Frank GerritzTemporary Ground

Heavy Metal / Frank Gerritz, born in Hamburg in 1964, is an artist whose thinking literally moves in space. Starting from the floor, his work extends onto the wall and from there acts back into the room. Among other things, the sculptor works aluminium panels so densely with a paintstick (oil crayon) that their surfaces appear closed on the one hand, while on the other the structure of the application remains visible. Black is not simply black: where the silver-anodised aluminium surfaces reflect the room, a shimmer appears in the dark passages of the surfaces, a residue of light that changes according to viewpoint and illumination. The drawn surfaces – graphite pencil or paintstick on MDF panels or aluminium – develop a materiality shaped by blurred reflections, thus transferring the surfaces of the two-dimensional supports into a spatial dimension. In addition, Gerritz casts iron blocks based on his own body measurements, whose bases form the basis for first prints on paper and define the proportions of his sculptural works standing in front of the wall. The catalogue shows the essentially spatial quality of the wall objects and groups of sculptures, unfolding the details of the works as well.

Exhibition:
Museum Wiesbaden, 13/5 – 20/8/2021