Basel, Switzerland / Witten, Germany. Temporary homes for works of art.
We have a picture as a guest in our kitchen. It was made by the artist Philip Stoll, who rents out his works of art—and thus enables interaction between them and everyday living spaces. The picture really is like a guest who greets me in the morning with my first cup of tea, touches me lightly, then questions my own peace and space a little more brashly in the late morning and is still there in the evening, simply giving me space. Space is the keyword: Philips photography creates a new space within a space. This space is a delicate reminiscence of St. Peter’s Church in Cologne, where the picture was taken. Delicate in the sense that nothing of the vast church space of St. Peter’s is recognizable objectively, but its stillness, expanse, and inspiring vibration are expressed in the picture, forming a negative of it. As a third element, an artistic dialog field is created in the otherwise familiar living space. The work speaks to me, addresses every other guest, questions, observes, and interacts. The picture is in dialog with me, and I am in dialog with the picture, so I am given a new space in a familiar space.
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Translation Charles Cross
Photo Johanna Lamprecht
