Collage with plant remains that look like a collection of insects

(N)ONE insect collection

1.490,00 
Includes 7% red. MwSt.
Delivery Time: ca 3-4 workdays
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Unique – including certificate of authenticity
Framed with anti-reflective museum glass

Space and effect

The work changes in the room.

Size, distance and light determine how the picture is perceived – not as an isolated object, but as part of a situation. The photograph shown here conveys this relationship and gives an impression of how the work appears in dialog with its surroundings.

Further views then allow a closer look at the structure, details and composition.

Collage - no insect Work no. 24 2020

Change of perspective

One of my most important sources of inspiration is trying to look at the world as if I were seeing it for the first time. I go outside my front door and try to consciously set aside any judgment or learned knowledge about my surroundings.

This state is almost impossible to maintain – and this is precisely where its value lies. Even the brief moment of not knowing opens up new perspectives and creates space for other forms of seeing. This experiment gives rise to works such as (K)EINE Insektensammlung.

To the work

1.490,00 

Includes 7% red. MwSt.
Delivery Time: ca 3-4 workdays

The work “(Keine) Insektensammlung” is a miniature collage by Magdalena Hohlweg with deceptively real insect figures made from found plant material.
The objects transform buds, cone scales and berries into a dense universe full of surprises. found plant remains and small pieces of waste are arranged and preserved on watercolor paper. The work plays with the aesthetics of natural history collections and poses questions about knowledge, order and value.

Effect and scale

The collage (N)ONE insect collection unfolds its effect at second glance. The works are small-format, deliberately restrained and demand proximity. Structure, material and reinterpretation only become visible on closer inspection.

The framing and serial appearance create a tension between collection and individual piece. The work refers to natural history orders without reproducing them – and invites us to slow down our own gaze.
Each work is framed dust-tight (anti-reflective museum glass) and comes with a signed certificate of authenticity

Collage - no insect Work no. 24 2020

Viewers report that new details are always revealed on closer inspection.

Whether plant or insect, it’s hard to tell the difference at first glance. At second glance? Discover the little deceptions for yourself.

Not a single real insect was used – all the figures consist of found objects, fine drawings and colorful accents. Buds, pine cone scales, berries and leaf remnants pose as beetles. On the far right, a small piece of electrical waste asserts itself as a “resistance beetle”.

In the bottom row: a barberry berry on the far left, next to it a frayed pine cone scale – perfectly camouflaged for an imaginary insect. In the bottom center: a delicate “weevil” from a rosebud, next to it a three-part object, nameless and mysterious. At the top of the collection is a butterfly made from a peony. Further figures are waiting to be named – there is plenty of scope for imagination and discovery.

 

 

Work data

Werk Nr.: W24-2020
Attributes Value
Work type

Miniature collage

Series

Insect collection

Material

Found plant remains and small pieces of waste arranged and preserved on watercolor paper

Technology

Assemblage / Collage

Dimensions (object)

approx. 12 x 11 cm

Passepartout

Acid-free paper, raw white, section: 14 × 14 cm

Glass / Protection

Low-reflective museum glass with UV protection

Frame

Silver-plated wooden frame

Overall size (incl. framing)

33 × 33 cm

Condition / Processing

Dust-tight seal, suspension available

Suspension

The frame is fitted with a single-point suspension

Certificate

Certificate of authenticity (signed)