• Monika Böhme-Sauter - material – structure – surface – m s s

    The presentation by the Vorarlberg painter, photographer and art historian Monika Böhme-Sauter deals with material, structure and surface, in short, m m s. These terms were already the subtitles of her master's thesis on Tone Fink and have since then run through her entire work. m s s consistently display with great prominence on her painting, in her installations, concept work, performance art and photography. In this exhibition the artist shows photographs of objects whose colors, materials, surfaces and structures – m s s - are subject to constant change due to various environmental influences. By taking a snapshot, she stops their ongoing aging processes, freezes and preserves them. This aspect of her work tempts the observer to become aware of ones own constant change and to deal with the associated transitory nature of existance. The subjects come from so-called “abandoned places” and Monika Böhme-Sauter's main focus is on objects that are mostly ignored.

    Text by Monika Böhme-Sauter and Andreas Schlichtner 11/15/2020 // proofread by Kelly Dale

    Monika Böhme-Sauter  - material – structure – surface – m s s

    Photo courtesy of Monika Böhme-Sauter

Monika Böhme-Sauter - material – structure – surface – m s s

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