Lang/Baumann "Module #4"
In the southern part of the museum there is a room with windows on three sides. Here, a permanent sculptural installation was realized: a fragmented structure composed of numerous blocks of different size and color loosely stacked in a low, drawn out pile in the center of the room with a second, similarly stacked group hung from the ceiling overhead. This ensemble constitutes a strong color space.
The installation is walkable and can be used as sitting area or to seat an audience during events. Complementing Module #4 is a library using the same form language and facing the installation from the large rear wall of the space.
Artist: Lang/Baumann
Title: Module #4
Technique: laminated wood
Dimensions: 9 x 2.8 x 3.5 m, 5 x 0.9 x 3.2 m
Year: 2016
Location: Zentrum Paul Klee, Bern CH
Lang/Baumann
Sabina Lang (*1972) and Daniel Baumann (*1967) live in Burgdorf (Switzerland) and have collaborated since 1990.
Their body of work includes installations, sculptures, large-scale wall or floor paintings, and architectural interventions. The two artists work in a wide range of materials—wood, metal, paint, carpet and inflatable structures—but their true medium is space. Most of their works are site-specific, some are modular and can be adapted to different situations.
Many of their pieces can not only be viewed but actually used as well while others merely feign usability or artfully subvert it.
Through careful prior analysis of the location and context of their interventions, Lang/Baumann initiate a dialogue with the existing situation, often playfully upending expectations and disrupting patterns of perception. With their opulent imagery they deliberately seek a delicate balance between clearly defined categories like public and private space, familiar and strange, art and functionality.
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