MARTIN WÖHRL

These imperfections, which the artist finds endearing, are closely related to his own sculptural approach. Wöhrl has always operated within a delicate tension: between great precision in production and composition on the one hand, and the deliberately accepted appearance of small flaws and imperfections on the other. The interplay of these opposites gives rise to ambivalent works that sensitively combine the profane with the elaborate.This children’s game, anchored in the collective memory for generations, forms the starting point for Wöhrl’s artistic reflections in this exhibition. In a playful process, he experiments with new formats and techniques: individual motifs transform into expansive sculptures, colour-intensive wall works, collages, and textile prints, which together unfold a polyphonic visual sound.The starting point, “memory” as a concept, is realised in Martin Wöhrl’s artistic expression across all the disciplines of his artistic practice: collages, installations, sculptures, table cloths, wall works—the deconstruction of the original “memory” into all these diverse media.