Fabian Vogl
40х40х10 cm, wood, clay, peanut flips, varnish, spray paint, impregnated paper tape, toothpicks
Basically, two things have to be right for a decent piece of work to emerge: you have to enjoy and have access to the material, and the material has to jump out at you, grab you, come alive. That's the case here: a strange creature emerges from a large pool of material: half rascal, half angel. What exactly does it do? No one knows whether it floats up or falls down. Whether the mountain balls serve as an aid to ascension or break off, no one knows either.
The title, however, is based on chance, which should always be allowed in art. During transport, the little creature was bored and fidgeted so much that its tail broke off: a ‘broken angel’, in other words.
Fabian Vogl is a German artist who, in addition to art in public spaces, has in recent years primarily brought to life small sculptures in the form of beings and small creatures made of various unusual materials and superfoods such as peas, beans and crisps in combination with clay.
He has also been working internationally on his Passive Construction Sites project for almost 20 years. In almost 50 countries (similar to piracy in public spaces), public places and spaces have been hijacked for unannounced interventions in the form of construction sites. The focus is on questions of function, creative intent, ownership claims and meaningfulness in dealing with public space. In the process, viewing habits and traditional patterns of thought are explored and questioned.
He has also been working internationally on his Passive Construction Sites project for almost 20 years. In almost 50 countries (similar to piracy in public spaces), public places and spaces have been hijacked for unannounced interventions in the form of construction sites. The focus is on questions of function, creative intent, ownership claims and meaningfulness in dealing with public space. In the process, viewing habits and traditional patterns of thought are explored and questioned.