Ulrike Buhl

"Relations"

TRONER Galerie shows a selection of new works, which are presented for the first time in a gallery - Relief / Sculpture / Collage

Exhibition until May 12, 2023

"Ulrike Buhl comes primarily from sculpture and installation. Ambivalent, constantly changing, mutating, Buhl's works are futuristic sculptural installations that depict a world in constant flux. Her works oscillate between beautiful and menacing, man- made and natural. On the one hand, the visual characteristics of the pieces automatically suggest something unnatural, man-made, and inorganic;

Through the visual qualities of shimmering car paint and shiny surfaces, we are prepared for something wondrous and magical. On the other hand, the forms are biomorphic, natural and spontaneous, resembling magnified viral structures or microorganisms, symbolising the endless cycle of creation found in nature. The energy in the works is escalating and it feels like they will explode at any moment."

The sculptures tell us the story of a fictional cosmology, a biological Big Bang yet to come. The process of mutation becomes a witness to a dystopian future, should humanity continue to deplete resources as it is doing now. In the process, Buhl makes no moral judgments, leaving the viewer to make his own interpretation. The works are in a constant state of evolution - Buhl welcomes change and chance, allowing it to enter the work and shape its aesthetic. Buhl speaks of the universe, biology, and ultimately the depths of the human psyche; her works remain manifestos of the unpredictability of life and, by extension, of man's inherent capacity for both good and evil."

(Vanessa Souli)