Esther Klas
Esther Kl\xe4s employs hands-on dexterity with her process-oriented sculptures and works on paper which challenge contemporary sculptural norms and discourses. With links to Postminimalism, she utilizes malleable materials including clay, oil stick, or resin while maintaining an intimate physical relationship with her work. The artist\u2019s distinctive visual language relates to her body in a surrounding environment while simultaneously referencing her inner experience. Appearing at once as mysterious presences and projections of a poetic imagination, her sculptures and works on paper emphasize the intuitive gestures that shape her work. Questioning the essence of objects and herself within a space, the work suggests relationships of both being and seeing.\n\nEsther Kla\u0308s, Start, The Center for Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv, Israel,\xa0September 21 \u2013 November 30, 2019\n\nEsther Kla\u0308s, The subtle interplay between the I and the me, Kolumba, Cologne, Germany, June 2 \u2013 August 16, 2021\n\nEsther Klas, Maybe it can be different, Fondazione Giuliani, Rome, Italy, February 14 \u2013 April 18, 2020