As part of my lockdown project in Spring 2021 I visit art galleries and improvise in dialogue with the exhibition. This first work reacts to a portfolio of screenprint and lithographs by Sigmar Polke:
Full Moon in Aries (Vollmond im Widder) from 2004.
I was fascinated by the fine lines of the drawings and how their meaning is changed by the use of the colours. Also part of my inspiration was the text that Polke added to the series and that immediately created some music in my head:
Sigmar Polke: Vollmond im Widder
Musikanten, die sich in die Nähe eines Feenhügels verirren,
werden häufig ins Innere entführt,
um Melodien und Lieder auszutauschen.
Einige Jahre später tauchen sie mit einem reichen Schatz an
Feenmusik wieder auf,
finden aber keine Familie oder Freunde mehr vor,
die sie begrüssen.
I saw the artwork at Kunstraum am Limes in Hillscheid, which owns an amazing collection of contemporary art and is worth a visit
www.kunstraum-am-limes.de
released March 28, 2021