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Almine Rech

Nathaniel Rackowe First Floor

Mar 10 — Apr 14, 2007 | Paris
Inquire about the exhibition: inquiries@alminerech.com

Nathaniel Rackowe

Using light, motion, and a palette of basic home supplies and building materials, Nathaniel Rackowe makes sculpture and installations that center on the viewer’s experience of the work. « Viewer », however, is somewhat of a misnomer. Experiencing Rackowe’s work requires one to navigate through anda round his constructs as the components shuttle, rotate, rise, and fall – all slowly and repetitively. This kinetic aspect prompts a psychological respons, as the distinction between subject and object takes an ambiguous turn. Rackowe’s works seem to have agancy : they impinge, occupy, and even threaten. Viewers become responders in this world…

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