OBJECTS
Mounted Ceramics
As early as the 17th and 18th centuries, there was a practice of setting Asian porcelain objects in gold bronze or silver to make them more attractive to Western collectors. Vases became candleholders, were given lids or decorative handles. An act of ignorance or successful mediation between East and West? In the context of my research of Heinrich von Liechtenstein's world travels, I took up the tradition and brought old vessels from Schloss Hollenegg's Rumpelkammer to life with new functions, materials and accessories. The result is a collection of contemporary mounted ceramics.
For the exhibition Ornamentum Est at the gallery A1043 in Paris, the series was continued.
I wrote about the background of the project (in German) here.
Mounted Ceramics
As early as the 17th and 18th centuries, there was a practice of setting Asian porcelain objects in gold bronze or silver to make them more attractive to Western collectors. Vases became candleholders, were given lids or decorative handles. An act of ignorance or successful mediation between East and West? In the context of my research of Heinrich von Liechtenstein's world travels, I took up the tradition and brought old vessels from Schloss Hollenegg's Rumpelkammer to life with new functions, materials and accessories. The result is a collection of contemporary mounted ceramics.
For the exhibition Ornamentum Est at the gallery A1043 in Paris, the series was continued.
I wrote about the background of the project (in German) here.
Photos by LippZahnschirm
Toothbrushholder mounted on Augarten Porcelain
(c) Kollektiv Fischka/Philipp Podesser