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.

The collage "Perlentaucher" presented in the room with easel on a table

Pearl diver

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.

Collage with the title Perlentaucher with framing

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 unique collage of found objects and plant remains: “Perlentaucher” combines fine fragments of nature to create poetic miniature art.

Effect and scale

The collage Pearl diver 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.

Excerpt from the collage "Perlentaucher" by Magdalena Hohlweg

A work from the “New Love” series

A tiny pearl outshines this scene. Not discovered yet? It is also so small that you will probably first notice the red thread with which it is attached to the bird’s thin neck. So let’s start again: follow the red thread and discover the gem that gives this newly emerged bird species its name.

Perhaps the pearl’s radiance will soon be reflected in the smile of the viewer. And then there is not much more to say than: “Ahhh” and “Ohhh”. Because this piece of jewelry wants to be admired.

The two spiky pearl divers emerged from leaf buds and were given their wings by potato beetles. The little metal star at the bottom of the picture and the tiny pearl once hung together on a broken thread and were rescued by me from a crack in the cobblestones. Great cinema (in a handy format) for the last remnants.

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