Gereon Krebber

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How did you discover what your materials?

How did you discover what your materials?

When I was a student, I used clay, plaster, tape, cardboard, and any kind of junk I could get my hands on. But I messed around, distracted myself, couldn’t come up with a unified, clearly legible way of formulating things. They told me I had to decide. I discovered that it’s precisely this ambivalence that drives me; that I find dicey. And I want the observer to experience this moment of dilemma, which is simultaneously intangible and massive, present and absent, transparent and opaque. In between physical tangibility and pictorial appearance there’s a tension that forces you to reflect. But in order to discover this ambivalence as a theme, I had to go to London. There, I was able to hone the thematic aspect of my work and incorporate precarious materials, such as cling film and gelatin.

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