'untitled', 2007
87 x 200 x 173 cm
How can we protect ourselves? Christian Schoenwaelder's sculpture explores the occult quality of that which is secure. His meticulously crafted wooden boxes and cabinets, shrink wrapped mattresses and shapes shrouded in burlap are like ancient talismans, caricatured. Whether because of the threat their protection implies, or because they seem themselves seem threatening, these big objects are silently terrifying.
Entirely self-contained in their curious beauty, Schoenwalder's cabinets contain a reminder of how relevant aesthetics can be at a moment when the enigma of security has such global force. The artist graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Dresden in 2005, and is currently showing with DISKUS gallery in Berlin.
To see more of Christian Schoenwalder's work on his Your Gallery profile page click here.
Alix Rule
Alix Rule writes on art and politics. She has worked for In These Times and Dissent magazine, and her writing has appeared in a variety of other publications. Alix grew up in New York and studied at the University of Chicago at then at Balliol College, Oxford. After graduating she worked briefly as an organizer of low-wage workers in London, UK. Alix is interested in interior and outer space, organizing communities, "social entrepreneurship" and above all, clothing. She has recently moved to Berlin. You can contact her at alix.rule@gmail.com.
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