KUBISCH, CHRISTINA — 24 Pictures at an Exhibition

"Three compostitions from 2005. Cooperation with Ystad Art Museum. How does a visitor look at the works in an art collection? After a fast first glance at the painting, she looks at the little text telling the name of the artist, technique, donor, etc. The traditionnal small texts play an important role giving the visitors the feeling of knowledge and understanding when looking. As if they were more important than the work art themselves. For Christian Kubisch this was the starting point for her sound installation in the collection of Ystad Art Museum. She had 24 of the more well known pieces replaced by flat loudspeakers looking like canvases. The informations texts were removed as well, but read by the director of the museum, Thomas Millroth, and recorded by the artist. She then processed and used these recordings in her sound installation." [press release]