Two Birds and a Stone
Throughout history, several of the most influential philosophers and theorists—from Plato in the 5th century BC to Susan Sontag in 1964—have emphasized the capacity, and even the necessity, of art to stimulate the senses and emotions. However, much of its power also lies in its ability to awaken the mind and even to disturb it. Aware of this phenomenon, artist Klaus Weber explores the latent tensions between perception, reflection, and experience. Drawing on philosophical, social, and psychological foundations, he plays with the logics that shape reality and subjects them to processes of transformation, inviting people to question their own patterns of understanding. Rather than relying on visual aesthetics as a discursive vehicle, he uses staging as a tool for thought and symbolic mediation.
