carsten nicolai

augenblick

2019
an aluminium sculpture on rubber mounting
15 x 15 x 200 cm
augenblick

this sculpture is conceived of acoustic waveforms of a recording of the german word augenblick (blink of an eye). it represents the attempt to materialize the sculptural characteristics of sound when flowing through space into a respective visual effigy. augenblick could additionally be considered a portrait of renowned actress sandra hüller, who originally spoke the word that has been solidified here.