Karla Black

Karla Black (*1972 in Alexandria, Scotland) creates large-scale works from everyday materials such as plaster, cellophane, make-up and various household objects. In her practice, she explores the physicality of materials and their relationship to space.
Black's ephemeral works are references to the minimal and conceptual art of the 1960s and 1970s. At the same time, Black expands the classical concept of sculpture through her process-oriented, performative approach to atypical and culturally connoted materials. In order to move in the world and understand it, Black has always prioritized material experience over the written word and representational imagery. In today's age of two-dimensional screens, the immersion and absorption in physical reality triggered by her work is more necessary than ever to preserve our spiritual and embodied humanity.


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