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The Elephant in the Room — The Elephant in the Room

2023, mixed media, dimensions variable, installation view, When Platitudes Become Form, 2023, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany. Photo: Roman März

The Elephant in the Room — The Elephant in the Room

2023, mixed media, dimensions variable, installation view, When Platitudes Become Form, 2023, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany. Photo: Roman März

The Elephant in the Room (Giraffe) — The Elephant in the Room (Giraffe)

2023, mixed media, 545 x 236 x 236 cm, installation view, When Platitudes Become Form, 2023, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany. Photo: Roman März

The Elephant in the Room (Otto von Bismarck) — The Elephant in the Room (Otto von Bismarck)

2023, mixed media, 380 x 150 x 318 cm, installation view, When Platitudes Become Form, 2023, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany. Photo: Roman März

I like the flowers — I like the flowers

2017-2023, pressed and dried plants, mounted on stainless steel plates, dimensions variable, installation view, When Platitudes Become Form, 2023, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany. Photo: Roman März

I like the flowers — I like the flowers

2017-2023, pressed and dried plants, mounted on stainless steel plates, dimensions variable, installation view, When Platitudes Become Form, 2023, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany. Photo: Roman März

I like the flowers (Bismarckia nobilis) — I like the flowers (Bismarckia nobilis)

2023, pressed and dried plant, mounted on stainless steel plates, 334 x 375 cm, installation view, When Platitudes Become Form, 2023, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany. Photo: Roman März

I like the flowers (Pandanus utilis) — I like the flowers (Pandanus utilis)

2023, pressed and dried plant, mounted on stainless steel plates, 258 x 268 cm, installation view, When Platitudes Become Form, 2023, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany. Photo: Roman März

I like the flowers (Licuala grandis) — I like the flowers (Licuala grandis)

2023, pressed and dried plant, mounted on stainless steel plates, 481 x 312 cm, installation view, When Platitudes Become Form, 2023, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany. Photo: Roman März

I like the flowers (Philodendron bipinnatifidum) — I like the flowers (Philodendron bipinnatifidum)

2023, pressed and dried plant, mounted on stainless steel plates, 303 x 305 cm, installation view, When Platitudes Become Form, 2023, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany. Photo: Roman März

I like the flowers (Anthurium plowmanii) — I like the flowers (Anthurium plowmanii)

2023, pressed and dried plant, mounted on stainless steel plates, 195 x 204 cm, installation view, When Platitudes Become Form, 2023, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany. Photo: Roman März

Landscape Painting (Bismarck Sea, Volcano) — Landscape Painting (Bismarck Sea, Volcano)

2023, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 373,2 x 184,4 cm, installation view, When Platitudes Become Form, 2023, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, Germany. Photo: Roman März

Landscape Painting (Bismarck Sea, Volcano) — Landscape Painting (Bismarck Sea, Volcano)

2023, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 373,2 x 184,4 cm

Bäume ohne Grenzen (Sommer 2022) I Tree Without Borders (Summer 2022) — Bäume ohne Grenzen (Sommer 2022) I Tree Without Borders (Summer 2022)

2022, Archival pigment print on Photo Rag Baryta, 150 x 226 cm

Time Apparatus — Time Apparatus

2022, First surface aluminium mirrors on polymer layer in slate boulders, Dimensions variable

Time Apparatus — Time Apparatus

2022, First surface aluminium mirrors on polymer layer in slate boulders, Dimensions variable

it is just property — it is just property

2022, Fine Art Print on Photo Rag Baryta, 81 x 131 cm (82,8 x 132,8 cm), 4 + 2 AP

it is not as dangerous as it is dramatic — it is not as dangerous as it is dramatic

2022, Fine Art Print on Photo Rag Baryta, 81 x 131 cm (82,8 x 132,8 cm), 4 + 2 AP

she is doing as predicted — she is doing as predicted

2022, Fine Art Print on Photo Rag Baryta, 81 x 131 cm (82,8 x 132,8 cm), 4 + 2 AP

is it too late to leave — is it too late to leave

2022, Fine Art Print on Photo Rag Baryta, 81 x 131 cm (82,8 x 132,8 cm), 4 + 2 AP

there is something unique about what we're getting hit with — there is something unique about what we're getting hit with

2022, Fine Art Print on Photo Rag Baryta, 81 x 131 cm (82,8 x 132,8 cm), 4 + 2 AP

three days of water - three days of food — three days of water - three days of food

2022, Fine Art Print on Photo Rag Baryta, 81 x 131 cm (82,8 x 132,8 cm), 4 + 2 AP

Blitzrakete — Blitzrakete

2021, aluminium, silver-coated Kevlar thread, 155 cm Ø 19cm

Blitzrakete — Blitzrakete

2021, aluminium, silver-coated Kevlar thread, 155 cm Ø 19cm, detail

Blitzrakete — Blitzrakete

2021, aluminium, silver-coated Kevlar thread, 155 cm Ø 19cm, detail

Blitzrakete — Blitzrakete

2021, aluminium, silver-coated Kevlar thread, 155 cm Ø 19cm, test launch

Blitzrakete — Blitzrakete

2021, aluminium, silver-coated Kevlar thread, 155 cm Ø 19cm, test launch

Fire with Fire (Test Apparatus #8) — Fire with Fire (Test Apparatus #8)

2021, Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, tile frame, 140 x 270 cm

Fire with Fire (Test Apparatus #5) — Fire with Fire (Test Apparatus #5)

2021, Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, tile frame, 135 x 90 cm

Fire with Fire (Test Apparatus #4) — Fire with Fire (Test Apparatus #4)

2021, Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, tile frame, 135 x 90 cm

Fire with Fire (Test Apparatus #7) — Fire with Fire (Test Apparatus #7)

2021, Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, tile frame, 140 x 220 cm

Fire with Fire (Test Apparatus #9) — Fire with Fire (Test Apparatus #9)

2021, Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, tile frame, 110 x 177 cm

Landscape Painting Quarry (Day) — Landscape Painting Quarry (Day)

2021, Archival pigment print on Photo Rag Ultra Smooth; graphite frame, 100 x 148 cm, image copyright Simon Vogel

Landscape Painting Quarry (Night) — Landscape Painting Quarry (Night)

2021, Archival pigment print on Photo Rag Ultra Smooth; graphite frame, 100 x 148 cm, image copyright Simon Vogel

Neustadt — Neustadt

2021, 1:25 models of buildings of the Old Emscher in Duisburg, Variable dimensions, in collaboration with Marta Dyachenko

Neustadt — Neustadt

2021, 1:25 models of buildings of the Old Emscher in Duisburg, Variable dimensions, in collaboration with Marta Dyachenko

Neustadt — Neustadt

2021, 1:25 models of buildings of the Old Emscher in Duisburg, Variable dimensions, in collaboration with Marta Dyachenko

Neustadt — Neustadt

2021, Variable dimensions, 1:25 models of buildings of the Old Emscher in Duisburg, in collaboration with Marta Dyachenko

Fire with Fire — Fire with Fire

2020, installation view, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Partisan Glade — Partisan Glade

2020, glazed ceramic, rotating LED display, 100 x 100 x 110 cm

Fire with Fire — Fire with Fire

2020, installation view, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Eternitate — Eternitate

2020, glazed ceramic, rotating LED display, 150 x 150 x 27 cm

Fire with Fire — Fire with Fire

2020, installation view, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Glory * Glory * Glory — Glory * Glory * Glory

2020, polystyrene, acrystal, epoxy resin, rotating LED display, 64 x 108 x 215 cm

Fire with Fire — Fire with Fire

2020, installation view, Bundeskunsthalle Bonn, Bonn, Germany

Grand Staircase Escalante, We Must Ask You to Leave (mountain view drive), in cooperation with Julian Charrière — Grand Staircase Escalante, We Must Ask You to Leave (mountain view drive), in cooperation with Julian Charrière

2018, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 110 x 165 cm

Canyonlands, We Must Ask You to Leave (scenic viewpoint), in cooperation with Julian Charrière — Canyonlands, We Must Ask You to Leave (scenic viewpoint), in cooperation with Julian Charrière

2018, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 155 x 276 cm

I Am Afraid — I Am Afraid

2019, installation view, Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf, Germany

Island in the Sky, We Must Ask You to Leave (panoramic viewpoint) — Island in the Sky, We Must Ask You to Leave (panoramic viewpoint)

2018, archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta, 110 x 165 cm

I Am Afraid — I Am Afraid

2019, installation view, Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf, Germany

I Am Afraid

Die Mimik der Tethys — Die Mimik der Tethys

2019, high sea buoy; motors, cable winches, Installation view; Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France, Photo: André Morin

Die Mimik der Tethys — Die Mimik der Tethys

2019, high sea buoy; motors, cable winches, Installation view; Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France, Photo: André Morin

One Solution Revolution — One Solution Revolution

2018, treadmill; steel, wood, rubber mat, motor, 1200 x 600 x 25 cm (variable dimensions)

One Solution Revolution — One Solution Revolution

2018, treadmill; steel, wood, rubber mat, motor, 1200 x 600 x 25 cm (variable dimensions)

Tiere sind Engel mit Fell (Alpha) — Tiere sind Engel mit Fell (Alpha)

2018, fine art inkjet print , diptych, each 165 x 110 cm

Tiere sind Engel mit Fell (Delta) — Tiere sind Engel mit Fell (Delta)

2018, fine art inkjet print , diptych, each 165 x 110 cm

Tiere sind Engel mit Fell (Delta) — Tiere sind Engel mit Fell (Delta)

2018, fine art inkjet print , diptych, each 165 x 110 cm

Tiere sind Engel mit Fell — Tiere sind Engel mit Fell

2018, two-channel HD video installation, 20:27 min

Tiere sind Engel mit Fell — Tiere sind Engel mit Fell

2018, two-channel HD video installation, 20:27 min

Tiere sind Engel mit Fell

Apocalypsoid — Apocalypsoid

2018, installation view Art Cologne, 2018

Apocalypsoid — Apocalypsoid

2018, stone, stainless steel, pigment ink, 26 x 22 x 22 cm

Apocalypsoid — Apocalypsoid

2018, flintstone (Rügen), stainless steel, pigment ink, 27 x 16 x 20 cm

Apocalypsoid — Apocalypsoid

2018, granite (Ticino), stainless steel, pigment ink, 26 x 25 x 26 cm

Apocalypsoid — Apocalypsoid

2018, granite (Ticino), stainless steel, pigment ink, 26 x 25 x 26 cm, detail

Apocalypsoid — Apocalypsoid

2017, Installation view Städtsche Galerie Wolfsburg

Apocalypsoid

Irma To Come In Earnest — Irma To Come In Earnest

2017, HD video, 44 min., installation view Städtische Galerie Wolfsburg, Germany, 2017

Irma To Come In Earnest — Irma To Come In Earnest

2017, HD video, installation view Städtische Galerie Wolfsburg, Germany, 2017

Irma To Come In Earnest — Irma To Come In Earnest

2017, HD video, installation view Hamburger Kunsthalle, Germany, 2018

Irma To Come In Earnest — Irma To Come In Earnest

2017, HD video

Irma To Come In Earnest — Irma To Come In Earnest

2017, HD video

Irma To Come In Earnest

Die Luft muss man sich wegdenken — Die Luft muss man sich wegdenken

2017, steel wire, 1100 x 800 cm

Die Luft muss man sich wegdenken — Die Luft muss man sich wegdenken

2017, steel wire, 1100 x 800 cm

Racehorse for Christmas #1 — Racehorse for Christmas #1

2017, fine art inkjet print, 20 x 30 cm

Racehorse for Christmas #2 — Racehorse for Christmas #2

2017, Fine art inkjet print, 20 x 30 cm

Racehorse for Christmas #7 — Racehorse for Christmas #7

2017, fine art inkjet print, 60 x 90 cm

Racehorse for Christmas #8 — Racehorse for Christmas #8

2017, fine art inkjet print, 60 x 90 cm

Racehorse for Christmas

Talking to Thunder (Tree) — Talking to Thunder (Tree)

2017, fine art inkjet print, 225 x 150 cm

Talking to Thunder (Palm Tree) — Talking to Thunder (Palm Tree)

2017, fine art inkjet print, 225 x 150 cm

Talking to Thunder (Bright Tree) — Talking to Thunder (Bright Tree)

2017, fine art inkjet print, 225 x 150 cm

Talking to Thunder — Talking to Thunder

2017, HD video (video still)

Talking to Thunder — Talking to Thunder

2017, HD video (video still)

Talking to Thunder

I like the flowers — I like the flowers

2017, pressed and dried plants and animals, mounted on stainless steel plates, installation view Marlborough Contemporary, New York

I like the flowers — I like the flowers

2017, pressed and dried plants and animals, mounted on stainless steel plates, installation view Marlborough Contemporary, New York

I like the flowers — I like the flowers

2017, pressed and dried plants, mounted on stainless steel plates, installation view Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf

I like the flowers — I like the flowers

2017, pressed and dried plants, mounted on stainless steel plates, installation view Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf

I like the flowers (Fatsia) — I like the flowers (Fatsia)

2017, pressed and dried plant and animals, mounted on stainless steel plate, 170 x 135 cm

I like the flowers

Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear (In collaboration with Julian Charrière) — Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear (In collaboration with Julian Charrière)

2016/2017, Video, 17:17 min, Art Basel Unlimited, courtesy Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf; Galerie Tschudi, Zuoz

Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear I (In collaboration with Julian Charrière) — Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear I (In collaboration with Julian Charrière)

2016, fine art inkjet print, 80 x 60 cm

Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear II (In collaboration with Julian Charrière) — Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear II (In collaboration with Julian Charrière)

2016, fine art inkjet print, 80 x 60 cm

Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear VI (In collaboration with Julian Charrière) — Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear VI (In collaboration with Julian Charrière)

2016, fine art inkjet print, 80 x 60 cm

Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear VIII (In collaboration with Julian Charrière) — Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear VIII (In collaboration with Julian Charrière)

2016, fine art inkjet print, 80 x 60 cm

Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear IX (In collaboration with Julian Charrière) — Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear IX (In collaboration with Julian Charrière)

2016, fine art inkjet print, 80 x 60 cm

Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear

Escape Velocity — Escape Velocity

2016, installation view Art Cologne

Escape Velocity — Escape Velocity

2016, installation view Art Cologne

Escape Velocity — Escape Velocity

2016, HD video

Escape Velocity — Escape Velocity

2016, HD video

Escape Velocity — Escape Velocity

2016, installation view Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden, Photo: Janine Drewes

Escape Velocity

One More Night #2 — One More Night #2

2016, fine art inkjet print, 109 x 109 cm

One More Night #4 — One More Night #4

2016, fine art inkjet print, 109 x 109 cm

One More Night #5 — One More Night #5

2016, fine art inkjet print, 109 x 109 cm

One More Night #6 — One More Night #6

2016, fine art inkjet print, 109 x 109 cm

One More Night

Self-Revolving Torus (Synthetic leather) — Self-Revolving Torus (Synthetic leather)

2016, mixed media, 90 x 90 x 43 cm

Self-Revolving Torus (Leather) — Self-Revolving Torus (Leather)

2016, mixed media, 60 x 60 x 27 cm

Self-Revolving Torus (Fur) — Self-Revolving Torus (Fur)

2016, mixed media, 42 x 42 x 19 cm

Self-Revolving Torus (Silver) — Self-Revolving Torus (Silver)

2016, mixed media, 108 x 108 x 46 cm

Self-Revolving Torus

Landscape Painting (Forest) — Landscape Painting (Forest)

2016, fine art inkjet print, 148 x 242 cm

Landscape Painting

Landscape Painting (Forest) — Landscape Painting (Forest)

2016, HD video

Landscape Painting (Forest) — Landscape Painting (Forest)

2016, HD video

Landscape Painting (Vorher, nachher, ein Jahr später) — Landscape Painting (Vorher, nachher, ein Jahr später)

2015, fine art inkjet print, triptych, each 60,2 x 90,2 cm

Landscape Painting (Desert) — Landscape Painting (Desert)

2015, HD video

Landscape Painting (Desert) — Landscape Painting (Desert)

2015, HD video

Landscape Painting

Egocentric System — Egocentric System

2015, concrete, steel, wood, 500 x 500 x 100 cm, Art Basel Unlimited, courtesy Marlborough Contemporary, New York

Egocentric System — Egocentric System

2015, concrete, steel, wood, 500 x 500 x 100 cm, Art Basel Unlimited, courtesy Marlborough Contemporary, New York

Jungle (in cooperation with Julian Charrière) — Jungle (in cooperation with Julian Charrière)

2015, fine art inkjet print, 150 x 270 cm

Mountain III (in cooperation with Julian Charrière) — Mountain III (in cooperation with Julian Charrière)

2014, fine art inkjet print, 100 x 150 cm

Wald (in cooperation with Julian Charrière) — Wald (in cooperation with Julian Charrière)

2013, fine art inkjet print, 100 x 160 cm

Kunst

Hoch und Runter — Hoch und Runter

2014, wood boat, steel, water, pump, 400 x 450 x 350 cm

Hoch und Runter — Hoch und Runter

2014, wood boat, steel, water, pump, 400 x 450 x 350 cm

OMOH — OMOH

2014, uniforms, display dummies, mixed media, installation view Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia

OMOH — OMOH

2014, uniforms, display dummies, mixed media, installation view Winzavod Center for Contemporary Art, Moscow, Russia

Polizei — Polizei

2015, uniforms, display dummies, mixed media, installation view KW Institute for Contemporary Art, Berlin, Germany

OMOH

History Apparatus — History Apparatus

2014, wood, soil, sawdust, stone, variable dimensions, installation view Kunstverein Arnsberg, Germany

History Apparatus — History Apparatus

2014, wood, soil, sawdust, stone, installation view Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin, Germany

History Apparatus

Unfall am Mittelpunkt Deutschlands #2 — Unfall am Mittelpunkt Deutschlands #2

2013, fine art inkjet print, 130 x 90,5 cm

Unfall am Mittelpunkt Deutschlands #1 — Unfall am Mittelpunkt Deutschlands #1

2013, fine art inkjet print, 130 x 90,5 cm

Unfall am Mittelpunkt Deutschlands

Forest Apparatus — Forest Apparatus

2013, HD video 28 min.

Forest Apparatus (Brown I) — Forest Apparatus (Brown I)

2013, fine art inkjet print, 111,8 x 73,4 cm

Forest Apparatus (Gray) — Forest Apparatus (Gray)

2013, fine art inkjet print, 111,8 x 73,4 cm

Forest Apparatus (Green) — Forest Apparatus (Green)

2013, fine art inkjet print, 111,8 x 73,4 cm

Forest Apparatus — Forest Apparatus

2013, HD video 28 min.

Forest Apparatus

Some Pigeons Are More Equal Than Others (In cooperation with Julian Charrière) — Some Pigeons Are More Equal Than Others (In cooperation with Julian Charrière)

2012, process photo, Venice, Italy

Some Pigeons Are More Equal Than Others (In cooperation with Julian Charrière) — Some Pigeons Are More Equal Than Others (In cooperation with Julian Charrière)

2012, process photo, Venice, Italy

Some Pigeons Are More Equal Than Others (In cooperation with Julian Charrière) — Some Pigeons Are More Equal Than Others (In cooperation with Julian Charrière)

2012, fine art inkjet prints, each 38 x 27 cm

Some Pigeons Are More Equal Than Others (In cooperation with Julian Charrière) — Some Pigeons Are More Equal Than Others (In cooperation with Julian Charrière)

2012, fine art inkjet print, 38 x 27 cm

Some Pigeons Are More Equal Than Others (In cooperation with Julian Charrière) — Some Pigeons Are More Equal Than Others (In cooperation with Julian Charrière)

2012, fine art inkjet print, 38 x 27 cm

Some Pigeons Are More Equal Than Others (In cooperation with Julian Charrière) — Some Pigeons Are More Equal Than Others (In cooperation with Julian Charrière)

2012, installation view Den Frie center of contemporary art, Copenhagen, Denmark

Some Pigeons Are More Equal Than Others

Punishment #2 — Punishment #2

2011, fine art inkjet print, 100 x 150 cm

Punishment #3 — Punishment #3

2011, fine art inkjet print, 50 x 75 cm

Punishment #7 — Punishment #7

2011, fine art inkjet print, 100 x 150 cm

Punishment #9 — Punishment #9

2011, fine art inkjet print, 33 x 50 cm

Punishment #5 — Punishment #5

2011, fine art inkjet print, 50 x 75 cm

Punishment

Space Beyond Me — Space Beyond Me

2010, 16 mm film, modified camera, mixed media, fluorescent foil, steel, 500 x 500 x 350 cm (variable dimensions)

Space Beyond Me — Space Beyond Me

2010, 16 mm film, modified camera, mixed media, fluorescent foil, steel, 500 x 500 x 350 cm (variable dimensions)

Fulguration #5 (May Day Riot Police) — Fulguration #5 (May Day Riot Police)

2009, fine art inkjet print, 50 x 75 cm

Fulguration #3 (Mao and Magritte) — Fulguration #3 (Mao and Magritte)

2008, fine art inkjet print, 100 x 102 cm

Fulguration #1 (Barak Obama) — Fulguration #1 (Barak Obama)

2008, fine art inkjet print, 50 x 75 cm

NO (Pope) — NO (Pope)

2011, c-print, 250 x 180 cm, in cooperation with Santiago Sierra