Hans-Jörg Glattfelder & Martin Willing

Concrete art, as we know, rhymes with geometry. By introducing the ideas of non-Euclidean geometry, Hans Jörg Glattfelder undoubtedly broadened the scope of this art. His works are constructed on contradictory perspectives that prompt the observer to reflect on the very act of perception. The curved space described by this new geometry is perceptible only in sidereal dimensions, so Glattfelder creates what he calls metaphors; with the notion of metaphor, he introduced yet another much-debated topos in concrete art. He maintains, however, that the referent of the metaphor lies in the concrete.

Martin Willing pushes his research to the extreme, defying the laws of physics, inspired by natural rhythms like those of the waves. He works with metals to imbue them with their own unique movement; they are cut, folded, bent, often in a single piece. The wind or a touch of the hand triggers an undulation, revealing a world akin to dance. Our eye follows the ebb and flow of these geometrically shaped sculptures, experiencing the fading of energy as it returns to stillness.