steinundgold

Breaking up familiar forms is an exciting thing and opens up endless possibilities. Marlys Bratschi tries to perceive everyday objects differently, she tries to think away their actual function. As a result, the original form of the object as a whole recedes into the background and individual parts become more visible. If these found parts are brought into connection with another body, a lot of space for imagination is created.

Marlys Bratschi's works are not preceded by any socio-critical motivation, even if hints can be read. For example, the connection of tool handles from the working class with the fine, gold-decorated porcelain of high society. Or the fact that their basic material consists almost exclusively of discarded objects. All this is coincidence, if it exists.