Veil of Invisibility
2011 – present
Intervention.
Acrylic paint on postcards purchased from art institiutions.
Dimensions variable.
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My intervention on these postcards consists in covering the artistic object reproduced on the image – whether is a sculpture; a performance; an installation... – with a veil of paint that represents what is behind it.
The layer of paint transforms the image of the mechanically reproduced artwork back into a unique object.
Through this gesture, I reflect on the processes of attribution of value and visibility in the art system, as well as questioning the authorship and ownership of these images.
Credits:
Installation detail of the exhibition The Sleeping Procession, CASS Sculpture Foundation (West Sussex, UK, 2017).
Installation details of the exhibition IN QUOTES, Gerald Moore Gallery (London, UK, 2018).
Veil of Invisibility – Untitled (Leg) (2015) 10,5 x 14,8 cm. Image. Peter White.
Veil of Invisibility – Conical Intersect (2019) 10,5 x 14,8 cm. © SKD, Kupferstich-Kabinett / Image: Caterina Micksch.
General installation views of the exhibition Postkartenkilometer. Artists postcards in Europe from 1960 to today (Dresden, Germany, 2023). © SKD, Kupferstich-Kabinett / Image: Herbert Boswank.
Installation detail of the exhibition The Sleeping Procession, CASS Sculpture Foundation (West Sussex, UK, 2017).
Installation details of the exhibition IN QUOTES, Gerald Moore Gallery (London, UK, 2018).
Veil of Invisibility – Untitled (Leg) (2015) 10,5 x 14,8 cm. Image. Peter White.
Veil of Invisibility – Conical Intersect (2019) 10,5 x 14,8 cm. © SKD, Kupferstich-Kabinett / Image: Caterina Micksch.
General installation views of the exhibition Postkartenkilometer. Artists postcards in Europe from 1960 to today (Dresden, Germany, 2023). © SKD, Kupferstich-Kabinett / Image: Herbert Boswank.
