Berlin: Jeppe Hein at St. Agnes Church, Presented by Johann König Through October 20th, 2013
Thursday, October 17th, 2013
Jeppe Hein, 360Ëš Illusion III (2007), via Sophie Kitching for Art Observed
Currently on view at Saint Agnes in Berlin, Gallery Johann König presents YOU, a striking selection of new works by Danish-born, Berlin-based artist Jeppe Hein, continuing the artist’s unique exploration into the phenomena of the human visual system, and its role in defining a body in space.
Jeppe Hein, YOU (Installation View), via Sophie Kitching for Art Observed
Concerning himself with the perceptual investigations of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Hein’s work is an investigation into the act of “embodied experience,” expressed not merely through a series of trompe l’oeil trickeries, but rather in complex optical illusions that force the viewer into a visual and physical relationship with space itself. Best expressed through his enormous mirrored projects, the body is as much a part of the work as the eye, using its physical presence and the perceptual inputs tied to the brain as a way to subvert an easily codified version of reality.
Jeppe Hein, 360Ëš Illusion III (2007), via Sophie Kitching for Art Observed
