this is just one of many, many works by Kiefer, both sculptural and two-dimensional, that i've been devouring over the past week. this one "tannhauser" struck me particularly with respect to the trip we took on thursday, a sort of interface with discarded objects, natural progressions of growth and decay. i am continually fascinated by this idea of human "self-exile" from the natural cycles, and the implications of an exile that seems to result in pain and alienated confusion far more than anything else. alienation. i don't mean to insinuate Kiefer's own intention with the piece, but my own visual read is one of human inconsequentiality in the face of massive, natural processes that exist far beyond the scope of human rationale, an aspect i see as integral to the whole discussion of artificial and natural intersection.
yes, this piece looks exactly like something that could have come out of that mall, or been found there, almost by happenstance! what a scary space that was. Keifer does such a great job of engaging the physicality and pathos of these sublime forces. heavy stuff indeed...
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