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SUMMARY;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Contemporary Craft Ernst Gamperl. The Tree of Life Project
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:Artist Ernst Gamperl’s “Tree of Life Project” comprises around=0D=0A100 wooden objects – sculptural vessels in various shapes and sizes=0D=0A– made from the wood of a 230-year-old oak tree. The series is the=0D=0Aoutcome of years of exploring both material and form. At the outset of=0D=0Ahis career, Gamperl already developed his signature artistic language=0D=0A– one that goes beyond the usual rules and conventions. He has=0D=0Aradically revitalised the historical technique of woodturning,=0D=0Aupdating it for the present day. The MK&G will be dedicating an=0D=0Aexhibition to the wood turner from 22 November 2025 to 26 April 2026=0D=0Aas part of the series “Contemporary Craft”, which showcases the=0D=0Awork of contemporary craftspeople.=0D=0A=0D=0AThe trunk of an old oak tree that was uprooted in a storm in Rott am=0D=0AInn, Bavaria, in 2008, served Gamperl as the starting point for his=0D=0Aextensive ten-year art project. In order to machine the mighty tree,=0D=0Awhich weighed around 33 tons, he expanded his workshop and designed=0D=0Anew lathes. Gamperl sees his work as a “quiet, exploratory exchange=0D=0Awith the tree”. Using specially developed tools, he pushes the=0D=0Amaterial to its limits, deliberately incorporating, for example, the=0D=0Anatural drying process of the wood as well as irregularities, cracks=0D=0Aand fractures in the material. The elemental force of the material is=0D=0Aexpressed in archaic, almost monumental forms, which at the same time=0D=0Atake on a delicate appearance thanks to their thin walls. Further=0D=0Aprocessing of the surfaces – for example with lime and iron oxide=0D=0A– creates a unique texture that gives each piece its individual=0D=0Acharacter.=0D=0A=0D=0AThe exhibition design is realised by Max Guderian.=0D=0A=0D=0AThe exhibition is supported by the Hans Brökel Foundation for Science=0D=0Aand Culture and the MK&G Friends, the Justus Brinckmann Gesellschaft.=0D=0A
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