62 cm
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (Air), Detail, 2010 , 9 Inkjet prints on Hahnemühle Paper, coloured frames, 52 x 62 cm
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (Air), Detail, 2010 , 9 Inkjet prints on Hahnemühle Paper, coloured frames, 52 x 62 cm
  • Installation view Kunstverein Braunschweig
  • Installation view, Gasag Kunstpreis, 2010 Berlinische Galerie
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (workers), (1930s and 1950s), 2010, photos: Agatha Christie and Max Mallowan
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (workers), (1930s and 1950s), 2010, photos: Agatha Christie and Max Mallowan
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (workers), (1930s and 1950s), 2010, photos: Agatha Christie and Max Mallowan
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (beduins), 2010; (1950s), photos: Agatha Christie
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (beduins), 2010; (1950s), photos: Agatha Christie
  • Ashes and broken brickwork of a logical theory (beduins), 2010; (1950s), photos: Agatha Christie
  • Installation view, Gasag Kunstpreis, 2010 Berlinische Galerie