Esther Mathis has created five site-specific sculptures for the Spazi Spescha in response to the architecture of the exhibition space. The rectangular aluminum structure of the works, which vary in size, echoes the geometric grid of the industrial windows, while the spatial surroundings are reflected in the material. The nature of the aluminum sheet determines the form of the sculptures, for example through its own weight, which lends the work a flowing note. For Mathis, engaging with the material and reacting to it is also central to the content: the structure of the sculptures is stable because it is not rigid, but can adapt. Stability through flexibility is the credo. Themes such as adaptability, support and security through structure and movement also resonate on a personal level and are expressed in the title Shifting Structures.

Seraina Peer

Esther Mathis has created five site-specific sculptures for the Spazi Spescha in response to the architecture of the exhibition space. The rectangular aluminum structure of the works, which vary in size, echoes the geometric grid of the industrial windows, while the spatial surroundings are reflected in the material. The nature of the aluminum sheet determines the form of the sculptures, for example through its own weight, which lends the work a flowing note. For Mathis, engaging with the material and reacting to it is also central to the content: the structure of the sculptures is stable because it is not rigid, but can adapt. Stability through flexibility is the credo. Themes such as adaptability, support and security through structure and movement also resonate on a personal level and are expressed in the title Shifting Structures.

Seraina Peer