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Heidi Bucher: Die W盲sser und Libellenlust
The approach is excited to present Die W盲sser und Libellenlust, a solo exhibition of works by Heidi Bucher. The show focusses on water and the symbol of the dragonfly, two major aspects of her practice that resonated throughout the late 鈥�70s and 鈥�80s. These elements highlighted Bucher鈥檚 fascination with the processes of shedding, transformation and renewal. Bucher鈥檚 employment of water, with its ablutionary qualities, and the dragonfly, which, as an embodiment of metamorphosis, represented her vision of breaking free from the constraints and traumas that haunt both one鈥檚 past and present.
Although Bucher is widely known for the architectural aspects of her practice, water, due to its innately transient nature, was also a central theme for the artist. A major piece featured in this exhibition is Wassertor, which, based on scale alone, demonstrates the extent of Bucher鈥檚 fascination with water. Unlike Bucher鈥檚 well known 鈥榗aoutchouc鈥� skinnings of interiors, the Wassertor piece has not been cast, but instead is a completely imagined work. Appearing almost as a waterfall, the piece shimmers iridescently, showing off the mother-of-pearl pigments Bucher has brushed across the entire surface of the work. Directly translated as 鈥榳ater gate鈥�, Wassertor takes on the role of an enchanted object, acting as a kind of threshold or portal, suggesting that if one were to try and walk through it, they would be cleansed and renewed.
The water theme is continued in the works on paper, where Bucher has created gestural and expressive watercolour paintings of waves, ripples and splashes. The bright blue paintings evoke the constant movement and vivacity of water, these particular qualities were important for Bucher, who believed in the necessity for transformation and reincarnation. Bucher also saw water as representative of femininity, considering the use of water in her work as being symbolic of the amniotic fluid of a womb.
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The approach is excited to present Die W盲sser und Libellenlust, a solo exhibition of works by Heidi Bucher. The show focusses on water and the symbol of the dragonfly, two major aspects of her practice that resonated throughout the late 鈥�70s and 鈥�80s. These elements highlighted Bucher鈥檚 fascination with the processes of shedding, transformation and renewal. Bucher鈥檚 employment of water, with its ablutionary qualities, and the dragonfly, which, as an embodiment of metamorphosis, represented her vision of breaking free from the constraints and traumas that haunt both one鈥檚 past and present.
Although Bucher is widely known for the architectural aspects of her practice, water, due to its innately transient nature, was also a central theme for the artist. A major piece featured in this exhibition is Wassertor, which, based on scale alone, demonstrates the extent of Bucher鈥檚 fascination with water. Unlike Bucher鈥檚 well known 鈥榗aoutchouc鈥� skinnings of interiors, the Wassertor piece has not been cast, but instead is a completely imagined work. Appearing almost as a waterfall, the piece shimmers iridescently, showing off the mother-of-pearl pigments Bucher has brushed across the entire surface of the work. Directly translated as 鈥榳ater gate鈥�, Wassertor takes on the role of an enchanted object, acting as a kind of threshold or portal, suggesting that if one were to try and walk through it, they would be cleansed and renewed.
The water theme is continued in the works on paper, where Bucher has created gestural and expressive watercolour paintings of waves, ripples and splashes. The bright blue paintings evoke the constant movement and vivacity of water, these particular qualities were important for Bucher, who believed in the necessity for transformation and reincarnation. Bucher also saw water as representative of femininity, considering the use of water in her work as being symbolic of the amniotic fluid of a womb.
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