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Roman Signer — Aktion mit Fässern
Roman Signer

Aktion mit Fässern

1992

A striking quadriptych of black and white photographs captures Swiss artist Roman Signer's ephemeral performance action involving barrels, freezing fleeting moments of movement, force, and transformation in time. Printed on luminous baryte paper, the sequence documents the unfolding of a carefully orchestrated event, where ordinary industrial objects become protagonists in a choreography of controlled chaos. Signer's work bridges sculpture, performance, and photography, inviting the viewer to piece together a narrative suspended between cause and effect.

Medium
black and white photograph on baryte paper, quadriptych

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Roman Signer, Aktion mit Fässern, 1992

A striking quadriptych of black and white photographs captures Swiss artist Roman Signer's ephemeral performance action involving barrels, freezing fleeting moments of movement, force, and transformation in time. Printed on luminous baryte paper, the sequence documents the unfolding of a carefully orchestrated event, where ordinary industrial objects become protagonists in a choreography of controlled chaos. Signer's work bridges sculpture, performance, and photography, inviting the viewer to piece together a narrative suspended between cause and effect.

Medium
black and white photograph on baryte paper, quadriptych
Year
1992
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Industrial Objects, Performance Art, Male Artist, Conceptual Art, Black and White Photography, Contemporary Artist, Minimal Mood, Quadriptych, Swiss Artist, Late 20th Century, Action Art

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