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Hans Magnus Enzensberger - Special Exhibition
Swarovski Kristallwelten Wattens
To play with words, to test their meanings, to twist and turn them around until the meaning disappears behind their sound is “an irrepressible desire” that the German author, publisher and translator Hans Magnus Enzensberger quickly seized upon. It was from this entertaining game, which has accompanied him throughout his life that the idea ultimately grew to go beyond pure text and “construct representational toys, objects that were something between art and nonsense that made different forms of reading possible”.The resulting 18 objects, which are being exhibited under the title “WortSpielZeug” in the Swarovski Kristallwelten awaken the curiosity about the (hidden) meanings of words and generate the temptation to create them anew. There are mechanical apparatus, recorded messages from the world of literature, materials that lead to optical illusions and where the meaning behind them is only released through alternating between light and shadow. Between them are everyday items and free standing modules printed with poems and various sayings.
„Toying with Words“
by Hans Magnus Enzensberger
Swarovski Kristallwelten / Art Gallery
June 16 to November 9, 2008
Vernissage: June 19, 2008, 20.00 hours
