Ariane Kipp
Ariane Kipp deals with the artistic upcycling of urban fragments of human existence.
In her new series "Stadtgeflüster", which was created in the artist's Berlin studio in 2023, Kipp processes posters and other two-dimensional found objects made of paper into polychrome sculptures and wall works. The artist procures the material for the objects in the neighborhoods of the metropolis of Berlin.
She explores the surroundings and searches for traces of written evidence of contemporary society. The posters and scraps of paper found in public spaces are first sorted in the artistic process. The artist then uses the found material to create assemblages in various forms that have a special lightness and richness of color.
Ariane Kipp's sculptures are formally reminiscent of works from the 1960s by the American artist John Chamberlain (1927-2011), who folded objects from pressed car scrap.
For the viewer, Kipp's objects take on a completely different meaning. They reveal fonts, slogans and logos in various shapes, sizes and colors, whose fragmented state no longer allows an understanding of the original information on the posters. The viewers themselves go in search of clues in the jungle of winding written set pieces. The sculptures function like archaeological finds that tell of our society. Their shards of letters document our current urban environment in an artistic way. The two-dimensional poster fragments become three-dimensional sculptures with a social message. By transforming the posters into objects, the artist preserves the everyday material.
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