Alicja Kwade

Unter anderer Bedingung. 2008. silver tray

Berliner Bordsteinjuwelen (Die 100Auserwählten). 2008
An assortment of 100 stones found on the Berlin streets that have been polished and cut to resemble gemstones.

412 Lieter bis zum Anfang. 2008
the work is made of 555 kilograms of champagne bottles including the labels

ALICJA KWADE is a fascinating young sculptor who lives in Berlin (born in Poland in 1979). She specializes in turning ordinary materials and objects into beautiful, precious images.

Her art work makes use of classic sculpture materials as well as of objects of everyday usage, distorted to rip them out of their usual context and meaning. In doing so, ALICJA KWADE poses questions of authenticity and value, perception and classification.

I really appreciate her art which combines science with poetry and playfulness.