Robin Rhode

Boulder or spruce, the difference for successful processing lies in the material. The 3D data of the stones that Alicija Kwade transforms are milled from PU block material. A predictable, industrially produced material with a homogeneous density.The two-metre-high tree trunks, which as living material take years to dry out, are a completely different case.

We set up Anna K.E.’s expansive installation in record time in the Georgian Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale. In the interview, Anna K.E. talks about her search for a place to produce art and how she found the right partner in werk5.

For 10 years we have been building Pixel Boxes and sculptures for the Berlin artist, made of acrylics, Corian® and MDF. The polygons of the ‘Stacks’ are individually milled and then assembled by hand by our model makers.