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bethan huws Untitled, 1983-2016 10 Boote aus Binsen, Vitrine aus unbehandeltem Holz mit Glashaube und Schutzdeckel aus Holz, 137 x 68 x 54 cm, Foto: Wilfried Petzi previousnextclose
Exhibition
The Astonishing Reality of Things
24 Jun 2016 – 3 Sep 2016
The astonishing reality of things
Is my discovery every day.
Each thing is what it is,
And it's hard to explain to someone how happy this makes me,
And how much this suffices me.
About
These lines from a poem by Fernando Pessoa (written under his heteronym, Alberto Caeiro, in 1915) comprise the starting point for the exhibition at the Barbara Gross Galerie. Three sculptors, Leonor Antunes, Haris Epaminonda, and Bethan Huws, show us their view of supposedly everyday items from their immediate surroundings. In the process they very carefully shift things that have been taken for granted over time. Their works share a lyrical, conceptual approach; they are reduced, sensual and fragile, full of allusions, connections, and quotations.
