‘Herzblut’, or heart and soul, is the name tape artist ATAU HÁMOS c/o ART ACT has given his most comprehensive project to date : Designing the entrance area of the Hanfgeflüster start-up in Berlin’s Kreuzberg district. Consisting of four areas, he interacts with the various spacial conditions and interconnects the works of art.
In an interview with PAGE, the artist explains : “I work with tape and other adhesive materials. Interacting with the space in front of me and creating new space experiences with tape fascinates me. I experiment with tape as a medium and explore its basic principles : By means of cuts and omissions, I dissolve straight lines, integrate circular shapes, and by doing so, leave gaps which reveal the materiality of the surface as a further level. Gradients are created through overlapping colors and movable pieces which, depending on the perspective of the viewer, disintegrate the lines when you look at them. I often use structures and grids as my starting point, into which I zoom in and out with great detail : urban networks, image elements such as pixels, interconnected nervous systems …”
More by Atau is available via ART ACT.