Haake, Christian White Elephant |
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| Haake, Christian |
| ISBN: | 978-3-942405-66-9 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2012 |
| Publisher: | Die Gestalten Verlag
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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Working with extraordinary precision, Christian Haake (b. Bremerhaven, 1969; lives and works in Bremen) builds miniatures of three-dimensional spaces: a kitchen, a trailer, a ticket counter, a compulsive hoarder's apartment. His objects never refer to a specific existing place, as his aim is not to generate an identical replica, but rather to bring out the difference between the planes of reality, perception, and the remembered image. For the exhibition "White Elephant", which this...
More DescriptionWorking with extraordinary precision, Christian Haake (b. Bremerhaven, 1969; lives and works in Bremen) builds miniatures of three-dimensional spaces: a kitchen, a trailer, a ticket counter, a compulsive hoarder's apartment. His objects never refer to a specific existing place, as his aim is not to generate an identical replica, but rather to bring out the difference between the planes of reality, perception, and the remembered image. For the exhibition "White Elephant", which this book documents, Haake built a model of a sixties-style store entrance set into the elongated room of the hosting institution.