
Toter (oben)
2004
A haunting and intimate work rendered in soft pastel on paper, Kahrs depicts a figure seen from above in a state of stillness that hovers ambiguously between sleep and death. The muted, blended tones characteristic of the medium lend the composition a hazy, dreamlike quality, while the unusual overhead perspective creates a sense of voyeuristic detachment. Kahrs draws on photographic and cinematic source imagery to explore themes of vulnerability, mortality, and the human body reduced to an object of quiet contemplation.
- Medium
- pastel on paper
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
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September 26, 2018
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