Trans-For-Men 11 (Fibonacci)

Alicja Kwade

2019
Mirror, berg crystal, ceramic, sandstone, concrete, limestone, granite, marble, volcanic stone, bronze, aluminum, corten steel
96.8 x 870 x 66.7 cm
Winsing Arts Collection

Trans-For-Men 11 (Fibonacci)

Alicja Kwade

2019
Mirror, berg crystal, ceramic, sandstone, concrete, limestone, granite, marble, volcanic stone, bronze, aluminum, corten steel
96.8 x 870 x 66.7 cm
Winsing Arts Collection

Alicja Kwade adopted 3D printing technology and made the replicas of a rock. The work is composed of 11 rocks lined up on the floor. The genuine one is placed in the middle of all the rocks, and elements with the same volume extend to the left and the right. At the end of one side, the replica is turned into a cube, while at the end of the other side, the replica is transformed into a perfect sphere. The shapes of the replicas in different stages are determined by using Fibonacci sequence for calculation, and the golden ratio is thus achieved. These rocks represent not only themselves but all the possibilities among them, which all together form the praise of the malleability of Mother Nature.

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Artist Biography

Alicja Kwade

Kwade was born in Poland in 1979. She moved to West Germany with her family later and graduated from the Berlin University of the Arts in 2005. Currently, she lives and works in Berlin. Her most famous work is the large-scale sculpture named "WeltenLinie", which was shown in 57th Venice Biennale 2017. Two-way mirrors and pairs of objects intentionally placed were used to compose the installation. When visitors walk through its steel structure, the objects in it will jump out from the framework of reality and move to the framework of the work while being observed in different angles of view, which may be a revolution to the way visitors adopt for reading and understanding the objects contained in the work. In 2019, Kwade's works have also been exhibited at the Roof Garden of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and in Setouchi Triennale 2019. They are now collected by some renowned art museums, including Centre Pompidou, Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Boros Collection / Bunker Berlin.

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