The artwork features a striking seashell-like structure, with a golden-hued, textured exterior and a vibrant pink interior. The overall composition is minimalist, with the shell-like object positioned centrally against a plain white background, allowing the intricate details of the piece to take center stage. The artist has skillfully employed a unique sculptural technique, creating a visually compelling and enigmatic work that invites the viewer to contemplate its natural yet ethereal nature. The piece may be a commentary on the fragility and beauty of the natural world, or a exploration of the relationship between organic and artificial forms. ...
Critically engaging with the workings of entertainment and commercialized experiences, Gerrit Frohne-Brinkmann seeks the intersection between early cultural forms and today’s popular performance formats. Fuelled by his interest in natural sciences, the artist uses fossils, fake mummies or younger but already outdated technology to question our notion and relation to history, time, and the present. Comprising large-scale installations, performances, series of ceramic objects, the usage of odor and prints and drawings, among other forms, Frohne-Brinkmann’s practice is broad in its use of techniques and media. Pervading all the works is a humorous, detailed link of prehistoric and current contexts and cultures. ...
