Claudia Wieser
Something In and On Something Else

Artist
Claudia Wieser

Title
Something In and On Something Else

Year of creation
2024

Technology and dimensions
Glazed ceramic tiles, aluminum, stainless steel, mirror glass on MDF, digital printing on Alu Dibond

Year of acquisition
2024

Acquisition of friends of the National Gallery and Peppermint.

For the open house weekend in June 2024, a new permanent installation will be unveiled in the Hamburg train station: Claudia Wieser puts the elevator shaft into view at the entrance to the restaurant through a tiled relief. As an independent sculptural object breaks through and connects both sides of the wall on the border between the restaurant and the museum. Geometric shapes form almost picturesque figures who briefly linger in transit, as if fleetingly recorded. Photo sections let historical events, the stories and changing functions of the architecture flash. Fragmented mirror elements, the light of the iconic work of Dan Flavin designed for the Hamburg train station as well as the ceiling painting and a relief in the historical transition between the restaurant and museum built in 1911. With figurative motifs and references such as these, Claudia Wieser extends the limits of geometric abstraction. The shiny surfaces of the tiles, the colors and the hint of ornaments interlock in a game with sculptural three -dimensionality and picturesque flatness. The mirror elements reinforce the impression of merging space and time in a non -linear presence. The title of the work refers to a thought from the text "Specific Objects" (1964) by Donald Judd - Judd emphasizes the physical, phenomenological experience of objects compared to the representation of a metaphysical or metaphorical symbolism. The perception and position of the viewer are a recurring topic at Claudia Wieser, which deals with the continuum of seeing and memory in her works. With their careful compositions from abstraction and immediate physical space, from the past and the present, visual art and design, Claudia Wieser opens the perception for unforeseen encounters and experiences.

Anna-Catharina Gebbers