Group of works

New Love

Between rain, grey days, and the occasional cloudless moment, creativity has relentlessly carved its path. The essence of this series lies in new beginnings and in the radiance of the very smallest things.

Like a first sunbeam that awakens hope for a warm summer day, tiny found objects appear here as agile bird-like figures crossing the stage. The bird species I discovered refuse to be defeated; they do their best to wrest a small glow from everyday life—each in its own way.

Each work in this group carries its own facets and tells its own story around this theme.

Artistic collage of found objects such as candy wrappers, plant remains and fragments of jewelry, arranged like a collection of insects and presented framed on an easel in the room.

Finds report no. 25

Unique – including certificate of authenticity
Framed with anti-reflective museum glass

Space and effect

The work can often manifest itself in different ways in the room.

Size, distance and light determine how the collages are perceived – not just as isolated objects, but as part of a situation. Each work in this group unfolds its effect on its own or can form its own small order as an ensemble on the wall.

The photograph shown conveys this relationship and perhaps gives an impression of how the work is in dialog with its surroundings – placed on the wall or closer to the viewer. Further views allow the structure, details and composition to be discovered more precisely.

Framed miniature collage by Magdalena Hohlweg made from found objects that have been reinterpreted as insects

Change of perspective

Sometimes I step outside the door and let the world affect me in a way that goes beyond the everyday. Perhaps I manage to see past the obvious…

Inconspicuous fragments can suddenly reveal themselves as small treasures. For the smallest finds, there is then a space in which they can be something else. This shift can sometimes reveal something new. The inconspicuous appears mysterious, the discarded seems to tell new stories.

This often opens up a space in which I can discover new perspectives – on the material, on the world and on myself.

This view gives rise to works such as this series: small settings that perhaps slow down the gaze and allow it to perceive things anew. This is particularly evident in the juxtaposition of the collages in this group of works – similarities seem to emerge, differences become perceptible and the gaze can begin to wander freely

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Framed collage of found objects such as candy wrappers, poppy capsules, jewelry remnants and boxwood leaves, artfully arranged as a collection of insects. A unique, decorative work of art for collectors and lovers of unusual nature and found object art

Effect and scale

The collage Finds report no. 25 of the work group New Love often only reveals its presence on closer inspection. The works are small-format, deliberately restrained and invite you to get closer. Structure, material and subtle nuances only reveal themselves on closer inspection.

The framing creates a self-contained pictorial space that looks like its own habitat. Organic found objects and everyday fragments meet as equal elements. The surprising combinations create a field of tension in which nature, everyday fragments and art can coexist.

This impression is often reinforced in the series: return and deviation stand side by side without explaining each other. The change of distance – stepping back, coming closer, comparing – can become part of the observation.

Each work is framed dust-tight (anti-reflective museum glass) and comes with a signed certificate of authenticity.

Detail of a collage of found objects such as chocolate paper and plant remains arranged as a collection of insects.

Part of the group of works “Neue Liebe”

Candy wrappers, jewelry scraps, paper, lime seeds, poppy capsules, barberries, boxwood leaves and other plant scraps. Item.

Viewed, collected, classified.

The result is a unique, slightly skewed view of things. Some details simply need to be looked at more closely, beyond generally accepted standards, in order to reveal their true brilliance.

This collection of insects is also part of the “New Love” group of works. We are often disgusted by the crawling, buzzing and humming six-legged creatures. At best, we overlook them because they are so tiny. Yet insects are incredibly versatile, complex and important for the cycle of nature – and also beautiful in their own bizarre way. They deserve our attention. Perhaps a second look will make us fall in love with them all over again.

This collection does its best! Strictly unscientific – but with a seal of approval: QC PASS 25. We’ve probably all seen a label like this before, somewhere between the waistband and the pocket, as proof that everything has passed a strict final inspection before a garment leaves the production facility.

This label, however, was stuck somewhere where it absolutely did not belong. I gratefully adopted it as a welcome design element – and artfully placed it between the remarkable insects in this collection as a solemn confirmation of my own top-secret quality control.

When it came to identifying the individual specimens, however, I came to a bit of a standstill. Maybe it’s a chocolate beetle, a poppy seed beetle or the mysterious box-winged ichneumon wasp. Or maybe you’ll see completely different species – or other creatures that only exist here and now. QC PASS 25 guaranteed.

 

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