Secret, 2009 (left)
Megaphones
The two objects appear to be in a hermetically closed conversation, mutually absorbing each other’s usually loud sounds. The title refers to this effectual silencing but also to their proximity that alludes less to amplification than to the ‘secret’ whispering of conspirators.
Wish You Were Here, 2008 (right)
Postcard holder
This readymade works with the sentimental cliché habitually written on the back of postcards. This often unthinkingly repeated phrase corresponds with the object, an empty display rack that complains of its missing "content".
Photo © Uwe Walter