Thea Djordjadze
He ne sa tu to me., 2014

Artist
Thea Djordjadze

Title
He Na Su Tu To Me.

Year of creation
2014

Technology and dimensions
wood, steel, varnish, plaster, clay, Styrofoam, paint, 225 x 420 x 40 cm

Year of acquisition
2015

Acquisition of the foundation

Only at first glance can Thea Djordjadze's sculptures and installations be classified in the formal aesthetic tradition of Minimal Art. The reduced formal language of her mostly large-format works may initially be reminiscent of the works of Charlotte Posenenske or other representatives of this art movement of the last century, but closer inspection reveals unusual placement of her sculptures as well as a peculiar play with proportions and contrasts in materiality and feel.

Djordjadze's artistic practice represents a processual concept of sculpture that does not start from a completed work. A recurring technique is her “recycling” of elements from previous exhibitions, each reconfigured and recontextualized. Also the work presented here He ne sa tu to me. from 2014 uses this technique. A large display case contains delicate steel structures that were part of an exhibition by Djordjadze in 2012 at the Museo Tamayo in Mexico City, as well as an object from an exhibition at the Kunstverein Nuremberg in 2008 that resembles an oversized powder compact or a large one Pocket mirror with a DIY aesthetic.

With He ne sa tu to me. the artist puts classic museum presentation methods up for debate. By providing the showcase itself as a design and exhibition element usually provided by museums and by placing it in the foreground in relation to the objects shown in it, Djordjadze undermines the interpretive sovereignty of the museum institution.

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