Artistic works between sculpture and abstract painting - until 11 November, the Faculty of Theology in Paderborn, in cooperation with the Chair of Practical Theology of the Institute of Catholic Theology at Paderborn University, presents the exhibition "Invisible Things" by Wilhelm Mundt in the foyer of the Faculty of Theology and the University and Market Church (Kamp/Jühenplatz, 33098 Paderborn). The vernissage starts on Friday, 13 October, at 6 pm in the Marktkirche and continues in the rooms of the Faculty of Theology with an artist talk. After a welcome by Prof. Dr. Josef Meyer zu Schlochtern from the Faculty of Theology, there will be a statement by Prof. Dr. Rita Burrichter from Paderborn University. Luisa Schlotterbeck, director of the Neue Galerie Gladbeck, will then introduce the sculptor's art and the exhibited "Trash Stones". All those interested are cordially invited, admission is free. The exhibition is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (outside church services) in the Marktkirche and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday in the Faculty of Theology.
About the artist and his work
Mundt, professor at the Dresden University of Fine Arts, has been pursuing a consistent artistic concept since 1989 with his series of works entitled "Trash-Stones". He encases waste from his artistic production, discarded everyday materials and scrap with synthetic resin, which is shaped and sanded in elaborate machining processes. The resulting lumps conceal their contents; at the same time, with their irregularly coloured, iridescent, often highly glossy surfaces, they appear as precious-seeming but enigmatic objects. The interplay between concealment and shaping, covering and revealing, and the transformation of "trash" into "stones" raise questions in the border area of art and religion, which will be discussed from a theological perspective. A course at the Institute for Catholic Theology accompanies the exhibition of "Trash-Stones" in the Marktkirche in Paderborn and offers the opportunity to talk to the artist.
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