For her exhibition Loops, towers, ribbons, straps she has created powerful ceramic sculptures which she juxtaposes with woodcuts to create a vibrant dialogue between 2 and 3-dimensional forms.
'In my work I react to specific aspects of my surroundings as found in architecture, or the natural environment. There are often particular shapes, colour combinations or compositions that stay with me, and that later get translated or incorporated into my sculptures....'
Body politic beschreibt ursprünglich die Verkörperung eines Staates, die Gemeinschaft. Anhand der neun künstlerischen Positionen wird im übertragenen Sinne das Bild einer Gesellschaft als sozialer Organismus entworfen, in dem jeder Einzelne seinen Beitrag zum Gemeinwohl leistet.
Melanie Siegel's pictures show the domesticated interventions of man in the landscape, which turn the natural space into a designed and conquered place.
