Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
In this exhibition, Merlo and Rosenthal develop a singular language through apparently simple objects that hide tensions as critical as they are imbued with dry wit. Their objects could be described as “autonomous”, in that they refer as little as possible to elements exogenous to their own reality. After all, this mechanical arm and this piece of wall that advance and retreat have no other reasons for being than this repetitive movement.
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier
Flavio Merlo & Ben Rosenthal, Resonanzkatastrophe, 2016. Photo: Max Reitmeier