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Mira Schendel — hole-punched paper
Mira Schendel

hole-punched paper

1971

A delicate and meditative work by Brazilian-Swiss artist Mira Schendel, this piece employs the simple yet profound act of hole-punching paper to explore themes of void, presence, and absence. The deliberate perforations create a rhythmic dialogue between material and emptiness, inviting contemplation of the space that exists both within and beyond the physical surface. Schendel transforms an act of negation — the removal of matter — into a poetic meditation on language, silence, and the fragile boundary between something and nothing.

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Mira Schendel, hole-punched paper, 1971

A delicate and meditative work by Brazilian-Swiss artist Mira Schendel, this piece employs the simple yet profound act of hole-punching paper to explore themes of void, presence, and absence. The deliberate perforations create a rhythmic dialogue between material and emptiness, inviting contemplation of the space that exists both within and beyond the physical surface. Schendel transforms an act of negation — the removal of matter — into a poetic meditation on language, silence, and the fragile boundary between something and nothing.

Year
1971
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Quiet Contemplation, 20th Century, Twentieth Century, Contemplative Mood, Paper Art, Minimalist, Brazilian Artist, Conceptual Art, Experimental Forms, Geometric Form, Modern Art, Paper Works, Concrete Art, Concrete Poetry, Modern Artist, Monochromatic, Modernist Master, Female Artist, Abstract, Minimalism

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