The Making Of
January 27 to March 18, 2018
"Can the making process of a work of art have just as much significance as the end result? This question forms the basis for the upcoming exhibition at exhibition space 38CC in Delft. Under the title The Making Of work by renowned artists Adrian Paci, Katrin Korfmann / Jens Pfeifer and Peter Jordaan clear that the production process cannot only be meaningful: it can even be elevated to a work of art. " Adrian Paci, Katrin Korfmann / Jens Pfeifer and Peter Jordaan
Adrian Paci's monumental video The Column shows how stonemasons on a freighter traveling across the ocean from China to Europe transform a giant block of marble into a classical column. The duo Korfmann / Pfeifer are fascinated by the process of industrial art production as a contrast to the romantic idea of the lonely artist in his studio. For the series Back Stages they travel the world to photograph workshops where art is made. In both cases the production process of a work of art is explicitly depicted. But not only. By the way on which this was done, the process itself acquires explicit status and meaning. Less directly visible is the production process in the monumental installation by Peter Jordaan. Many of the 2,800 finger-sized porcelain figurines depict a violent or disastrous event in recent world history. Precisely because of the enormous amount of thousands of statues oo gets k the creative process meaning. This is further reinforced by the title of the installation: The Beauty of Useless Labor. "