MONA SCHULZEK

exhibited:
18.10.–30.11.2024 MONA SCHULZEK Trilobit, [tart vienna], Project space Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Vienna, AT

In the series ‘Atmosphere ≠ Totality’ (2023), created around the same time, the artist also focuses on the different spheres that frame human existence. The artist refers to each piece in the series as a diorama, where metallic grips hold relics from the earth’s core and outer space as if in mid-flight, secured by screws. These relics consist of solidified lava and meteorite fragments, serving as symbolic specimens of foreign worlds. Schulzek started collecting this rock while staying in Iceland, motivated by the realization that these exhibits have broken through the earth’s crust and atmosphere, reminding us of its porosity. The rock’s descent to the earth’s surface finds its equivalent in the dioramas depicted in stainless steel and frosted glass plates. This is also reflected in the abstract visualisations of the earth’s atmosphere that can be seen on the metal. (Lydia Korndörfer)

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