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BIOGRAPHY
The work of Martin Kähler (b. 1987) often situates itself in fields of tension between construction and collapse as well as between the raw and the fragile. His sculptural compositions manifest themselves materially and spatially
in ways that are sensitive to the site and surroundings they are presented in. These arrangements sometimes even seem to have grown out of the spaces that they inhabit. In this way there is an inhererent, visceral sensibilty within the work, that constantly borders and negates the organic and the industrial. A process or struggle between the two that somehow, oddly presents itself as balanced works in space.” Time ” seems to be a factor in the work, that is hard to place. The objects can often seem simple and subtle at first glance, but with a closer investigative look, they appear to be intricately and delicately deliberate in the way the various found and manipulated materials come together. What is old? What is new? What is stolen? What is broken? Within these complicated dialectics of the ” mess ” there is a ” poetics of the poor ” at play in the work of Martin Kähler. A dusty play of precision.
Biography by Alexander Tillegreen.
EXHIBITIONS
- SOLO SHOWS2019
- 2018
figurati!, FILIALE, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2016
Ridotto al Massimo, FILIALE, Frankfurt, Germany
Teig und Öl, 240 Project Space, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Disprezzatura, Johann, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2014
Why Not Hang With Painters, Fons Welthers Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- GROUP SHOWS2020
Garten Eden, FILIALE, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2019
PLX, Tjärö, Sweden
Leo Gallery, (with Max Huckle), Shanghai, China
Miniaturen, FILIALE, Frankfurt, Germany
- 2017
Triple Chance, Konkret, Frankfurt, Germany
Tjäröfestival, (with Max Huckle) Tjärö, Schweden
- 2016
Aware of Being Naive, basis Projektraum, Frankfurt, Germany
Lost & Found, Galerie Bärbel Grässlin, Frankfurt am Main
We Do Believe, PLX Temporär Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
- 2015
Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, Villa Gellertsraße, Karlsruhe, Germany
Stile di vita, Get Lost Artroute, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 2014
(S)elected, Castrum Peregrini, Amsterdam, Netherlands
PLXPLXPLX, PLX Temporär Konsthall, Malmö, Sweden
- 2013
Awareness People, Ki. Beyonce, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Good By My Good Friend, Amstel 41, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Constant Companion, Oude Kerk, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- 2012
Rietveld Uncut, Brakke Grond, Amsterdam, Netherlands
