![Haim Steinbach — 'Objects, commodity products, or artworks have functions for us that are not unlike words, [and] language. We invented them for our own use and we communicate through them, thereby getting onto self-realization.'](https://rtwaymdozgnhgluydsys.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/artwork-images/auction-lots/UK010215-132015-lot1774337008709.jpg)
'Objects, commodity products, or artworks have functions for us that are not unlike words, [and] language. We invented them for our own use and we communicate through them, thereby getting onto self-realization.'
A pristine plastic-laminated shelf serves as a stage for three ordinary kitchen utensils — a cheese grater, a cup, and a garlic press — elevated through deliberate arrangement into objects of contemplative significance. Steinbach's meticulous presentation transforms these mass-produced commodities into a kind of visual vocabulary, inviting viewers to consider the deeper social and cultural meanings embedded in everyday consumer goods. Like words in a sentence, each object carries its own weight and resonance, collectively speaking to the ways in which material culture shapes and reflects human identity and desire.
- Medium
- Plastic laminated wood shelf; plastic cheese grater, plastic cup, acetal resin and stainless steel garlic press
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Art Day Sale
February 13, 2015
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