résumé

By incorporating ambivalent figures and manipulated forms, André Baierl reveals suspended moments, akin to those found in memory. Sketchy reproductions and mounted, or even cantilevered, supports challenge the very notion of the original. Their demonstrative nature sparks a political reflection on the power of images and their ability to shape dominant narratives.

Like an alchemist, André works with materiality: printed alloys, restored supports, salvaged materials, and more—inviting a renewed appreciation of the forms and properties of materials. He applies a range of graphic elements to various supports.

The image is carried, attached; it becomes a means of appropriating and transmuting reality. The implementation of imaginary worlds through processes of image distillation allows him to transmute reality and alter our relationship with the material world.

Seeking to defuse the underlying characteristics of images, to suspend their immediacy in order to better articulate a reflective discourse, attentive to the narratives they convey and their circulation within our society.