Markus Raetz: Centre Pasquart. (Biel).(Brief Article)

What exists--something? Or, more likely, nothing? Markus Raetz spatially unravels this ancient philosophical question literally, in sculptural alphabet letters, thereby raising the question of the standpoint from which they are observed: Depending on the viewpoint chosen, the Dutch word "iets" (something) or "niets" (nothing) may be read in the blocky architecture of a window lintel.

The anamorphic object Dutch Window, 1996-98, was installed at eye level in front of one of the large windows so that the opposing concept is also always visible as a reflected image. ...

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