Their facial expressions flit between concentration and enjoyment, in stark contrast to her second piece (also Untitled, 2014), whose protagonists remain unsmiling throughout the nine-minute film. One might see this in Tiphanie Mall’s silent HD-video Untitled (2014): a group of teenage school girls practicing a dance routine in a extra-curricular workshop co-organized by Mall herself and recorded in hypnotic slow motion. In a familiar ‘our children are the future’ argument, she (polemically) encourages a move away from seeing the middle class exclusively as the universal, intended receiver of art in lieu of this, Martinez encourages the development of structures – such as labs and campuses – whereby artists and ‘cultural agents’ can work together with no linear ‘consensus between an activity and its reception’. But try as I might I couldn’t see how the geometric wall-based sculptures of Emil Michael Klein ( Untitled, 20), positioned on walls to either side of the fountains, signify an ‘abandonment of form’ – rather, they seem remarkably self-referential and self-contained.Įmil Michael Klein, Untitled, 2016, oil and acrylic on wood, 144 x 104 x 23 cmįor Martinez ‘unforming’ has a social purpose too. This is easiest to see in in the case of Fontänen, which not only has a large physical presence but a sonic dimension too. The curator, Chus Martinez, has deliberately avoided an umbrella theme for the show and puts forward more abstract links between the four Swiss artists, stating the importance of artworks that ‘merge’, ‘blend’ and ‘enter one another’. This is not the only proposition outlined in the exhibition material. The associations of relaxation and recreation brought up by these works are a fitting introduction to an exhibition which aims to be – as outlined in the first sentence of the press release – ‘an exercise in taking space and constructing a situation’ without feeling like ‘you are in an exhibition’. Johannes Willi, Fontänen, 2016, installation view Each stick of bamboo protruding from the fountain also holds a crudely formed clay hand with a cigarette wedged awkwardly between its fingers. These brightly coloured swimming aids immediately bring to mind the very young or – for anyone who has ever witnessed a water aerobics class – the very old. The piece, Fontänen (2016) by Johannes Willi, is made through the horizontal layering of ‘pool noodles’ topped with a circular copper plate, out of which the water spurts. Once inside, the source of the sound is revealed as three fountains sitting in a shallow, rectangular pool of water lined with black plastic. An empty greenhouse (Flora Klein’s Gewächshaus, 2016) stands to the left of the Kunsthaus’s cashier, and the sound of splashing water spills out from the main hall. Standing in the foyer of Kunsthaus Hamburg, one could be forgiven for thinking that one had wandered into a garden centre rather than an art space. (16) Mystery surrounds the death of a fun-loving man whose body could have lain undisturbed for up to six days at his home in Bradford.Flora Klein, Gewächshaus, 2016, aluminium and glass, 2 x 2.2 x 3 m. All images courtesy: Kunsthaus Hamburg all photographs: Hayo Haye (15) For me, I'd rather leave the fishes to enjoy their lives undisturbed.
(14) Make sure your child has a quiet place to work undisturbed by others. (13) The raiders were so quiet that even the Luddingtons' family dog was undisturbed by their activities. (12) Provided the material is hidden away and undisturbed, it presents no danger whatsoever. (11) Builders are adding a new wing to the already substantial house, creating an office where he can work undisturbed. (10) We need to find out if the whole site is undisturbed and unchanged. (9) At one point I sat for about five minutes, totally undisturbed in the small 1000 seat theatre. (8) However, all animals deserve an undisturbed and safe breeding season. (7) Until that changes, the island will remain an undisturbed fragment of history. (6) Officials say undisturbed asbestos in a good condition can be safely managed and contained, and need not be removed. (5) The many private ranches that have opened for safaris are a direct response to the demand for undisturbed game viewing. (4) If the bulbs are planted deeply it is possible to leave them undisturbed for two or three years although acid or neutral soil will have to be limed.
(3) That followed a complaint by the trust but he was never prosecuted and has continued to fish and farm the clams largely undisturbed.
(2) Better still, the indigenous plants could have been left undisturbed and they would have survived the floods. (1) It is a particularly good plant for a shady area where it can grow away undisturbed and give a beautiful display of creamy flowers in spring.
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