Project 3: Steinbrener / Dempf & Huber - Handarbeiten

In the STADTRAUM of the SAMMLUNG FRIEDRICHSHOF, Steinbrener / Dempf & Huber show their rarely presented studio works. The exhibition title "Handarbeiten" refers to the rather unusual production process of the works shown for the group. The implementation of their large-format sculptures for which they are known is mostly outsourced. The "handwork" in the studio allows the artists, in contrast to the meticulously planned workflows for the public space, a freer approach. The experimental approach is characteristic of these works, which can also be read as three-dimensional designs and ideological sketches.

The work is anecdotal, humorous and playful. They are conversational pieces in a transposed sense, which visualize the conversation and the artistic exchange between the sculptor, the photographer and the architect. The works provide an insight into a method of image discovery, which is based on research and the processing of ideas through the permanent rearrangement and extension of repetitive basic motifs in different spatial situations, each of the three artists contributing their trade. In this way, multi-layered works of art are created. On the other hand, an essence is developed through the method of reclining recurring motifs, both in content and form, which forms the basis for Steinbrener / Dempf & Huber's pointedly large-scale installations in the public space.